Welcome to the Archie Comics Pubwatch for the month of August! I’m Lisa, reporting from a corner booth at Pop’s Chock’lit Shoppe, and here’s this month’s news! In August’s Pubwatch, Darkling debuts, Riverdale reaches its conclusion, we’re introduced to The Archies, exclusive covers, and more!
WWAC Reads Books! August Brought Romance, Trans Poetry and Gripping Twists
This month we read and enjoyed eclectically: everything from classic fantasy adventure, to trans poetry, to young adult romance, to creepy fairy tale reboot and to contemporary suspense. Whatever your taste, our August reading has you covered!
REVIEW: Ms. Marvel: The New Mutant #1 and Kamala Khan’s New Normal
Following Kamala Khan’s death in The Amazing Spider-Man #26 and resurrection in this year’s Hellfire Gala, Ms. Marvel is back and an Inhuman and a mutant, but will she survive the experience?
REVIEW: The Hills of Estrella Roja Embarks on a Spooky Southwest Gothic Adventure
Ashley Robin Franklin’s The Hills of Estrella Roja follows two teens on a search for cryptids around a border town in southwestern Texas. Kat is creating content for a podcast, while Mari is attempting to bring family secrets to light. As they navigate a gorgeous desert landscape, the two young women nurture a budding friendship…
ESSAY: Dead at 55: Zombi 2 (1979)
Continuing a series that celebrates the fifty-fifth anniversary of Night of the Living Dead with a look at the classic zombie film and its many follow-ups. Back in the seventies and eighties, if a genre of action or horror film left its mark, then there was one sure testament to its success: a slew of Italian…
VIZ Pubwatch: August 2023
Hello again, and welcome back to another VIZ Media Pubwatch! Last month I was traveling and then recovering from COVID picked up while traveling, but I’m glad to be back in time to tell you all about these VIZ news and reviews! This month we’re revisiting some series and creators mentioned in earlier pubwatches and…
REVIEW: Mamo Explores the Darker Side of Witchy Traditions
Sas Milledge’s graphic novel Mamo embraces the cottagecore aesthetic. Its pages are filled with lush rural landscapes, small magical adventures, and quaint witchcraft traditions. At the same time, Milledge directs a challenge toward the concept of “tradition” by showing how a conservative mindset can hurt people who don’t fit neatly into models established in the…
Previously On Comics: Scott Pilgrim is Back
Good morning friends. I hope you are well and keeping hydrated. It’s another short and sweet one from me today and honestly I don’t know if that’s because it’s been a very quiet week in comics or because our ability to share news is fracturing along with social media but those are big thoughts for…
REVIEW: River’s Edge Reflects Gritty Millennial Malaise
Kyoko Okazaki’s graphic novel River’s Edge is a gritty foray into the lives of teenagers with nothing to lose. Originally serialized between 1993 and 1994 in the women’s fashion magazine Monthly Cutie, this powerful work by an influential artist has been released in a handsome edition by Kodansha USA with an excellent translation by Alexa…
Titan Comics PUBWATCH: Summer 2023
Roll out those lazy, hazy, crazy days of summer and enjoy some comics! We’ve been enjoying summer so much we took an extra month off (to read some comics, of course) so we have three months of PUBWATCH goodness for you! This month, we have a set of debut issues for you – a new Conan…
EXCLUSIVE: Announcing the Josie Anniversary Spectacular #1
Click through to see covers for and read a preview of Josie Anniversary Spectacular #1!
Where Barbara Brandon-Croft is Coming From
At this year’s MoCCA Arts Fest, cartoonist Barbara Brandon-Croft sat down to discuss her groundbreaking career as the first syndicated Black woman newspaper comics artist in the US. She talked about the origins of her weekly strip, Where I’m Coming From, its growth and reception, and its contemporary resonance and recent recognition as historically important.