Click below to enjoy two preview tales for World of Archie Jumbo Comics Digest #119
INTERVIEW: Steve Orlando’s Cosmic Mythical YA Adventure: Starward
For Stephanie Cohen, a young woman just tipping into her 20s, life is going exactly as planned — according to her parents. She’s breezing through on her way to earning a medical degree which is what her parents have wanted for her since birth, but had she been consulted on what she wanted, Stephanie would…
Tatsuki Fujimoto’s Goodbye, Eri on Movies, Memory, and Moving On
Following his previous one-shot web manga, Look Back, Shounen Jump+, Shueisha’s online platform, recently published Tatsuki Fujimoto’s Goodbye, Eri. In Goodbye, Eri, a boy named Yuta faces fallout after screening a film about his ailing mother, composed entirely of footage shot of her and his family to the very moments of her death. Yuta becomes…
PREVIEW: Ibrahim Moustafa’s Retroactive
Following up on the critically acclaimed Count, which reimagines the story of The Count of Monte Cristo, Eisner-nominated writer and artist Ibrahim Moustafa returns to Humanoids with a science fiction tale. Retroactive features Tarik Abdelnasser, an agent of the U.S. Bureau of Temporal Affairs investigates the source of several temporal anomalies, only to become trapped…
Nosferatu’s Kindred, Part 9: George Sylvester Viereck and The House of the Vampire
Continuing the series that celebrates the centenary of Nosferatu with an overview of German vampire literature.
Sonic The Hedgehog: Sonic 2 Cinema Exclusive
As the world finds its new normal, the joys of an opening night movie and one-shot promotional comics start to return. As a part of opening night for Sonic The Hedgehog: Sonic 2, a cinema exclusive comic was handed out to the audience in my hometown theatre. Partly functioning as promotional material and partly acting…
Previously On Comics: The Archery Ace
Good morning! I’ve only got a couple of announcements for you this week, but they are all good, so no stress. First up is confirmation that Connor Hawke, the successor to Green Arrow will be coming out as asexual in the upcoming DC Pride anthology. This move from subtext to text is thanks to all…
Archie Comics Pubwatch: April 2022
Welcome to the Archie Comics Pubwatch for the month of April! 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 announces a new NFT collection, mints a brand-new official Discord, and more!!
REVIEW: Exploring Life’s Cycles of Activity and Rest with the Seed and Sickle Oracle
Fez Inkwright, in addition to being Liminal 11’s head designer, was already my favorite author from the Liminal 11 catalog—her twin books Folk Magic and Healing and Botanical Curses and Poisons were both favorites of mine, showcasing both her exquisite botanical drawings and her deep knowledge of plant folklore. So naturally I was anxiously anticipating…
Nosferatu’s Kindred, Part 8: Heinrich Heine’s Vampire Helena
Continuing the series that celebrates the centenary of Nosferatu with an overview of German vampire literature.
VIZ Pubwatch: April 2022
Spring is in the air, VIZ fans! I’m mostly done with my thesis and am using my suddenly-abundant spare time to catch up on all the media that’s piled up while I was working on it, including VIZ Media’s latest releases! This month, we’re looking at new action comedy series Sakamoto Days as well as…
