In the Moon Knight premiere, Steven Grant (Oscar Isaac) has an ordinary life — except when people start alluding to things he doesn’t remember. And there’s all the trouble he has sleeping. He has so many vivid dreams; or are they nightmares? What if those dreams aren’t in his imagination at all? What if Steven…
Roundtable Review: The Bat and the Cat in The Batman
A new Dark Knight rises. The Batman brings a whole new Bat-hero to our screens, along with a new Catwoman, and different takes on familiar Bat-villains and allies. Louis, Doris, and Madeleine discuss the characters and the style of the film, and whether they think this film has the potential to be a series.
REVIEW: Immortal X-Men #1 Shows the Sinister Power of an Unreliable Narrator
There’s been no small amount of curiosity about the next stage of Krakoa after the departure of Jonathan Hickman from the line. With Immortal X-Men, it’s safe to say that the future is…Sinister.
REVIEW: Raising Hell with Grimm Spotlight: Hellchild
Half-goddess, half-vampire, and all edge, Angelica Blackstone is back in her first solo appearance since 2016. Grimm Spotlight: Hellchild serves as a reintroduction to the character, pitting the abominable daughter of Hades and Dracula against a brutal crime boss. But does this spotlight deliver on its promise of a bloody good time?
REVIEW: Pixels of You Snaps an AI Romance in High Contrast
Pixels of You is a slow-burn, rivals-to-lovers human/AI romance. It’s also a nuanced narrative speculation on how near-future AI will shape human culture and be shaped in turn. This sleek and stylish graphic novel is a collaboration between a superstar indie creative team — writers Yuko Ota and Ananth Hirsh (Barbarous, Lucky Penny, and Johnny…
EXCLUSIVE PREVIEW: Archie Milestones: Jumbo Comics Digest: Best of the 1990s
Ever wanted to go back to those merry days of Pocket Rockers, Doc Martens, and grunge? Archie Comics has you covered with their latest Milestones digest, which covers the best of their born-in-the-’90s stories while adding a brand-new tale onto the pile. That new story is called I Won’t Be There For You, and it…
Oscars Roundtable: Villains, Faves, and The Ceremony
It’s been a strange time for film-making — working around COVID protocols, virtual festivals, and audiences reluctant to head out to the theatres have all been obstacles no one has figured out how to circumvent. Even the Oscars got rescheduled, and while this year everyone was in the theatre and unmasked, the ceremony still felt…
REVIEW: Sports is Hell is a Familiar, Twisted Odyssey
In Ben Passmore’s one-shot comic Sports is Hell, a Super Bowl celebration becomes a pretext for a riot in this biting satire. Follow Ash as she and a ragtag group seek safety from the ensuing chaos and violence.
Nosferatu’s Kindred, Part 5: Lost in Translation
Continuing the series that celebrates the centenary of Nosferatu with an overview of German vampire literature.
INTERVIEW: Adam P. Knave Breathes Deep with The Airless Year
Middle school is hard. In The Airless Year, we meet Kacee, a young Black queer girl who is struggling to find her path as a teenager. Her grades are failing and her parents are constantly on her case about doing better. Her crush doesn’t know she’s her crush, and her two best friends are their…
INTERVIEW: Alek Shrader and the The Arizona Opera Bring Carmen to a New Stage
Carmen is an auspicious name. Not just because it’s my mother’s name, but because it’s the title of one of the greatest operas of all time. Filled with drama and passion, it is the story of the downfall of Don José. He is a naïve young soldier in the 1830s who abandons his childhood sweetheart…
Previously on Comics: #VisibleWomen Returns
Good morning friends, and welcome to the last week of March. Today, #VisibleWomen returns for its twelfth Twitter event. Conceived by writer Kelly-Sue Deconnick, #VisibleWomen provides a free and relatively accessible opportunity to raise the profiles of women within the comic book industry via the use of a fun little hashtag. Submissions to the hashtag…
