We start with some mixed news: last week, it was revealed that eight of the eleven defendants in the Cody Pickrodt case have been dismissed [Content Warning], leaving only Whit Taylor, Hazel Newlevant, and Morgan Pielli. While that’s good, this was largely on a technicality; those eight were outside of New York jurisdiction. The other three could…
Titan Comics PUBWATCH: May 2019
April showers bring May flowers, and much is in bloom at Titan Comics.
Red Sonja and Vampirella Meet Betty and Veronica #1: The Team-Up I Didn’t Know I Wanted
Red Sonja and Vampirella meet Betty and Veronica #1 Vinicius Andrade (Colours), Amy Chu (Writer), Maria Sanapo (Artist), Taylor Esposito (Letters) Dynamite Comics 5 May, 2019 Red Sonja and Vampirella are in Riverdale hunting down the Cult of Chaos, old enemies who have turned their evil intentions on Riverdale High. The new biology teacher is…
TCAF 2019 Diary: Calls to Action and Comics Communities
Ever since I moved to Toronto in 2018, I’ve heard about the Toronto Comics and Arts Festival (TCAF), which I had narrowly missed in 2018 because I arrived a month too late. So, it really isn’t surprising that the moment I got the chance, I made arrangements to attend the festival in 2019.
Riverdale Season 3 #2 Glimpses Into The Season’s Big Mysteries
Riverdale Season 3 #2 ‘Cold Comfort Farm’ Micol Ostow (Writer), Thomas Pitilli (Artist), Andre Skymanowicz (Colours), John Workman (Letters) ‘Choni Goes West’ Janice Chiang (Letters), Joe Eisma (Artist), Matt Herms (Colours), Micol Ostow (Writer) Archie Comics 24 April, 2019 The Farm has been a mystery throughout season three of Riverdale, but if you were hoping…
WWACommendations: True Beauty, Crimes, Barbarella, and Winter Soldier
What comics are you reading lately? Every month, WWAC contributors share a few favorites among comics we’re reading. Let us know on Twitter what you’re reading!
Megan Rose Gedris: Spectacle and Story
Note: This interview is the first of a two-part series, and it contains mild spoilers for the first volume of Spectacle.
Previously on Comics: Do None Of These People Know How To Operate Businesses Like Adults, Or
Obviously, the big ticket story of last week was the announced merger of Lion Forge and Oni Press. It was spun Wednesday morning by the New York Times as a bold step for the future, but the actual reality of it is that a predominantly Black-owned company is merging into a company owned and operated…
X-Men Book Club: Havok Makes Us Cry
In our last x-chat, we discussed the whereabouts of one Douglas Ramsay, a mutant who died poorly and has never really recovered well from that. This time around, the X-Men Book Club subject is a man who lives poorly. Alex Summers, brother of Scott. Codename: Havok. He… dab pic.twitter.com/DA3mVeaY8v — The glamour clown from Clowny…
Remembering St. Mark’s Comics: Transitioning In the Comic Shop
It’s early 2018. A middle-aged woman wanders into St Mark’s Comics looking to buy a book for her teenage son who likes Marvel movies. I pick out a couple trades featuring the Avengers and Spider-Man and tell her why I like them and she buys one and thanks me. She asks if I’ve ever worked…
Breaking Down the Mysterious #MarvelComics Line-Up
Ah, Marvel! When you’re not queerbaiting us with your films, you’re disappointing us with hires and including violent exploitative trans panic deaths in your flagship books. But for some reason–it’s a mix of nostalgia, endless optimism, and the incredible roster of characters–we still stick around, and as it was a day ending in Y, Wednesday,…
Doctor Who: The Thirteenth Doctor: Aliens, Time Travel, Mysteries
Doctor Who: The Thirteenth Doctor Volume 1 Enrica Eren Angiolini (Colours), Valeria Favoccia (Artist), Jody Houser (Writer), Sarah Jacobs (Letters), John Roshell (Letters), Viviana Spinelli (Colours), Giorgio Sposito (Artist), Rachel Stott (Artist) Titan Comics, BBC 7 May, 2019 The Thirteenth Doctor and her companions Yaz, Ryan, and Graham are enjoying a one-of-a-kind celestial occurrence when…