Mighty Morphin Power Rangers #32 “Beyond the Grid” Marguerite Bennett (Writer), Simone Di Meo (Artist), Alessandro Cappuccio (Artist), Walter Baiamonte (Colours), Francesco Segala (Colours), Ed Dukeshire (Letters) “The New Adventures of Blue Senturion & Ninjor” Ryan Ferrier (Writer), Bachan (Artist), Jeremy Lawson (Colours), Jim Campbell (Letters) BOOM! Studios 24 October, 2018 The last we saw…
Cynthia Von Buhler’s Glamorous Gumshoe, Minky Woodcock: The Girl Who Handcuffed Houdini
A mysterious death is the perfect source material for a juicy story. More so when it is the death of a famous person like Harry Houdini. The official report is that Houdini, aged 52, died of peritonitis at 1:26 p.m. on October 31, 1926, in Room 401 at Detroit’s Grace Hospital. The peritonitis was believed…
Uncanny X-Men #1: Xs and Uhhhhhs
Uncanny X-Men #1 “Disassembled Part 1” Mahmud Asrar (artist), Ed Brisson, Matthew Rosenberg, Kelly Thompson (writers), VC’s Joe Caramagna (letterer), Rachelle Rosenberg (colorist) “What Tomorrow Brings Part 1, 2, 3 & Epilogue” Mark Bagley, Mirko Colak, Ibraim Roberson (artists), Ed Brisson, Matthew Rosenberg, Kelly Thompson (writers), VC’s Joe Caramagna (letterer), GURU-eFX (colorist), Andrew Hennessey (inker)…
IDW PUBWATCH: Board Games and New Series
IDW puts out a lot of really fun comics every month, but this past month it felt like they really knocked it out of the park with some of their new series. But before I get into which of these new series caught my eye, there were also some exciting new announcements from the games…
No Better Words: A Study in Nakedness Versus Nudity
No Better Words Carolyn Nowak Silver Sprocket 2017 Mallory lusts after Theo so thoroughly she’s taken to creating new metaphors for just how he makes her feel. When Theo throws a party, she gathers her courage and tells him, even though she doesn’t feel she has the right words to express herself. “I—I… had a…
Cyborgs, Porn Stars, and Warlords: Tracy Queen Has it All
Tracy Queen opens with a disclaimer that makes it clear that this book is not for some very specific people. Specifically, no homophobes, sexists, misogynists, people under 18, xenophobes, transphobes, trolls, fatphobes, or the sexually repressed allowed. Published by Oneshi Press, Tracy Queen promises to be “an epic, pulpy-sci-fi adventure about one woman’s journey from…
Mirenda Journeys Beyond Words
Mirenda Volume 1 Grim Wilkins (writer and artist) Printed by Image Comics October 24, 2018 (Comic Stores) November 6, 2018 (Book Stores) A copy of this book was provided by the publisher in exchange for an honest review. Comics are intended to be the melding of words and art, but sometimes a book recognizes that…
Previously in Comics: Excelsior!
The comics world honored the lives of three men this week, each lost at very different points in their lives. One gone far too soon, lost in his twenties; another in middle age, having spent some 30 years bringing comics into the public eye; and the last, among of the first to have a hand…
Dream Daddy #3: Dadsona Returns
Welcome back again for another Group Review of Oni Press’s Dream Daddy series! Issue #3, written by the Game Grumps themselves, Vernon Shaw and Leighton Gray, came out last week, and we’ve got some more thoughts. See previous reviews here and here!
Why a Graphic Novel About a Sex Worker Is So Important Right Now
I wrote a graphic novel about a porn star. Before you keep reading, take a moment to ask yourself what that sentence made you feel. Then take a moment to ponder why. The sequential art industry is becoming more inclusive all the time, shining lights into hitherto unexplored spaces that aren’t always dominated by straight,…
How Now Top Cow: November Pubwatch
What’s New? Welcome to the Top Cow Pubwatch, where I run down the hows and nows of Top Cow Productions. What’s New this month? Well, following last week’s Library Con, Top Cow has been eager to get in touch with librarians, offering a Facebook group to help librarians and educators engage more readers with graphic…
Drawn to the Way “Drawn to Sex” Educates
Drawn to Sex: The Basics Erika Moen, Matthew Nolan Limerance Press November 2018 Erika Moen and Matthew Nolan, the creators behind Oh Joy Sex Toy, used Kickstarter to bring their newest book, Drawn to Sex: The Basics, to life. A practical look at sex, Drawn to Sex takes readers through what sex is, how to have…