Hello! This is your Friendly Neighbourhood Previously Editor wishing you a very good Pride 2023 morning. Here’s some queer comics news to brighten your week—Luciano Vecchio’s Sereno will soon be available as a book collection for the first time. Vecchio is an artist and writer known for his work on numerous DC and Marvel comics.
REVIEW: Nikola Tesla Utilizes a Contrived Format to Tell the Inventor’s Story
The new Comixology Original Nikola Tesla tells the story of a man ahead of his time. Highlighting Tesla’s many innovations and designs, this biography from Giovanni Scarduelli and Sergio Rossi also outlines his failures, battles with fellow inventors, and eventual fall from grace.
REVIEW: Hot Docs 2023 — Angel Applicant Examines Life, Art, and Terminal Illness
Editors Note: This review is part of a series of reviews from the Hot Docs Festival that took place from April 27th to May 7th 2023 in Toronto, Canada. In Angel Applicant, Ken August Meyer chronicles his life with systemic scleroderma, an autoimmune disease he shares with Swiss expressionist painter Paul Klee.
Previously on Comics: Farewells, Changes, and Adaptations
Sending good morning vibes your way! It’s another installment from your Friendly Neighbourhood Previously Editor. Last week was nothing short of heavy. Independent political cartoons and comics publisher The Nib announced that they would be closing down. Their final issue, the Future issue, will be their last. They will continue to publish every weekday till…
REVIEW: Hot Docs 2023 – Cynara Puts the Canadian Injustice System on Blast
[[Editors Note: This review is part of a series of reviews from the Hot Docs Festival that took place from April 27th to May 7th 2023 in Toronto, Canada.]] In Cynara, the Ali family challenges the criminal conviction of Cindy Ali, who was sentenced to life in prison for the first-degree murder of her daughter,…
REVIEW: Hot Docs 2023 — Allihopa: The Dalkurd Story Shows Football is Universal
[[Editors Note: This review is the first in a series of reviews from the Hot Docs Festival that took place from April 27th to May 7th 2023 in Toronto, Canada.]] The documentary from Kurdish-Canadian director Kordo Doski, Allihopa: The Dalkurd Story follows the Dalkurd Football Club, which is made up of a group of Kurdish…
REVIEW: Hot Docs 2023 – All You See is a Melancholic Meditation on Immigration in the Netherlands
[[Editors Note: This review is part of a series of reviews from the Hot Docs Festival that took place from April 27th to May 7th 2023 in Toronto, Canada.]] All You See asks the question what happens when a person is stared at but never actually seen? Director Niki Padidar attempts to answer this question…
REVIEW: Socrates is a Dense, But Riveting Look at the Philosopher’s Trial
Socrates chronicles the philosopher’s trial in 399 BC and his eventual demise. Why did Athens, the seat of democracy, condemn a man widely regarded as one of its ‘greatest citizens’?
Previously on Comics: There Be Layoffs and Strikes, and Some Fashion
Good morning, citizens of Earth! It’s your Friendly Neighbourhood Previously Editor writing to you—although I’m not feeling the friendliest right now. This has been a tough news week for the world of entertainment. We’ve been getting more details about the IDW layoffs, including this rather bizarre statement about how “engaged and stable” IDW leadership is…
ESSAY: It’s Time to Leave the MCU’s Steve Rogers in the Past
Some characters become iconic, making the actors who played them household names, such as Chris Evans’ portrayal of Steve Rogers/Captain America in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. But at Chicago Comic & Entertainment Expo (C2E2), I was reminded why MCU fans should just let Steve Rogers go.
REVIEW: Mary Shelley: The Eternal Dream is a Rudimentary Introduction to the Literary Icon
Mary Shelley: The Eternal Dream charts the early life of Frankenstein author Mary Shelley, from her days as a youngster yearning for escape to her romance with Percy Bysshe Shelley and her eventual inspiration to write Frankenstein.
Con Diaries: A Mixed Finale at Toronto Comicon 2023
Despite a hectic work week looming, the lure of Toronto Comicon 2023 was too strong. The weather had been extremely difficult on Saturday, and we weren’t sure what it was going to be like on Sunday, but we decided it was worth making the trek to downtown again for another day of geeky joy.