This metaphor of what it is like to date as a single mom is an entertaining and relatable read. Filled with bad dates, rejections, government training programs, high school drama, and, of course, living nightmares, what more could one want from a horror comic?
Death Watch for Wilbur Weston: A WWAC Mary Worth Roundtable
The comic strip Mary Worth has over 80 years of archives you could read, a nebulous origin story, and an enormous rotating cast. But today’s roundtable is focused on its current villain: Wilbur Weston. Introduced in 1993 by the creative team of writer John Saunders (the son of Allen Saunders, potentially the first writer of Mary…
James Aquilone Ushers in the 50th Anniversary of Kolchak the Night Stalker With a New Anthology
Forgive me; I am remiss. It seems that I omitted one very important Carl in my list of comic book Carls. Though Carl Kolchak began his career on film with the 1972 television film, The Night Stalker, the subsequent appearances of Darren McGavin as the dogged reporter on the case of supernatural happenings in the…
Previously on Comics: Image United, Indeed
Congratulations on dragging yourself through the first week or so of 2022. It’s been challenging, all of it, I know but look, a bunch of cool stuff happened too! Cool zine news! Danny Caine, the owner of Raven Bookshop in Lawrence, Kansas and creator of the zine ‘How To Resist Amazon and Why’ which…
REVIEW: Grimm Universe Presents Quarterly: Holiday Special 2021
Still have the holiday spirit? Jump into Grimm Universe Presents Quarterly: 2021 Holiday Special, an irreverent horror romp presented by Krampus himself. This anthology features three mean-spirited stories and an epilogue full of demons, monsters, magic, and holiday trips straight to Hell.
REVIEW: No. 5 Volume 2 Is Confusing and That’s Awesome
From Taiyo Matsumoto, the award-winning creator of Ping Pong, Sunny, and Tekkonkinkreet, the second volume of his science fiction and fantasy epic No. 5 raises more questions than it answers. (Spoilers for events in No. 5, volume 2 discussed below.)
REVIEW: Robins #1 and #2 Introduces a Long-Awaited Team-Up
Even before hitting stands, Robins had already won. According to CBR, back in March, DC Comics held a contest where fans could vote for the book concept they wanted to see in print as a miniseries. By the end, Robins, a team-up comic between all five of Batman’s canonical Robins, won out against 15 other…
House of El Book Two: The Enemy Delusion Cranks Up the Suspense
The countdown to the end of Krypton speeds up in House of El Book Two: The Enemy Delusion by Claudia Gray and Eric Zawadzki. In this middle book of the trilogy, all the problems get satisfyingly more pressing.
REVIEW: Everything’s Coming Up Resurrection in Trial of Magneto #5
Scarlet Witch’s redemption arc! Magneto’s broody guilt! Millions of souls who died before mutantkind learned how to save work in progress! It’s all resolved as this miniseries wraps up.
Previously on Comics: For Betty
Betty White didn’t sacrifice herself to the gods for us to waste this new year, so let’s make 2022 all about fighting harder for what’s right, loving ourselves and each other more, and reading a whole lotta comics.