Sexy Princess Leia is bad. Sexy General Leia might be even worse. (If you’ve come across sexy General Leia art, don’t tell me.) Late last year, Carrie Fisher died. She was sixty-one. This week her last on-screen performance, as General Leia Organa, leader of the Resistance, hits theatres. The Last Jedi is—not by design, though…
Rebirth Roundup: Everything From December 13
This week sees two legendary artists returning to the characters they cut their teeth on, one of which was a complete surprise. We are also halfway through James Robinson’s Wonder Woman run, thankfully; and near the end of Superwoman, less thankfully. Rebirth Royalty this week goes to the surprising return of my favorite Superman writer…
Roundtable: The Wild Storm #9
Thanks for joining us again for Rae & Annie: The Only People On Earth Who Still Give A Crap About Wildstorm, which is neither the title of this feature nor honestly an accurate representation of the feelings of Wildstorm fans. [I guess they’re just having a bad day. —Ed.] This feature will contain spoilers, so…
Timing is Everything for Monstro Mechanica
Monstro Mechanica #1 Paul Allor (writer), Chris Evenhuis (artist), Sjan Weijers (colorist) Aftershock December 2017 In late fifteenth-century Florence, Italy, Leonardo da Vinci’s apprentice Isabel struggles to keep her teacher safe from the world and the world safe from him when the inventor finds himself caught between a rock and a hard place: the Medicis…
Monthly Marvel Muster: Building A Legacy
Welcome once again to Monthly Marvel Muster… or bi-monthly Marvel Muster, as the case may be. My November was a trash fire, but I’m back now with two months of Marvel news and reviews all at once [Thank goodness! —Ed.]. A lot happened in the last two months. Marvel Legacy is now in full swing,…
Down and Dirty with Dex: Stumptown, Vol. 1
Stumptown, Vol. 1 Greg Rucka (Writer), Matthew Southworth (Artist), Lee Loughridge (Colorist) Oni Press 2010 A no-nonsense female private investigator, who also happens to be bisexual, Dex Parios could have been a one-dimensional fantasy figure aimed at a male audience, but Greg Rucka has created a nuanced portrait of a really interesting character situated firmly…
Rick and Morty #32: Get Outta My Dreams, Get Into My Space Car
Rick and Morty #32 Pamela Ribon (Writer), Erica Hayes (Artist), Katy Farina (Colorist) Oni Press November 29, 2017 The first episode I ever watched of Rick and Morty was “Raising Gazorpazorp.” While the show has since become one of my favorites my initial impression based on that episode was … not great. The main storyline…
Agent 1.22 #2: Beautiful but Flawed
Agent 1.22 #2 Tom Dheere, Angelo Panetta, David Martin (Creators), Stephan Nilson (Writer), Doug Shuler (Artist), Charles Pritchett (Letters), Liz Bradley (Design) September 28, 2017 Agent 1.22 began life as a web series and has since spun-off into a four-part comic series. The second issue was released in September of 2017. The series follows the titular…
5 Creepy Christmas Comic Book Covers
In the word’s of everyone’s favorite British beard-rock band Wizard, “It’s CHRIIIISSTTTMMASSS!!” Which means that it’s the perfect time to look at some weird old comics, and say, “What the fuck were they thinking?” So stuff your stockings full of these seriously strange Christmas covers from the big two, and then remember that whatever you’re…
Garfield: The Thing in the Fridge Has Bite
Garfield: The Thing in the Fridge Mark Evanier, Scott Nickel (Writers), Antonio Alfaro, Aatmaja Pandya (Artists) BOOM! Studios October 25, 2017 Garfield is the subject of many modern memes. I’m very pleased that, for some reason, Jim Davis’s creation hasn’t really changed at all. The Thing In The Fridge is a collection of three Garfield…
5 Terrible Image Crossover Comics
Before Image Comics was a bastion of creator rights (lol), they too were just a publisher putting out shitty crossovers. Yes, the Image Boys were born and raised in the Big Two, so why on Earth would they do anything differently? These crossovers were almost all terrible—like much of Image’s early output—and occasionally included some…
BOOM! Bar: Caylo’s Last Bunch
This week, of Wednesday the sixth (just passed), Lumberjanes volume seven is released and Armory Wars keeps on keepin’ on. As for the rest of the licensed fare: Corissa, stalwart of the BOOM! Bar Adventure Time beat, has this to say of KaBOOM!’s issue #71 : Adventure Time #71: Double Troubles Part 2 is a…
