Welcome to the October IDW Pubwatch! It’s been a busy month at IDW and I’ve got all the interesting news coming out of the publishing house as well as tons of IDW comic book reviews. Plus, I have a selection of my favourite covers from this month!
Batman #78 & 79: BatCat In Paradise
Batman #78 and #79 Clayton Cowles (letterer), Tom King (writer), Clay Mann (artist/inker), Seth Mann (inker), Tomeu Morey (colorist), DC Comics September 11, 2019 and September 18, 2019 Batman #78 and #79 bring us paradise, romance, and more, as Catwoman gets Batman back into fighting shape!
WWAC Chats: Bicons For Bisexual Awareness Month
Oh hey—it’s that time again! That day—September 23rd—or week, or heck, that whole MONTH where we remember that bisexuals exist and have our own unique styles, struggles, and memes. We have a LOT of memes, y’all. https://gallusrostromegalus.tumblr.com/post/166314618898/are-you-a-finger-guns-bisexual-or-an-awkward We also have a lot of disaster bisexuals, including me—your humble zine-loving bisexual who really meant to…
A Flame Con Chat With Jen Bartel: Artist, Businesswoman, Superhero
Talk to anyone in the comics industry and they will share with you one common thread: the help of others to get them to where they are today. Eisner-award winning artist Jen Bartel (Blackbird) not only believes in that, but worked to pay it forward with a mentorship program at this year’s Flame Con, the…
Powers of X #5: The Winged Victory of Krakoa
Powers of X #5 VC’s Clayton Cowles (letterer), Marte Gracia (colorist), Jonathan Hickman (writer), Tom Muller (design), R. B. Silva (artist) September 25, 2019 Marvel Comics House of X and Powers of X are experiences that intensify as we experience them. It is an act of trust for Jonathan Hickman to write an X-Men comic…
Previously On Comics: Avoiding The Allie/Way
Good morning! It’s Monday, it’s time to wake you up, so let’s start with Previously!
Comics and Kink: Bettie Page, the Dark Angel of Comic Books
Humanity uses fiction as a means of escape; it’s a pretty old refrain. At the same time, that doesn’t necessarily mean the realities of our world don’t bleed into the margins. Certain environments, foods, educational systems, and the general laws of physics are common enough to be negligible, for example. We structure ourselves around these…
Disney’s The Falcon And The Winter Soldier Is a Chance To Do Right By Sharon Carter
The Marvel Cinematic Universe has turned many comics characters into pop culture darlings, from Iron Man to Groot to Shuri. Sharon Carter is, arguably, not one of those characters.
The Canadian Comics Open Library Is Shaping Our Shelves
Finding comic books at your local library can sometimes be an effort in frustration, or worse, futility. If they are available at all, they are often lumped under a single label, hidden away on a shelf in the corner. Part of the issue, explained librarian Rotem Diamant in a CBC interview, is that the current…
Cover Volume 1: More Unexpected Chuckles Than Thrilling Adventure
Cover Volume 1 Brian Michael Bendis (creator, writer), David Mack (creator, writer, artist), Carlos M. Mangual (letterer), Zu Orzu (digital colourist) Jinxworld April 2019 Cover Volume 1 was not what I expected it to be. David Mack regularly speaks about his work with the State Department as a cultural ambassador, and does so again in…
DC PUBWATCH – September 2019 Edition
The biggest news of this month’s DC Pubwatch is the further expansion of the Black Label line with another addition to Frank Miller’s Dark Knight canon (why?!), and Daniel Warren Johnson’s Wonder Woman: Dead Earth. We also got news of James Tynion IV’s “Year of the Villain” spin-off tied to the Infected and the Batman…
Insta Made Me Read It: Fluffy Boyfriend and Little Matcha Girl
This week, I’m looking at once comic I saw on the Webtoon Instagram, Little Matcha Girl. It wasn’t a promoted post, but it was a video advert for a new release—notable production investment. The other, Fluffy Boyfriend, was suggested for me by the Webtoon app based on the comics I subscribed to (i.e. the comics…
