Buffy the Vampire Slayer: High School is Hell Raúl Angulo (colorist) Jordie Bellaire (writer), Ed Dukeshire (letterer), Dan Mora (penciller), Jeanine Schaefer (editor), Matthew Taylor (cover artist) BOOM! Studios May 22, 2019 Buffy is back, and there are some changes. As far as reboots go, retreading and/or revamping nostalgic ground can be hit or miss. I’m going…
A Gathering of Letterers
If you’ve been following By the Letters since the series inception early this year, you know that I’ve been spotlighting the fine art of comic book lettering and have featured a few interviews with letterers, including Ariana Maher. We’re a big fan of roundtables at WWAC, so I asked Maher if she’d help me get…
Phoenix Rising: Kayleigh Hearn on X-Men’s Jean Grey
Redheads have a special place in our hearts here at WWAC, and one redhead in particular is the favourite of our favourite Reviews Editor, Kayleigh Hearn. Leading up to the latest X-Men film, Dark Phoenix, starring Sophie Turner as the titular character, Kayleigh has some thoughts to share on the rise and fall and rise…
4 Colorism, or, White Paper/Brown Pixels
Welcome back to this two part series on comics, color printing technology, and dark skin! We’re still here, trying to figure out brown. Luckily, things get a little less ashy from here on out. In the last section, we thought about technological biases against brown skin, which have cropped up and persisted in film technology and—I’ve…
Britain Versus Aliens in Invasion 1984!
Invasion 1984! Alan Grant and John Wagner (script), Eric Bradbury (art), various (lettering) Treasury of British Comics/Rebellion May 2019 A stablemate to the legendary 2000 AD, Battle was a weekly anthology that aimed to kick new life into the traditional British war comic. During its run from 1975 to 1988, it tried a number of…
DC PUBWATCH – May 2019 Edition
This month’s big DC news is bittersweet for your trusty DC Pubwatcher. Tom King is leaving the Batman title at the end of the year with issue #85. This means that King’s Batman run will clock in at 81 issues, 3 annuals, and a story from the Secret Files issue. This leaves it short of…
Immortal Hulk #17 Shines a Light on Bruce Banner’s Psyche
Immortal Hulk #17 Joe Bennett (artist), Al Ewing (writer), Ruy José (inker), Paul Mount (colorist), Cory Petit (letterer) Marvel Comics May 15, 2019 In Immortal Hulk #17, Al Ewing and Joe Bennett, with inker Ruy José, colorist Paul Mounts, and letterer Cory Petit, deliver another solid, unsettling issue in one of the strongest ongoing books of the…
Pros and (Comic) Cons is a Relatable Look at Conventions from the Other Side of the Table
Pros and (Comic) Cons Colleen Coover (cover), Hope Nicholson (editor) Dark Horse Comics May 29, 2019 Disclaimer: A copy of this publication was provided by the publisher in exchange for an honest review. Comic conventions and festivals can be as fun as they are overwhelming for attendees. My first comic convention was well over two…
Paradox Girl: First Cycle is Worth a Second and Third Read
Paradox Girl: First Cycle Peter Bensley (editor), Cayti Elle Bourquin (writer), Yishan Li (illustrator) Top Cow Productions (originally published by Hana Comics) May 29, 2019 Unless you’re a Gallifreyan, a Terminator, Cable, or Scott Bakula, messing around with time is a dangerous plot device. There are consequences to your every action, and keeping up with…
Star Trek: The Q Conflict #4: A Suspenseful and Thrilling Adventure
Star Trek: The Q Conflict #4 Alexandra Alexakis (colours), Silvia Califano (artist), Elisabetta D’Amico (artist), David Tipton (writer), Scott Tipton (writer), Neil Uyetake (letters) IDW Publishing 22 May, 2019 Following a desultory third issue, Star Trek: The Q Conflict #4 is a rousing adventure that sees the four ships and crews of this series—Enterprise, Enterprise…
Top Cow Pubwatch: April/May
Top Cow news has been light over the past little while, and there aren’t necessarily a lot of new comics on the horizon, but the publisher continues to consistently produce solid reads in their ongoing series. Their library features a lot of unique stories, as well as their latest reboot of their flagship title, Cyber…
The Tap Dance Killer Takes Centre Stage
The curtain opens and we are introduced to Nikki St Clair, the Tap Dance Killer. She’s a sweet woman who started out as a talented actress—until she took the wrong role. Now she and her stage mates are trapped, believing they are deadly, badass gangsters who need to bring Cleveland to its knees. Written by…