Horror takes on a whole new meaning when told by and about Black people. With so much of history for people of the African Diaspora bound up in enslavement, it’s difficult to separate any artistic expression from the generational trauma and the continued weight of racism. Though it is as disturbing to read those stories…
REVIEW: Marauders #17: Storm Packs a Powerful Punch
Emma Frost gets down to business in Marauders #17, cleaning up after Sebastian Shaw’s treachery and solidifying Krakoa’s enterprises with the humans. But first, a dance to the death.
Previously On Comics: Exhausting
Good morning! Welcome to the third week of January 2021, and let’s hope this one is a touch less exhausting than the first two have been. You may remember news on some copyright strikes happening over some new Japanese laws from a couple weeks ago. The strikes specifically seemed to be related to Dragonball Z…
All We Ever Look For: Orphans & Adoption in Fantastic Four
CW for mentions of child abuse What is it that sets Fantastic Four apart from other team books? Though the roster rotates slightly throughout the years as characters move in and out of each other’s lives, everybody knows the Fantastic Four will always be Susan Storm, Reed Richards, Johnny Storm & Ben Grimm. This consistency…
Last Week’s Episode: The MCU News is Back Baby
After a year that was, depending on how you looked at, it blissfully or depressingly free of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, the all consuming Disney entertainment powerhouse is back. In a week that has felt like a year it might have been easy to miss all the entertainment news. But thanks to the arrival of…
REVIEW: House of El: The Shadow Threat
House of El: The Shadow Threat had me hooked almost immediately, and if you want to see likable young adults try to save their society, this is the tightly plotted, fast-paced, and lushly illustrated book for you.
Titan Comics PUBWATCH: January 2021
What a year it’s been — and we’re only two weeks into it. But as my mother reminds me, “where there is life, there is hope.” And where there are comics, with heroes that stand up for good over evil, there will always be hope. This month, we take a look at the second issues…
WandaVision: What’s the Source?
Back in September, two trailers came out on the same day, and I tweeted, “Wanda’s thinking of ending things.” It’s a joke that works because in later years Wanda Maximoff, the Scarlet Witch, has been given tremendous reality-adjustment abilities (she could end anything in a blink, including the Mutant Menace), and because the glitchy visuals,…
REVIEW: The Picture of Everything Else Delivers Murder & Intrigue With A Wildean Flare
I’m always curious to hear about unique and interesting concepts for new comic books, and I have to admit that Vault Comics’ The Picture of Everything Else did immediately catch my eye for that reason. The very first time I read the title of this book, it stood out to me, and I thought to…
REVIEW: Star Wars: The High Republic #1 Introduces Readers to a New Era
In Star Wars: The High Republic #1, Padawan Keeve Trennis begins her trials to become a Jedi Knight, but on a quiet planet in the Outer Rim, Keeve gets much more than she bargained for. When lives are at stake, a Jedi has only one choice—protect the helpless. But is this the start of something…
Find Modern Peace with Pipette and Dudley Charming Dog Adventure Comics
A comic I return to again and again is Baby Bun, by Yoyo, a mini-mini mini comic I picked up — for 50p — in passing on my way out of OK True Believers in its first or second year. It’s a panel per page sequence of what appears to be a large ice cube…
REVIEW: Hellions #8 – Fruit of the Poisoned Tree
Hello from your Hellions pinch-hitter! This was not a title I had previously been reading (sorry to Alex Summers fans) but I’m pleased I nabbed this — despite being made up of characters I’d previously felt pretty neutral about, I’m 100% invested now.
