Timing is everything, and for this Comics Academe, I wanted to share another type of Comics Academe submission: Con Diaries. Just like our WWAC con diaries, Comics Academe con diaries are a way for contributors to share their experiences when attending conventions that are organized by academic organizations in comics studies — like ICAF or…
TKO STUDIOS PUBWATCH: Beware the Ides of March
March is here, and I can’t believe it’s already time for another TKO Studios Pubwatch. That’s what happens to time when the world is an absolute — never mind — you all already know. Thankfully, TKO Studios is here to deliver us from our waking Hellscape with two new graphic novels in time to celebrate…
REVIEW: Picard Season 2 Is Already More Cohesive than its Debut Outing
Admiral Jean-Luc Picard (Sir Patrick Stewart) hopes to settle down for a simple life on Earth, and maybe even find love again. But a disruptive cosmic force changes the course of Picard’s life, along with the entire universe. Can Picard and the motley crew of La Sirena save time itself?
The 2022 Minicomic Awards Was a Triumphant Celebration of Comics
Minicomics are often the medium in which many creators get their start. It’s also a space for those of us who want to share stories in an intimate do-it-yourself fashion. Minicomics are also overlooked in the pantheon of comics awards, but cartoonists and hosts of the Salt & Honey podcast, Leslie Hung (Snot Girl) and…
REVIEW: Unbound Levels Up
Initially released as a five-issue series from 2019 to 2020, Unbound blends cyberpunk and fantasy elements in a neon-infused mystery that wears its influences on its sleeve. Writer Ralph Tedesco and artist Oliver Borges team up with color artists Leonardo Paciarotti and Maxflan Araujo in a bloody hunt for werewolves, vampires, and masked killers through…
DC PUBWATCH: February 2022
Not with a bang, but with confusion and an unreliable narrator, that’s how Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow #8 ended, but luckily Joker #12 is setting up a much better conclusion in February’s DC releases.
INTERVIEW: Jarrett J. Krosoczka’s Crime-Fighting Lunch Lady Kicks Butt Once Again
In his TED Talk, Jarrett J. Krosoczka talks about setting up for a presentation focused on his first children’s book in 2001. He’s gone on to publish many books since then, but that moment was pivotal for him because, as he set up the protection equipment in the cafeteria, he spotted his old lunch lady,…
Nosferatu’s Kindred, Part 1: Heinrich August Ossenfelder and Der Vampir
A century ago, in March 1922, the silent German film Nosferatu was released, and audiences were given an unforgettable display of the vampire legend’s continued endurance. A full-blooded adaptation of Bram Stoker’s Dracula, the film showed the advantages that German horror cinema had over its American counterpart: the closest thing to Nosferatu to come out…
INTERVIEW: Frederick L. Jones on the Thriving Diversity of Saturday AM
“Not to date myself — but I’m old!” says Saturday AM founder, writer, and president, Frederick L. Jones, about the name of his digital comics brand which harkens back to his childhood, growing up in the ’70s and ’80s watching classic Saturday morning cartoons. “Before the MCU or Star Wars movies, Saturday morning cartoons were…
Ch-Ch-Changes! A Roundtable on Comixology’s New Look
Change is hard. But when it’s the largest platform for digital comics, it can be even harder. The long-awaited Comixology full integration with Amazon Marketplace arrived last week, removing the dedicated Comixology storefront. Now, all purchases go through Amazon’s main site, and work similarly to Kindle purchases. The main Comixology app also got a new…
REVIEW: Mystical Medleys Is a Delightful Marriage of Tarot & 1930s Cartoons
I’m always surprised by the creative ideas people theme tarot decks around. Liminal 11’s latest release, Mystical Medleys: A Vintage Cartoon Tarot is a great example of that. A playful deck meant for fans of antique cartoons like Betty Boop and Steamboat Willie, it’s a concept that’s niche enough to cater to a very specific…
REVIEW: House of Slaughter #4 Paints a Portrait of Heartbreak
House of Slaughter #4 continues Aaron and Jace’s love story and their fight for survival in the pressure-cooker of the eponymous household. Jace goes off with the other white mask initiates to conduct a ritual hunt that will help them acquire the teeth on their masks – the mark of acceptance into the house. Meanwhile,…
