Black Comix Returns Damian Duffy (curator) & John Jennings (curator) The Magnetic Collection at Lion Forge (Publisher) Release Date: February 20, 2018 The comics world is often a homogenous mix of the same white male writers and creators, making the same comics. Often PoC are not recruited to tell their own stories. In 2017 Roxane…
01: First Second Fall 2018 Cover Reveal!
This month the exciting and innovative publisher First Second revealed their Fall 2018 covers. 01:First Second is the publisher that brought you great books like Pashmina, The Cute Girl Network and Tillie Walden’s ice skater graphic Novel Spinning, and this fall they are release some amazing title s that we know will become some of future favorites.
Yes, Roya: Feminist Sex Positive Comics to the Rescue
Yes, Roya Emilee Denich (art), Kinomatika (cover), C. Spike Trotman (writing) Iron Circus Comics April 18, 2017 Yes, Roya is a book I couldn’t put down. Published by Iron Circus Comics, a comics publisher known for their adult titles and amazing anthologies (Smut Peddler), and written by their founder and fearless leader C. Spike Trotman, Yes, Roya affected…
Wolfenstein: Who Knew Killing Nazis Could Be This Boring?
Wolfenstein, Vol. 1 Dan Watters (Writer), Piotr Kowalski & Ronilson Freire (Artists), Brad Simpson, Greg Menzie & Thiago Ribeiro (Colorists), Jonathan Stevenson (Letterer) Titan Comics December 19, 2017
Paradiso is a Post-Apocalyptic Breath of Fresh Air
Paradiso Aditya Bidikar (letterer), Dearbhla Kelly (colorist), Devmalya Pramanik (writer), Alex Sollazzo (colorist), Ram V (writer) Image Comics December 6, 2017 Inspired by a road trip, writer Ram V and his architect friend Rajiv Bhakat set off to see historic cities across India. The result is Paradiso, a comic unlike any other. Set in a…
Zojaqan is a Fantasy Beyond Life and Death
Zojaqan #1-2 Collin Kelly and Jackson Lanzing (Writers), Nathan Gooden (Artist), Vittorio Astone (Colorist) Vault Comics July 26, 2017 Content warning: suicide Zojaqan is a book that I had to read twice, its surreal nature getting lost on me multiple times. Written by New York Times bestselling authors Collin Kelly and Jackson Lanzing and published by newcomer…
IFOA: Around the World with Hideo Furukawa
I recently had the honor of reviewing Slow Boat by Hideo Furukawa. It is a fun, remastering of a short story written by Haruki Murakami titled A Slow Boat to China. In Furukawa’s book, as well as the original short story, the main protagonist meets three people who help him understand his place in life….
Welcome To The Venomverse – Ableism in Disguise
Marvel Comics Nnedi Okorafor (w) Tana Ford (a) Ian Herring (c) September 2017 Nnedi Okorafor is one of my favorite science fiction authors. She’s brought to life a dystopian Sudan filled to the brim with magic and chaos in her novel Who Fears Death (which was recently optioned by HBO to become a new show)…
A Silent Voice is a Perfect Film
A Silent Voice (Koe no Katachi) Naoko Yamada (director), Reiko Yoshida (screenplay), Kazuya Takao (cinematographer), Kengo Shigemura (editor) Miyu Irino, Saori Hayami, Aoi Yūki, Kenshō Ono, Yūki Kaneko (voice cast) Adapted from the manga A Silent Voice by Yoshitoki Ōima October 20, 2017 (USA)
Behind-the-Scenes with the Mr. Mercedes Cast
Early reviews warn that the first few minutes of David E. Kelley’s Mr. Mercedes are “horrifying” and “disturbing.” This is unsurprising, given that the 10-part series is adapted from Stephen King’s bestselling 2014 detective thriller. The trailer was revealed at last month’s San Diego Comic-Con, and I had a chance to chat with some of…
The Surprising (Yet Imperfect) Accessibility of San Diego Comic Con
Going into San Diego Comic Con, I was filled with a mix of apprehension and dread. Last year’s con had been a nightmare in regards to accessibility. And this year, with the many tasks and more responsibilities I had coming into this con, I was sure the week would be a cluster fuck of epic…
Remixing the Classics: Hideo Furukawa’s Novella Slow Boat
Slow Boat Hideo Furukawa Pushkin Press June 6, 2017 A review copy was provided by the publisher in exchange for an honest review. The novella Slow Boat by Hideo Furukawa is, in his words, a remix. He states, “To take your love for the original and situate it in the present,” and he does exactly that…