Welcome to the Dynamite Comics Pubwatch for the month of April! I’m Lisa, Dynamite is my explosive beat, and here’s this month’s news! Sweet Valley High Joins the Dynamite Roster! After publishing over four thousand books in hundreds of languages, Francine Pascal’s Wakefield Twins enter a new decade and join the modern era in “Academic…
The Roos are Jumping in Tank Girl Action Alley #3
Tank Girl Action Alley #3 Alan Martin, Lou Martin (writing and story); Brett Parson (art, colors, cover and lettering) Titan Comics February 20th, 2019 As always, just when things seem to be at their most bleak, just as it seems like the curtains are just about to ring down around Tank Girl’s head, a…
Pizza Rolls and Romance: Mystery Science Theater 3000 #5
Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Comic #5 Harold Buchholz, Joel Hodgson, Matt McGinnis, Seth Robinson, Mary Robinson, Sharon Volpe (Writing); Mike Manley, Todd Nauck Jack Pollock, Mimi Simon (Art); Wes Dzioba, Mike Manley, Jack Pollock, Mimi Simon (Colors); Michael Heisler (Letters); Todd Nauck with Wes Dzioba (Cover) Dark Horse Comics March 20th, 2019 There’s one thing…
It’s Do or Die Time for Lars in Steven Universe #25
Steven Universe #25 Gabriele Bagnoli (Art); Terry Blas (Writing);Mike Fiorentino (Letters); Joana Lafunte (Colors); Jen Bartel, Missy Pena, Francesca Perrone and Xiao Tong Kong (Covers) KaBOOM! February 27th, 2019 KaBOOM!’s successful Steven Universe ongoing has been a charming little treat of a book, and this issue continues the tradition. With its gentle colors, wonderful writing,…
Everyone Has Their Demons in Buffy #2
Buffy the Vampire Slayer #2 Jordie Bellaire (writer); Dan Mora (art); Raul Angulo (colors); Ed Dukeshires (letters); Ryan Inzana, Celia Lowenthal, Miguel Mercado, Audrey Mok, Matthew Taylor, Kevin Wada (Covers) Boom! Studios February 27, 2019 As we all know, life as a Slayer isn’t easy. You get badass superpowers, sure, but the trade-off kind of…
Go on a Treasure Hunt with Jim Henson’s Labyrinth: A Discovery Adventure
Jim Henson’s Labyrinth: A Discovery Adventure Cameron Chittock (Editor); Kate Sherron (Pencils); Laura Langston (colors; cover) Archaia/Boom!Studios March 2019 Do you have a relative who’s too young for the sometimes-intense imagery of Labyrinth? Are they not quite old enough to pick Waldo out of a line-up, but still love scavenger hunting for familiar objects hidden…
Lucy: A Peanuts Collection Kicks The Football
Lucy: A Peanuts Collection Jason Cooper, Charles M. Schulz, Vicki Scott, Riley Pell-Jenkins, Art Roche, Jeff Dyer (story), Alexis E. Fajardo, Paige Braddock, Justin Thompson, Charles M. Schulz (inks); Charles M. Schulz, Vicki Scott,Scott Jeralds, Stephanie Gladden, Robert Pope (pencils); Nina Taylor Kester, Lisa Moore, Alexis E. Fajardo, Art Roche, Donna Almendrala, Katharine Efird (colors);…
DYNAMITE PUBWATCH – March 2019
Welcome to the Dynamite Comics Pubwatch for the month of March! I’m Lisa, Dynamite is my explosive beat, and here’s this month’s news!
Army of Darkness/Bubba Ho-Tep #1 Avoids The Middle Age Blues
Army of Darkness/Bubba Ho-Tep #1 Scott Duvall (writer), Vincenzo Frederici (art), Michele Monte (colors), Taylor Esposito (letters), Carlos Gomez and Salvatore Aiala; Tom and Sian Mandrake; Robert Hack; Diego Galindo; Emma Kubert and Brittany Pezillo (covers) Dynamite Comics February 13, 2019 During Army of Darkness’ long, twisted history as a Dynamite licensed property, Ash Williams…
#CopyPasteCris: Romance Novelist Cristiane Serruya Caught in Plagiarizing Scandal
Until February 19th, 2019, most people in the romance world wouldn’t have been able to pick Cristiane Serruya out of a line-up. Yet the woman seemed to lead a successful career. A Brazilian lawyer by day and by night she was a romance novelist, mainly of contemporary romances, one of which—part of the One Heart boxed set—reached…
Growing Up Is Hard to Do in Bill and Ted Save the Universe
Bill and Ted Save the Universe Bachan (Illustration); Jim Campbell (Letters); Derek Charm (Cover Art); Alex Guimaraes (Colors); Brian Joines (Writer); Chris Rosa (Editor) BOOM! Studios January 2019 If there’s an ‘80s film that’s more fun, more silly, or more imaginative than Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventure, I don’t know it. The story of two California-based best friends…
Elvira Goes Hollyweird in Elvira: Mistress of the Dark #4
Elvira: Mistress of the Dark #4 Dave Avallone (Writer); Dave Acosta (Art); Andrew Covalt (Colors); Taylor Esposito (Letters); Joseph Michael Lisner, Craig Cermak, Robert Hack (Covers) Dynamite Comics January 16, 2019 Here’s a little secret, dear bleeders; I feel like Dynamite’s Elvira series is a true hidden gem in the company’s line-up. It’s a perfect…