The premise for I Want to Be a Wall is too great to not garner attention. An asexual, aromantic boys love (BL) fan marries a gay man still in love with his childhood best friend. The first volume of this quirky manga is a sweet slice of life story about a married couple who will…
Previously On Comics: End of an Era
Good morning friends. This week was marked by another sad loss to our community with the passing of artist Tom Palmer. Palmer was best known as an inker for Marvel Comics who he worked with from the late 60s into the early 2000s. We have just learned that legendary comic book artist Tom Palmer…
EXCLUSIVE PREVIEW: Archie Milestones Jumbo Comics Digest #16: Best of the 2000s
You’ve travelled with Archie Andrews back to the groovy ’60s, you’ve gone with him all the way to the neon-bright ’90s. Now journey with him 20(!!) years into the past, back to 2000, in Archie Milestones Jumbo Comics Digest #16: Best of the 2000s.
REVIEW: She-Hulk is Refreshing, Hilarious and Relatable—Who Cares About the CGI?
Jennifer Walters (Tatiana Maslany) is a great attorney who just wants to do her job, win her cases, live her life, and pay off her enormous student loans. But when an accident turns her into She-Hulk, a green superpowered being, Jennifer’s life is turned upside down, though not always in a bad way.
2022 Hugo Awards: Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir
A man wakes up to find himself in a high-tech environment but has no memory of how he got there. Through observation, he is able to piece together the basics. One, he is on board a space vessel; two, he is the sole surviving occupant, the other crew being mummified corpses. Then, bit by bit,…
INTERVIEW: From Supergirl to Assassin G — Writer Jen Troy Leaps into the Immortal Storyverse
Immortal Studios’ Immortal Storyverse expands with its latest comic series, Assasin G, written by CW’s Supergirl writer, Jen Troy, with art by He Tao, and featuring colors by Hi-Fi Design and letters by AndWorld Design. Based on Wuxia Master Shiao Yi’s 甘 19 妹 (Gan the 19th Sister), Assassin G joins the Immortal Storyverse with…
REVIEW: Han Solo & Chewbacca #4 Bends the Wookiee
Han Solo & Chewbacca #4 is both a semi-silent, action-packed romp seen through the eyes of Chewbacca and a quippy action romp featuring Chewbacca and Han Solo’s (apparent) biological father going on a rescue mission to rescue Han. It’s a decent story with some great dialogue that moves the story along, but the art is…
VIZ Pubwatch August 2022
Summer’s winding down, but the anime and merch output from VIZ is not letting up! This month’s drop is pretty shonen-heavy: we’re talking about Bleach, again, as well as some newer series and old favorites. Let’s get started!
2022 Hugo Awards: The Galaxy, and the Ground Within by Becky Chambers
WWAC’s coverage of the 2022 Hugo Awards continues… The planet Gora sits at a convenient intersection between worlds, and so serves as a stopping-off point for galactic travellers of sundry species. Surrounding the planet is a satellite grid governing the communications and transport that anyone visiting Gora relies upon – and once that grid hits…
REVIEW: “To Strip the Flesh” Cuts to the Bone
To Strip the Flesh is an anthology by author Oto Toda collecting several of her short works together. It includes several stories of varying length about love and being yourself and features a wonderful headlining story about a transgender character titled “To Strip the Flesh”.
Previously on Comics: Chip Zdarsky is Reed Richards
Hello reader! It’s been kind of a sad week. I’d like to begin this week’s previously with this very important, definitely real casting news: EXCLUSIVE: Marvel close to signing Chip Zdarsky to play "Reed Richards" in FANTASTIC FOUR reboot pic.twitter.com/Na1rrpoJ1p — ★MCU Casting News★ (@zdarsky) August 14, 2022 I can only hope that Zdarsky’s latest…
ESSAY: Subnormality at 15: A Retrospective
The first thing you need to know about Winston Rowntree’s webcomic Subnormality is that there’s a lot of it. Rowntree began posting in 2007, and as of this writing, there are 231 installments. And many of those 231 installments are gigantic infinite-canvas extravaganzas that can take the better part of an hour to read. It’s…
