Conspiracy theories, secret histories, and supernatural activity are themes at the center of The Department of Truth, written by horror-thriller mastermind James Tynion IV with its premiere art by Martin Simmonds. Several of its most collectible issues are variant covers, where artists take liberties with the general ideas within the popular comic. Tradd Moore has…
DC PUBWATCH: March 2022
For the first time in years, the Batman and Superman team-up book is titled World’s Finest, and issue #1 lives up to the claim.
REVIEW: Connections and Expectations in Ima Koi: Now I’m In Love
Shojo manga reigns supreme in my heart, always. Reading about young people figuring out how to navigate school, their developing relationships with others, and what it means to be a young adult in whatever day and age they are living with is always worth reading for me. The first volume of Ima Koi: Now I’m…
Nosferatu’s Kindred, Part 4: E. T. A. Hoffman’s Tale of Aurelia
Continuing a series that celebrates the centenary of Nosferatu with an overview of German vampire literature.
Titan Comics PUBWATCH: February/March 2022
Hello Titan PUBWATCH readers! Beginning with this column, the Titan PUBWATCH will move to an every-other-month schedule so that we can ensure that we have a robust amount of news and reviews for you from one of the top comics and book publishers across the pond! So you can look for Titan PUBWATCHes at WWAC…
REVIEW: Let’s Get Burgers is a Cute Perspective on the Harshness of Reality
Best friends Knife and Cheddar just want to enjoy the simple life, eat some burgers, and get a good night’s rest. But capitalism, nightmare bosses, and transphobia conspire against them. Can the friends prevail against all odds?
REVIEW: Silvia Moreno-Garcia’s Mexican Gothic Gives an Old Genre the Kiss of Life
Mexico, 1950. A young woman named Noemí Taboada receives word that her cousin Catalina Doyle has been acting strangely. Amongst other things, Catalina has been experiencing visions and is convinced that her husband Virgil is plotting to murder her. Noemí’s father suspects that this is merely a ploy for attention, but he is sufficiently concerned…
Sequential Sartorial: Hellfire Gala 2022 Reveals, Mutants Edition
Marvel has officially announced the framing of this year’s Hellfire Gala, confirming earlier promises that it would become a regular event. It is, however, significantly scaled back on a publishing front this year. Instead of a multi-issue crossover event, as we got last year, this year’s Gala is a single one-shot. However, that certainly hasn’t…
Sequential Sartorial: Hellfire Gala 2022 Reveals, Non-Mutants Edition
Marvel has officially announced the framing of this year’s Hellfire Gala, confirming earlier promises that it would become a regular event. It is, however, significantly scaled back on a publishing front this year. Instead of a multi-issue crossover event, as we got last year, this year’s Gala is a single one-shot. However, that certainly hasn’t…
Previously on Comics: DC Out-Gays Marvel in Pride 2022 Lineup
Hello and happy spring to all those who celebrate! Kate here and happily, blessedly, I get to do the Previously on the Pride specials from DC and Marvel yet again. The universe has blessed all of us with some incredible covers and creators, and I am ecstatic that this has become a tradition that is…
[Patreon Exclusive] Youth in Crisis: Looking Back at Marvel’s Outlawed
Our Patron-exclusive essay series continues. You can read all of these incredible analyses for as little as a dollar a month on our Patreon. The superhero comic convention of the “event” story can be divided into two main categories. The first consists of cosmic-scale storylines like Crisis on Infinite Earths and Infinity War, where worlds…
Archie Comics Pubwatch: March 2022
Welcome to the Archie Comics Pubwatch for the month of March! I’m Lisa, reporting from a corner booth at Pop’s Chock’lit Shoppe, and here’s this month’s news! In this month’s Archie Comics Pubwatch, Archie Comics announces it’s suspending direct-to-consumer sales to Russia, some exclusive covers, and more!!
