In Power Rangers: Ranger Slayer #1, Kimberly Hart, aka the Pink Ranger, aka Ranger Slayer, returns home to find that things have changed… and not for the better. With all the history and baggage she has on her world, how is she ever going to be able to save it?
IDW Pubwatch August 2020
Welcome to the IDW Pubwatch. The world is still mostly on lockdown but here’s something to distract you: a few exciting comics that will occupy your mind, at least for a little while. I’ve also got the latest news coming out of IDW, along with comic book reviews—including Snake Eyes: Dead Games #1—and a selection…
ComicCon@Home: My First SDCC Experience Was Not What I Had Planned
I’ve been a geek longer than I’ve known about comic conventions, but the moment I learned that spaces existed where people who liked the things I liked could hang out, I’ve wanted to be there. And ever since I learned about SDCC, I’ve been hoping to get there.
ComicCon@Home – It’s Morphin’ Time! Power Rangers Meet Up
I’m not extremely well-versed with the Power Rangers universe—I remember the films from when I was a child, which I still quote extensively, but I didn’t get to see the shows growing up. I wasn’t sure whether a Power Rangers meet-up panel would make for meaningful content, but not only did this panel end up…
ComicCon@Home Day Four: Power Rangers & Colorism in Comics
We’re over and done with Day Four of ComicCon@Home. Is anyone else also loving the convenience and accessibility of the pre-recorded panels? For Saturday we checked out Doctor Who: Time Lord Victorious, HBO’s Lovecraft Country, and Personal Stories in Graphic Novels. Louis, Kate, and Cori also enjoyed the panels listed below, which explored the state…
Inspired Personal Stories in Graphic Novels at ComicCon@Home
Content warning: sexual abuse, eating disorders, gun violence, suicide. Creating a memoir isn’t an easy task—the writer is expected to bare their soul about a troubled or anxious time in their lives. But these personal stories can transform the reader and give them the kinship or answers they’ve been looking for—especially if they’re created by…
ComicCon@Home: Lights, Camera, LGBTQI-Identity! Never Alone
Looks like I’ve found myself drawn to the LGBTQIA+ panels at ComicCon@Home. I covered one on Thursday, and here I am reporting on another on Friday.
LGBTQ Characters on Television – What’s Next? ComicCon@Home Panel
Since I’ve come to Canada, I’ve had time to get more in tune with my queer self, and it’s coincided with finding more positive LGBTQ+ representation in pop culture. There are more LGBTQ characters on our screens now—in film, and in television—but we still have a long way to go. At SDCC’s ComicCon@Home, actors Jamie…
ComicCon@Home Day Two: Seeking Truth, X-Men, and the Afrofuturism Way
A virtual comic convention is convenient for many reasons, including the opportunity to plan other things around your convention day, instead of having it consume your day completely. Too bad I forgot about that timezone difference, which messed up all my careful organization! Things got a bit livelier for day two of ComicCon@Home. Here are…
REVIEW: What We Don’t Talk About Is an Unflinching Look at Racism in Intimate Spaces
In What We Don’t Talk About, Farai and Adam plan a trip to see Adam’s parents for the first time in their two-year relationship. While Farai is excited at the prospect of meeting her partner’s family, Adam is out of sorts about the trip. From the moment his parents open the door, we get an…
IDW Pubwatch July 2020
Welcome to the IDW Pubwatch. The world is still mostly on lockdown but here’s something to distract you—a few exciting comics that will occupy your mind, at least for a little while. I’ve also got the latest news coming out of IDW, along with comic book reviews, and a selection of my favourite covers from…
Poems to See By Reminded Me of My Love for Poetry
24 classic poems get the graphic novel treatment in Poems to See by—this is poetry like you’ve never envisioned it before. Writer and artist Julian Peters visualizes the words of poets in myriad ways, making this book quite the page-turner.