HEY Y’ALL, IT’S KICKSTARTER SEASON! For me, and you, and everyone! A couple of weeks ago I actually launched my own Kickstarter for the third volume of our anthology of queer historical fiction (back it here!) and dang if it isn’t inspiring and a little intimidating to share the stage with so many other incredible projects….
BOOM Pubwatch: March 2019
Welcome to the March Pubwatch for BOOM! Studios. This is my first month writing the BOOM! Pubwatch but you may remember me (Christa) from the IDW Pubwatch. I really enjoyed my time writing about IDW comics and in particular expanding my knowledge of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles universe, and now I am excited to dive…
It’s Do or Die Time for Lars in Steven Universe #25
Steven Universe #25 Gabriele Bagnoli (Art); Terry Blas (Writing);Mike Fiorentino (Letters); Joana Lafunte (Colors); Jen Bartel, Missy Pena, Francesca Perrone and Xiao Tong Kong (Covers) KaBOOM! February 27th, 2019 KaBOOM!’s successful Steven Universe ongoing has been a charming little treat of a book, and this issue continues the tradition. With its gentle colors, wonderful writing,…
Previously on Comics and Comics Adjacent Media but Mostly Comics I Promise
This week has been chock full of pre-ECCC announcements and first looks so apologies if this starts to get repetitive but there is a ton of cool stuff on its way and — bonus — pretty much everyone was too busying prepping for cons to show their ass so I dont have have to write…
Cover Girl: Faithless No. 1
Welcome to Cover Girl. Each month, we gather a team of WWAC contributors to analyze a new and notable comic book cover featuring one or more women. This month, Claire, Nola, and Louis discuss Paul Pope’s cover for Faithless #1 from BOOM! Studios.
Mighty Morphin Power Rangers #36: Hope in the Void
Mighty Morphin Power Rangers #36 “Beyond the Grid” Walter Baiamonte (Colours), Marguerite Bennett (Writer), Alessandro Cappuccio (Artist), Ed Dukeshire (Letters), Simone Di Meo (Artist), Francesco Segala (Colours) “The New Adventures of Blue Senturion & Ninjor” Bachan (Artist), Jim Campbell (Letters), Ryan Ferrier (Writer), Jeremy Lawson (Colours) BOOM! Studios 27 February, 2019 The Void’s very own…
Everyone Has Their Demons in Buffy #2
Buffy the Vampire Slayer #2 Jordie Bellaire (writer); Dan Mora (art); Raul Angulo (colors); Ed Dukeshires (letters); Ryan Inzana, Celia Lowenthal, Miguel Mercado, Audrey Mok, Matthew Taylor, Kevin Wada (Covers) Boom! Studios February 27, 2019 As we all know, life as a Slayer isn’t easy. You get badass superpowers, sure, but the trade-off kind of…
Titan Comics PUBWATCH: March 2019
Spring is on the horizon and Titan Comics is here to ensure it will be a memorable one.
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Mata Hari: Beautiful Art, Confusing Storytelling
Mata Hari Emma Beeby (Writer), Ariela Kristantina (Artist), Pat Masioni (Colours), Sal Cipriano (Letters) Dark Horse Comics 13 March, 2019 It is 1917. Infamous seductress and spy, Mata Hari, stands trial for working against the interests of France. Though she vehemently denies the accusations, her counsel is given neither time nor access to the requisite…
She Could Fly: For Those Who Can’t Be Superheroes
She Could Fly Christopher Cantwell (Writer), Martín Morazzo (Artist), Miroslav Mrva (Colours), Clem Robins (Letters) Dark Horse Comics 13 March, 2019 Luna Brewster isn’t okay. All day and all night, she has horrifyingly violent thoughts. She can’t stop them, and she can’t tell anyone about them. So she waits for the day when she won’t…
Letterers: Jill Gerber on the Unsung Heroes of Comics in the Classroom
When it comes to using comics in the classroom, letterers are truly the unsung heroes of the medium, according to educator Jill Gerber. In our earlier Comics Academe interview focusing on how the use of comics has evolved as a literary teaching tool, Gerber, an award-winning educator and consultant, explains that lettering is one of…
Anthologizing Illness in Shammas’s CORPUS
CORPUS: A Comic Anthology of Bodily Ailments Nadia Shammas (editor) September 2018 Nadia Shammas’s illness-and-healthcare anthology, CORPUS: A Comic Anthology of Bodily Ailments, came out late last year, and I’ve been meaning to write about it since I got the gorgeous physical copy in the mail. A full-color, close to 300-page volume, CORPUS delivers a…
