Spider-Verse #1 Dan Slott, Skottie Young, Robbie Thompson, Katie Cook (W) Humberto Ramos, Dennis Medri, Jake Parker, Katie Cook (A) Marvel Comics Fun, yet so, so confusing. There’s this creepy family of … I don’t know, energy vampires? For sport, they hunt Spider people. And eat them. It’s quite gross. The spider people, of course,…
Gotham Fall Finale Review: “Lovecraft”
Gotham Season 1, Episode 10: “Lovecraft” Written by Rebecca Dameron Directed by Guy Ferland FOX When one door closes, another door opens—in this case, those doors are the rusty, clanging gates of Arkham Asylum, as Jim Gordon faces an ominous new chapter of his life and the first half of Gotham’s first season comes to…
Short & Sweet: Edward Scissorhands Hates Velvet Astronauts
Edward Scissorhands Kate Leth (W) Drew Rausch (A) IDW Edward Scissorhands picks up a quarter of century after the film. Edward, being a technological creation, is unaged and largely forgotten in his eerie hilltop mansion. Kim’s granddaughter Megan has grown up listening to her grandmother’s tales of Edward. Kim passes away when Megan is twelve….
I’m Loving ElfQuest: The Original Quest Gallery Edition
ElfQuest was the first comic book I really loved. It was also my first “adult” comic; after reading Betty & Veronica digests and incomprehensible 90s X-Men comics as a tween, ElfQuest felt thrilling and new, with just enough sexuality and violence for me to keep the books on a shelf where my parents couldn’t see….
She’s Alive! Our Next #WWACNerdMovie is The Bride
In honor of Halloween, our October #WWACNerdMovie tomorrow evening will be The Bride (directed by Franc Roddam), the 1985 horror flick that gives a feminist spin to The Bride of Frankenstein. Mad scientist Baron Charles Frankenstein (Sting—hey, it was the 80s) creates a mate for his first creation, the hulking monster Viktor (Clancy Brown). After the destruction…
The Twin Peaks Log: S.1 E. 2
Welcome to our biweekly roundtable of Twin Peaks where we are working our way through every. Single. Episode. Some of us are regulars and some of us newbies, but none of our experiences are the same. So get yourself a damn fine cup of coffee, watch along with us, and feel free to chime in…
Short & Sweet: Saga, Dark Engine, and Sandman!
Saga #23 Brian K. Vaughan Fiona Staples Image Comics Saga #23 is an issue about betrayal. The big betrayal, of course, is Alana’s co-worker Yuma selling out Alana’s family in order to save her own cowardly skin. This event turns the screws of Saga’s overarching plot, but pales in comparison to the domestic drama brewing…
Review: Steven Universe: “Mirror Gem” & “Ocean Gem”
Steven Universe Created by Rebecca Sugar “Mirror Gem” Written and Storyboarded by Raven M. Molisee and Paul Villeco “Ocean Gem” Written and Storyboarded by Jeff Liu and Joe Johnston Cartoon Network “That little boy is in big trouble,” warns Garnet, leader of the Crystal Gems, when Steven Universe disobeys a direct order. But her words…
Review: Seconds by Bryan Lee O’Malley
Seconds Bryan Lee O’Malley Ballantine Books Katie Clay is getting it together. The protagonist of Seconds, Bryan Lee O’Malley’s highly-anticipated follow-up to the Scott Pilgrim series, Katie by all appearances has her life in order. A twenty-something with red, spiky Sonic the Hedgehog hair, she’s the executive chef at Seconds, a cozy and popular little…
Con Diaries: Small Press Expo 2014
Small Press Expo, held on Sept. 13-14 in Bethesda, Maryland, is the convention for independent and self-published comics on the East Coast. This was only my second time at SPX (accompanied by buddy and WWAC guest contributor Rebecca Heneley) but it’s already one of my favorite events of the year. Here are some highlights from…
Short & Sweet: United States of Murder, Batgirl, Hexed, and More!
The United States of Murder Inc. #4 Brian Michael Bendis Michael Avon Oeming Taki Soma Icon The newest series from the creative team behind Powers has been four issues of building an alternate reality of a mob controlled America, with shoot outs and double crosses between the growing cast. After multiple attempts on their lives,…
Review: All-New X-Men #30
All-New X-Men #30 Brian Michael Bendis (W) Sara Pichelli (A) Marvel Comics The cover doesn’t lie. X-23 and Angel are an item, spending the night together after last issue’s ending saw them riding off into the sunset on Cyclops’s stolen bike. I was initially trepidatious when Marvel revealed #30’s cover–it was only a few months…