Launched in the fall, Ahoy Comics wants to shake up the comics publishing industry with a different kind of publication—namely, a comic book magazine that features a full-length main story, followed by supplementary material that includes prose and even poetry. “I’ve come to believe you can speak truth through the fundamental telling of stories,” said…
PUBWATCH: Dynamite Fall/Winter Roundup
In her last giant-sized Pubwatch romp, our darling Rosie Knight rounded up the details of Dynamite’s adventures during the spring. With Rosie’s busy schedule, doing stuff like chatting with Captain Marvel, she’s passed on the Dynamite Pubwatch torch, so here I am!
Brother Nash: A Supernatural Adventure Full of All the Things Bridgit Connell Loves
Pegged as “American Gods meets Teen Wolf and Hellboy on the midnight road to Sacramento!” Bridgit Connell’s Brother Nash is a supernatural adventure that follows a highway trucker who can speak to ghosts, helping them along their path in the afterlife. When the moon is full, Nashoba’s dark and ancient secret emerges. This is far more than a…
Presenting the Nominees for the 2019 Bookmarked Awesome Awards
Best of 2018 lists are popping up all over the internet. Whether or not we agree with everything on those lists, we’re sure those lists missed a few of the best (and not so best) things that went on in the book industry this year. Here are our list of nominees for the Bookmarked Awesome…
Presenting the Nominees for the 2019 WWAC Awesome Awards
While everyone is putting together their best of list for 2018, we want to do something a little different with the return of our Awesome Awards. There are many, many comics we loved this year, and you’ll get to read about those, but the comic industry isn’t just about the comics we read. There have…
[EXCLUSIVE PREVIEW] The Mignola-verse’s Crimson Lotus #2
Assassin, witch, enemy of Lobster Johnson, and mother to Ben, Yumiko Daimio’s history is steeped in dark magic and blood, beginning with the ghastly murder of her father during the Russo-Japanese War. One of the three Mignola-verse titles announced at Comic-Con earlier this year, Crimson Lotus is a five-part mini series from Dark Horse Comics. Written…
Get Creative With Archie’s Holiday Coloring Book
Archie’s Holiday Coloring Book Archie Comics November 6, 2018 Riverdale might be dominating the screen, but if you’re partial to that classic Archie vibe, then you need to add Archie’s Holiday Coloring Book to your holiday wish list. Featuring numerous pages of Archie, Betty, Veronica, Jughead, Reggie, and more enjoying the holidays, this is both…
The Pros and (Comic) Cons of Hope Nicholson’s Newest Anthology
Comic book conventions are wondrous opportunities for fans to find rare goodies, play dress up, attend panels and workshops, hangout with friends, discover something new, and meet the creators of the comics they love to read. We often get to see conventions from the fan perspectives, but what are these events like from the other…
Previously on Comics: Layoffs at Lion Forge, Creators Supporting Creators, and the Bests of 2018
Despite the MCU, well, existing, I still get a little tingly about the fact that comics continue to hit the mainstream media nowadays, like G. Willow Wilson’s new Wonder Woman making headlines over at Vogue. It’s not always a good tingly feeling, especially in those moments when the comics industry likes to prove how trash…
To All The Cons We’ve Loved This Year
We all have different criteria for what makes a convention. Some people love the huge rush of large venues like SDCC. Some like quieter, smaller things. With 2018’s convention season having finally wound down, we figured it’d be a good idea to talk about which con each of us liked best, and why.
Alien 3 #1: Not Bad for an Unproduced Screenplay
Alien 3: The Unproduced Screenplay #1 Tamra Bonvillain (colors), Daniel Chabon (editor), Johnnie Christmas (story adaptation, art), William Gibson (story), Nate Piekos (letters) Dark Horse Comics November 14, 2018 A copy of this book was provided by the publisher in exchange for an honest review. When James Cameron introduced some badass marines in his follow…
Bitter Root #1: A Monstrously Vibrant Swing into the Harlem Renaissance
Bitter Root #1 Chuck Brown (writer), Sanford Greene (artist), David F. Walker (writer) Image Comics November 14, 2018 A copy of this comic was provided by the publisher in exchange for an honest review. The 1920s brought the social, intellectual, and artistic explosion known as the Harlem Renaissance in New York. Apparently, unbeknownst to those…