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INTERVIEW: Mohsen Ashraf, Patrick Meaney, and Jeff Edwards Explore the Cost of Empathy in Syphon
If you had the ability to take away the pain of others by carrying the burden yourself, could you do it? Would you? Featuring a story by Mohsen Ashraf, written by Patrick Meaney, and illustrated by Jeff Edwards, Top Cow explores this very question in the new series, Syphon.
Previously… on Comics: Light and Refreshing
Light on news this week, but thankfully, it’s moslty on the positive side!
REVIEW: Barbaric #1 – What Rhymes with Owen?
Owen was a good barbarian. Good, as in, being good at fighting, drinking, and fucking. There’s no indication of whether or not he did these things with ill intent. He just seemed to enjoy doing barbarian-y things, as barbarians do. But a trio of witches has deemed his actions and his role in some greater…
Previously… On Comics: Warner Bros and DC Don’t Do That
The comics discourse in the previous week circled around whether or not Batman would go down on Catwoman. Warner Bros/DC says no, but the majority of fandom, including a few Batmans said a resounding yes, with Zack Snyder stepping in with “canon” proof. There’s been some debate over whether or not Snyder actually drew the…
Vault Comics Pubwatch: June 2021
There’s lots of fun stuff going on with Vault Comics this month. Hop over to Gatecrashers to discover the Tales from the Vault-Verse series, which features an in-depth look at some of Vault’s titles through the eyes of their main characters. Find out what’s up with Pax and the kids from Resonant and then there’s…
REVIEW: X-Corp #2 – Now Hiring
Monet St. Croix put X-Corp on the map by significantly moving up the company’s launch date, revealing its exclusive high-tech HQ to the world in the most dramatic way possible. Her unorthodox actions have frustrated Xavier, and Warren Worthington III continues to question the equality and respect that ought to come with a partnership. Still,…
Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles: Revisiting My Favourite Show About Motherhood
In a 2017 Guardian interview, James Cameron referred to Sarah Connor as a terrible mom. A disappointing statement from the man who introduced us to her in 1984’s original Terminator movie. In that film, he gave us a character, then played by Linda Hamilton, who went from mousy waitress to barking “Get up soldier! Move…
INTERVIEW: Juni Ba on Djeliya
While growing up in Senegal and spending summers in France in the ’90s, Juni Ba found lots of time to feed his active imagination with the likes of Xena, Beyoncé, manga, bande dessinées, and the Cartoon Network. When not busy watching or reading of the exciting adventures of any number of his favourite characters, he…
REVIEW: Djeliya Looks Into the Past to Sing a New Song for the Future
The apocalypse came with the push of a button. No one knows why, but the great wizard Soumaoro simply blew up the world one day. New leaders have arisen in the aftermath, though not all have the best interests of the people in mind. No one has thought to ask why Soumaoro destroyed the world…
INTERVIEW: Ed Brisson and Damian Couceiro Take Us Beyond the Breach
Imagine your life as you know it has fallen apart. Leaving your cheating partner behind, you head off on a road trip, filled with rage and uncertainty about what comes next. What if that ‘what comes next’ is a giant interdimensional tear that looses monstrous creatures into our world? Writer Ed Brisson and artist Damian…