The Comic Book History of Comics #2 Fred Van Lente (Writer and Letters), Ryan Dunlavey (Artist), Adam Guzowski (Colours) IDW Publishing 24 January, 2018 Following The Comic Book History of Comics’ fun first issue about the birth of graphic novels, the series moves into much darker territory in issue #2 – copyright and rip-offs.
Star Wars Adventures: Ahsoka and Padme Bites Off More Than It Can Chew
Star Wars Adventures: Forces of Destiny #4: Ahsoka and Padme Beth Revis (writer), Valentina Pinto (artist and colours), Tom B. Long (letters) IDW Publishing 24 January, 2018 The Forces of Destiny series heads to the Star Wars prequels and The Clone Wars animated series with Jedi Padawan Ahsoka Tano and Naboo Senator Amidala starring in…
Star Wars Adventures: Forces of Destiny – Hera: A Bringer of Hope
Star Wars Adventures: Forces of Destiny #3 – Hera Devin Grayson (Writer). Eva Widermann (Artist), Monica Kubina (Colours), Tom B. Long (Letters) IDW Publishing 17 January, 2018 The IDW Publishing’s Star Wars Forces of Destiny series is going from strength to strength. Following two solid first issues featuring the films’ female characters as protagonists, the…
Superheroes in the Middle East: A Profile of Wayl Comics
Unrest in the Middle East has become a kind of punchline when delivering news. It seems almost impossible for any media to portray the region in an equitable light. From within the region, efforts are being made by individuals to share a more balanced view. One of these individuals is Zaid Adham, creator of the…
Jem and the Holograms – Infinite: Colourful Caper through Parallel Worlds
Jem and the Holograms: Infinite Kelly Thompson (Writer), Stacey Lee, Jenn St-Onge (Artists), Jen Hickman (Artist and Letters), Sarah Stern, M. Victoria Robado (Letters and Colours), Shawn Lee (Letters), Brittany Peer (Colours) IDW Publishing 13 February, 2018 Jem and the Holograms and the Misfits are at it again: not singing, but arguing. Can these two…
Star Wars Adventures: Forces of Destiny – Rey: The Making of a Hero
Star Wars Adventures: Forces of Destiny #2 – Rey Jody Houser (Writer), Arianna Florean (Artist), Adele Matera (Colours), Tom B. Long (Letters) IDW Publishing 10 January, 2018 Star Wars: The Last Jedi may have divided fans, but one thing is for sure: protagonist Rey is definitely a hero of our times. When we first met…
Ghostbusters – Answer the Call: The Ladies Are Back
Ghostbusters – Answer the Call #2 Kelly Thompson (Writer), Corin Howell (Artist), Valentina Pinto (Colours), Neil Uyetake (Letters) IDW Publishing 3 January, 2018 You know you are in for a good story when it opens with “Everything is awful.” And everything really is awful for the Ghostbusters at the moment. Having unknowingly unleashed the Schreckgespenst,…
Incognegro: Renaissance #1 Is A Timely Prequel
Incognegro: Renaissance #1 Mat Johnson (Writer), Warren Pleece (Artist), Clem Robins (Letterer) Dark Horse Comics 7 February, 2018 2018 celebrates the 10th anniversary of the original Incognegro graphic novel, the hard-hitting story about an African-American journalist who uses his light complexion to go incognito among white people and uncover the truth behind the murders of…
Jem and the Holograms: Dimensions is Girl Power Personified
Jem and the Holograms: Dimensions #2 “Face Off” Sarah Kuhn (Writer), Siobhan Keenan (Artist), Shawn Lee (Letters) “Stargirl” Sarah Winifred Searle (Writer and Artist), Shawn Lee (Letters) IDW December 27, 2017 The newest Jem and the Holograms series is an anthology of stories featuring the eponymous group and their musical rivals, the Misfits. Each issue…
Star Wars Adventures’ Princess Leia: Enjoyable Throwback to the Classic Trilogy
Star Wars Adventures: Forces of Destiny – Princess Leia Elsa Charretier (Writer and Artist). Pierrick Colinet (Writer), Sarah Stern (Colourer), Tom B. Long (Letterer) IDW January 3, 2018 Since 2015, we have had the pleasure of receiving a new Star Wars film every year. This is exciting for established fans who now not only have…
The Comic Book History of Comics #1: Fun, Detailed but Limited
The Comic Book History of Comics: Comics For All #1 Fred Van Lente (Writer and Letters), Ryan Dunlavey (Artist), Adam Guzowski (Colours) IDW December 20, 2017 We all know the term “graphic novel.” Most of us have graphic novels on our bookshelves. But where did this term originate? How did comic strips lead to comic…
Agent 1.22 #2: Beautiful but Flawed
Agent 1.22 #2 Tom Dheere, Angelo Panetta, David Martin (Creators), Stephan Nilson (Writer), Doug Shuler (Artist), Charles Pritchett (Letters), Liz Bradley (Design) September 28, 2017 Agent 1.22 began life as a web series and has since spun-off into a four-part comic series. The second issue was released in September of 2017. The series follows the titular…