Welcome to the Archie Comics Pubwatch for the month of December! I’m Lisa, reporting from a corner booth at Pop’s Chock’lit Shoppe, and here’s this month’s news! In this month’s Archie Comics Pubwatch, there’s much Christmas merch and one of my favorite modern Archie series ever hits Archie Unlimited!
REVIEW: Marvel Zombies: Resurrection #4 Breaks Some Hearts…and Bones
As they say in commercials for monster truck rallies, it all ends here. Marvel Zombies: Resurrection manages to pack some shocks into its final issue, though not enough to be fully successful.
REVIEW: The Encyclopedia Lumberjanica Will Entertain Hardcore Lady Types Everywhere
The Encyclopedia Lumberjanica will delight information-hungry young lady types, but doesn’t contain any new info at all about the comics themselves.
Archie Pubwatch: November 2020
Welcome to the Archie Comics Pubwatch for the month of November! I’m Lisa, reporting from a corner booth at Pop’s Chock’lit Shoppe, and here’s this month’s news! In this month’s Archie Comics Pubwatch, two new digests are announced, along with start dates for The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina and Riverdale!
REVIEW: Marvel Zombies #3 Takes a Bite Out of Fear…And Franklin Richards
Marvel Zombies: Resurrection #3 combines fascinating story with just-okay art and uneven character development.
REVIEW: Transformers/Back to the Future #1 Assembles And Rolls Out With Some Strange Bedfellows
Transformers/Back to the Future#1 is a festival of great art, fun character work and good writing. It manages to balance light and dark with surprising deftness.
Archie Pubwatch: October 2020
Welcome to the Archie Comics Pubwatch for the month of October! I’m Lisa reporting from a corner booth at Pop’s Chock’lit Shoppe, and here’s this month’s news! In this month’s Archie Comics Pubwatch, we’ve got cute kiddie books, Madam Satan, variant cover exclusives, fresh release dates, new shirts, and razzing Riverdale!
REVIEW: An Unkindness of Ravens #1 Is Almost Bewitching
An Unkindness of Ravens from BOOM! Studios provides stunning visuals, which contrast with a somewhat anemic plotline.
REVIEW: Read Your Cares Away Down At Fraggle Rock
A lovely volume of short stories make Down at Fraggle Rock a good choice for parents and kids to read together.
REVIEW: Bill and Ted are Doomed #1 Rocks Out
In the first issue of this Bill and Ted Face the Music prequel comic, much fun is had, and an intriguing plot is born.
Archie Pubwatch: September 2020
Welcome to the Archie Comics Pubwatch for the month of September! I’m Lisa reporting from a corner booth at Pop’s Chock’lit Shoppe, and here’s this month’s news! In this month’s Archie Comics Pubwatch, lots of comics have dropped as Archie starts to catch up to their pre-COVID release slate!
Cook Your Comics: Ash & Thorn #4 Combines Tentacle with Teacakes
The saga of Lottie Thorn and Lady Peruvia Ashlington-Voss’ journey to save the world continues. Ash & Thorn #4 brings a formidable foe into their lives that attempts to turn them against one another. The recipe of the issue involves teacakes, candied oranges and, in the case of this review’s author, thunderstorms.