A while ago I was listening to a podcast on the drive to work, and in it, the hosts took time to discuss the very first Excalibur story The Sword Is Drawn. It’s a great book, and the start of an even greater series, but I’d rather leave the discussion of the overall story to…
Bunnies, Knife-Fights, and Doom II: A Review of This Must Be The Place: A Please Keep Warm Collection
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10 Years of Locke and Key: The Creators on the Journey So Far
A little over ten years ago, writer Joe Hill and comic book artist Gabriel Rodriguez published the first of six Locke & Key graphic novels. The series went on to become a bestseller and a household name for many horror readers. There is now a very real possibility that Locke & Key will grace television…
Hire These Folx: Bianca Xunise
Hire This Woman was a long-running series of interviews at ComicsAlliance overseen by Janelle Asselin. We’re happy to announce that from here on out, with Asselin’s blessing, we’ll be taking over the “Hire This Woman” mantle. Using the questions from the original series we’ll be interviewing our favourite creators who identify as anything other than…
The Pre-Human Avengers: Archaeology and Marvel’s Avengers of 1,000,000 BC
Marvel Legacy #1 Jason Aaron (Writer), Esad Ribić with Steve McNiven (Artists), Matthew Wilson (Colorist) Additional Artists: Chris Samnee; Russell Dauterman: Alex Maleev; Ed McGuinness; Stuart Immonen & Wade Von Grawbadger; Pepe Larraz; Jim Cheung; Daniel Acuña; Greg Land & Jay Leisten; Mike Deodato Jr. David Marquez Marvel Comics September 27, 2017 When I saw…
Gotta Catch “Pocket Mortys: Pocket Like You Stole It”
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Dark, but Not Grim: Songs for the Dead
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Jem and the Holograms: Dimensions #4: Social Headaches
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Tenuously Building to Something Satisfying: Swing #1
Swing #1 Matt Hawkins & Jenni Cheung (writers), Linda Sejic (artist) Top Cow Productions, Inc. On the header menu of the Top Cow website, the second choice seen is “FREE COMICS.” Down at the bottom of the page, with the rest of the Sejic output, is Swing #1, co-written by Top Cow COO Matt Hawkins….
Haytham: A Childhood in Syria: Poignant and Subtle Look at Refugee Life
Haytham Nicolas Hénin (writer), Kyungeun Park (artist) Europe Comics at izneo.com 17 June, 2017 IZNEO HAS PROVIDED WWAC WITH A VIP ACCESS PASS. Based on the true story of a Syrian refugee in France, Haytham: A Childhood in Syria chronicles the life of a Syrian family as they escape an oppressive regime in their home country.
Bloodstrike: Cable and the Rainbow
Bloodstrike #1 Rob Liefeld (art and story), Dan Fraga (art), Eric Stephenson (story), Danny Miki (art), Byron Talman (color), Brian Murray (color), Kirt Hathaway (letters) Image Comics 1993 Bloodstrike’s team leader Cabbot is Cable by another name. This is not a controversial or vindictive statement; Liefeld’s LEGO-like sense of superheroic character creation (a source of…
EXCLUSIVE PREVIEW: Lady MacLeod Becomes Lady Godiva in Mata Hari #3
One of the glittering stars of Karen Berger’s new imprint at Dark Horse Comics is Mata Hari, a five-issue miniseries about the famous courtesan and spy whose exploits have become myths. Written by Emma Beeby (Judge Anderson) and drawn by Ariela Kristantina (InSEXts), Mata Hari drops the veils of legend to reveal the complicated and…
