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: Silk #1 Looks Towards The Future
Although not the most well-known of Marvel’s Spider-Heroes, Cindy Moon, aka Silk, has gained a fanbase thanks to a handful of solo series, the New Agents of Atlas, as well as Spider-Hero related books. It also helps that Cindy Moon’s journey as a superhero has been a fun and relatable story of trauma recovery and…
[Patreon Exclusive] Jem & The Holograms And The Balancing Act of Multiple Identities
Our monthly Patron-exclusive essay series continues. You can read all of these incredible analyses for as little as a dollar a month on our Patreon. Originally based on a line of dolls of the same name, the ’80s cartoon, Jem and the Holograms tells the story of a young businesswoman named Jerrica Benton who inherits…
REVIEW: Pokemon Adventures Vol. 9: Dexoys and Emerald Shine
In the previous Pokemon Adventures volume, we saw Team Rocket leader Giovanni set a course for Viridian City to locate his long-lost son Silver. At the same time, Pokedex holder Silver arrived in Viridian City after recalling a memory of the place while in search of his roots, but he doesn’t know that Giovanni is…
REVIEW: Beast Boy Loves Raven Is a Heartfelt Story About Acceptance and Trust
During the ‘00s, I would watch the animated tv series Teen Titans and find solace as a nerdy teen of color who felt out of place. I would especially find comfort in the dark, snarky superhero Raven due to our similarity with shitty parents and the struggle to connect with others. At the same time,…
Pokemon Adventures Vol. 8: One Journey Ends, Another Begins
Published since 1997, the Pokemon Adventures manga series is set in the world of Pokemon video games such as FireRed, LeafGreen, and my personal favorite Omega Ruby. While the series has always been written by Hidenori Kusaka, the first nine volumes of the series were drawn by Mato. Afterwards, every volume has been drawn by…
Silk #5: Silk Wins Some, Silk Loses Some
When we last saw Silk, she returned to her and her brother’s apartment to find villainous tech CEO Saya Ishii asking for help to defeat the cat demon Kasha. Although Silk is initially reluctant to team up with Saya, she agrees after realizing that Kasha’s attempts to summon a demon god will become a problem….
REVIEW: Chéri My Destiny: Chocolately Sweet And Spicy Boys Love
Okage Machino’s Tokyopop boys love manga Chéri My Destiny starts out by introducing Sakura, a Japanese male pastry chef who gained fame in France. He is oozing with confidence about the popularity of his Western sweets shop Bisous. However, when he hears about a Japanese sweets shop that recently opened up in the neighborhood, Sakura…
REVIEW: Lawrence Lindell’s Still Couldn’t Afford Therapy Reckons With Mental Health During The Pandemic
There is no sugarcoating this: 2020 was really shitty and surreal. A year into the pandemic, it feels like we are trying really hard to wake up from a very long hibernation. While some people would like us to “get back to normal” ASAP, the reality is that some of us don’t have that luxury.
REVIEW: Silk #4 Is All About Saya Ishii’s Past and Present
Until now, not much has been known about the current Silk antagonist Saya Ishii. She is Japanese, the current CEO of the tech-based company Fujinet, and she has a brother named Max, who happens to be Cindy Moon’s current therapist. Now, with the reveal that her father is the classic Spider-Man villain Silvermane, Silk#4 finally…
The Queer Comics That Give Me Pride
It’s Pride Month folks, and this year marks six years since I first understood I was queer. Given that Naoko Takeuchi’s Japanese manga Sailor Moon was the catalyst for understanding my suppressed orientation, I wanted to take some time to share the other manga, graphic novels, and webcomics that have made me proud to be…
REVIEW: Silk #3 Has Silk Tangled in a Villainous Web
Silk’s current antagonist, Saya Ishii, might not have Spider-powers like Cindy Moon, but she has certainly been weaving an impressive crime web over the past three issues of Maurene Goo and Takeshi Miyazakwa’s ongoing Silk series. Silk #3 finds Saya Ishii and the cat demon Kasha continuing their rampage on Brooklyn’s gangsters.