Happy Eisner nominations, one and all! We’re incredibly proud to once again be nominated for Best Comics-Related Periodical/Journalism, but that’s not why we’re here. The Eisners are the most prestigious and high-profile awards in the comic industry, but for the most part, they’re steeped in mystery. How does one vote? Who can vote? What happened…
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…
REVIEW: X-Men #20 – Burning Hearts
The future looms as Nimrod awakens! Unfortunately for Orchis, Mystique has annihilation on her mind in the penultimate issue of Jonathan Hickman’s X-Men.
REVIEW: Witchblood #3 Is Stylish as Hell
Every character in Witchblood is the coolest person I’ve ever seen.
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…
Emilia Clarke on Her New Comic M.O.M.: Mother of Madness
Comics written by celebrities are a mixed bag. From the blockbuster IP grabs like BRZRKR that attach a beloved actor in order to get a movie made, to the B-movie style indie comics which wouldn’t pass muster if there wasn’t a big name attached, through nepotism-driven Spider-Man runs that quickly run their course, it can…
Archie Comics Pubwatch: June 2021
Welcome to the Archie Comics Pubwatch for the month of June! I’m Lisa, reporting from a corner booth at Pop’s Chock ‘lit Shoppe, and here’s this month’s news! In this month’s Archie Comics Pubwatch, There’s a new writer on the Mighty Crusaders series, Bite Sized Archie makes some giant-sized moves, and much more!
REVIEW: Hellions #12 Crashes the Hellfire Gala
The Hellfire Gala has begun, and perhaps understandably, the only members of the Hellions that managed to snag an invite are Kwannon and Alex, along with their overseer Sinister. The cover to Hellions #12 gives us a glimpse as to the reason for that decision, as Segovia and Beredo deftly illustrate the chaos that this…
REVIEW: X-Force #20 Keeps The Party Rockin’
In many ways, X-Force #20 feels like the real start of the Hellfire Gala despite being the second issue of the story.
REVIEW: Marauders #21 Kicks off the Hellfire Gala With All Flash, No Substance
The Hellfire Gala is finally here! The stage is set for mutants to take their place as the foremost influences and visionaries on Earth as they show just how far they’ve come in front of the world’s rich and powerful. And also Jimmy Kimmell is here for some reason. Marauders #21 is the official start…
REVIEW: New Mutants #18: On a Precipice
There’s something looming ahead in the distance for the denizens of Krakoa, and it’s not just the Hellfire Gala — the Shadow King’s intentions hang over everything and remain unrevealed. This issue doesn’t bring us any closer to understanding his aims; instead, this issue continues to use the mutants as a metaphor of dysphoria, explicitly…
Previously on Comics: Pride Edition
Hey hey hey, it’s Kate here again to give you the comics news round-up for the first week of June aka Pride Month. And while I, like other queer people, are queer the other 11 months of the year as well, Pride Month has become known for one thing other than the annual queer/kink discourse,…
