The weather is getting chillier where I live, and I’m starting to yearn for afternoons curled up with a hot drink, rereading something cozily canonical like Austen or Shakespeare. Part of what’s cozy about that scene, for me, is the interpretations of characters I developed on first reading, and still stand by. In fandom, “headcanons”…
REVIEW: The Silver Coin #4 Feels Like Bronze
While still good, issue #4 of The Silver Coin feels weaker and slightly disjointed from the rest of the series so far. While it features an interesting setting, the lack of a connection between this and the previous three issues is a curious choice for what was originally intended to be the penultimate issue in…
REVIEW: Thor & Loki: Double Trouble #4 Is a Perfect Conclusion to a Great Series
Mariko Tamaki and Gurihiru’s Thor & Loki: Double Trouble #4 is a perfect conclusion to a series that has been consistently great. Following up on the ending of the previous issue, #4 wraps up the miniseries with a journey through an alternate universe in search of a magical orb. Following Thor and Loki’s encounter with Jane Foster…
REVIEW: Rogue: Untouched Is an Origin Story With Issues
Rogue: Untouched is the second book in Marvel and Aconyte Books’ Marvel Heroines line; a collection of novels focusing on female characters. Written by Alisa Kwitney (Cadaver & Queen), Rogue: Untouched follows the titular character in an alternate version of her origin story. The usual players are all there and many of the events are the same…
REVIEW: Shadow and Bone is One of the Best YA Adaptations of the Past Decade
Netflix’s Shadow and Bone is perhaps the best book to screen adaptation since The Hunger Games. The first of two planned adaptations of Leigh Bardugo’s works, Shadow and Bone adapts the first book of The Grisha Trilogy as well as integrates elements of Six of Crows, the second series in Bardugo’s Grishaverse. Set in the…
INTERVIEW: Greg Keyes and Drew Edward Johnson talk Godzilla: Dominion
Greg Keyes and Drew Edward Johnson’s Godzilla: Dominion is the latest in Legendary Comics’ series of Monsterverse tie-in graphic novels. Dominion follows Godzilla as he restores order in chaos of the aftermath of 2019’s Godzilla: King of the Monsters. In preparation for the release, Keyes and Johnson were kind enough to answer a few questions…
REVIEW: A King Surveys His Kingdom in Godzilla: Dominion
Godzilla: Dominion is one of two tie-in original graphic novels for the movie Godzilla vs. Kong. Set shortly after the events of Godzilla: King of the Monsters, it follows Godzilla as he surveys his domain and sets things in order.
REVIEW: Pacific Rim: The Black is a Fun Return To Form For the Franchise
Netflix’s Pacific Rim: The Black marks the second (and most successful) time that Legendary Pictures has attempted to recapture the magic of 2011’s Pacific Rim. Three years after the most recent movie (2018’s Pacific Rim: Uprising) and ten years after the franchise began, The Black is a return to form for the kaiju versus mech…
REVIEW: Fate: Winx Saga Fails To Live Up To Its Predecessor
In December 2020, Netflix released the first trailer for Fate: The Winx Saga, a live-action adaptation of the 2004 animated series Winx Club. Upon its release, the trailer was criticized for its darker and edgier tone, as well as the whitewashing of two of the main characters. Upon the show’s release, The Winx Saga was…