Back when I spoke to Matt Hawkins in March, we spent a little time talking about the sexual legacy of the first ten years or so of Top Cow. We also spoke a little about Witchblade–a title about a woman who carries a living weapon disguised as a bracelet–which is being resurrected in December, with…
2017 Ignatz Awards Celebrate Diversity and Community
This year’s Ignatz Awards felt more charged than recent years, and the current political climate felt immediate and present even in the ballroom of the Bethesda Marriott where the ceremony is traditionally held. This wider perspective led to an evening of intensely personal speeches about the power of community, comics, and becoming an active participant…
Previously On Comics: Say What You Mean, Mean What You Say
Last week, on 9/11, G.I. Joe writer Aubrey Sitterson shared some rather charged opinions about that day and the United States’ collective response to it. Because this is comics, everyone who heard this opinion did so calmly and shared an equally calm reacti–ahahahahahahaha. No, of course, there’s a campaign to get him fired. Disingenuous sorts…
Here’s the Buzz About The Unstoppable Wasp
The Unstoppable Wasp #1-8 Jeremy Whitley (Writer), Elsa Charretier (Artist), Megan Wilson (Colorist) Marvel Comics January – August, 2017 The Unstoppable Wasp was released in January 2017 as part of the Marvel NOW! initiative. The series focuses on Nadia Pym (later Nadia Van Dyne), the super-scientist daughter of Henry Pym and his first wife Maria Trovaya….
Totally Buggin’ for Clueless: Senior Year
Clueless: Senior Year Amber Benson and Sarah Kuhn (Writers), Siobhan Keenan (Artist), Shan Murphy (Colorist), Jim Campbell (Letterer) Based on characters created by Amy Heckerling BOOM! Studios August 23, 2017 Spoiler Alert: Plot details below
52 Facts About DC, By The Numbers: September 2017 Week Two
Or However Many I Feel Like, And They Might Not All Be Facts Welcome back to By The Numbers, the column where I count things in this week’s new comics from DC! This column will contain spoilers, but I’ll keep them as vague as possible while still amusing myself. Last week I complained about 17…
Taproot is a Sublime, Succulent, Surprise of a Comic
Taproot: A Story About a Gardener and a Ghost Keezy Young (Writer and Artist), AW’s Tom Napolitano (Letterer) Lion Forge Comics September 13, 2017 Taproot is an astoundingly beautiful book, I just have to start by saying that. It may sound hyperbolic but it’s the truth. With Taproot, Keezy Young has created something sweet, sombre, and…
BOOM! BAR: Let’s Get Gothic (Plus Robots! Murder! Roller Derby!)
Jane! Jane Eyre. It’s Jane Eyre time! In comics! Yessss. It’s a fat week for BOOM! actually, with ten releases all told. Seven are single issues; three are graphic novels (two of which are collections, actually). In the latter of the latter, Kurt Russell and Kurt Russell team up: Pak and Bayliss’ Big Trouble in Little…
Still Standing: Mister Miracle Escaping the Stigma of Mental Illness
As someone with depression and a love for comics, I often find myself looking to superheroes for escapism. A hero can always push forward no matter the difficulty, even if it takes a toll on them. More often than not, the trials and tribulations our favorite heroes are put through are those in the physical…
Rebirth Roundup: Everything From September 13
For DC, this was a real hit or miss week. The issues that worked really worked, and the issues that didn’t just kind of felt there. A lot of the best stuff this week took more time to read than usual, because they were so packed with things to pick apart. It was honestly hard…
Blood Stain: An Interview With Linda Sejic
Blood Stain volume 3 is the latest chapter in Linda Lukšić Šejić’s long-running slice-of-life comic. It was first published on her Deviantart site in the form of individual strips, which she later collected into trade paperbacks published by Top Cow, for whom she has done a lot of work-for-hire. The comic follows the adventures of Elliot “Elly”…
Monthly Marvel Muster: Endings and Beginnings
Welcome back to the August edition Monthly Marvel Muster! Where I discuss the goings-on of the Marvel comics universe. August saw the long-awaited end of Secret Empire, and the first of the Generations one-shots featuring time-tossed team-ups between characters who’ve used the same code names at different times. No new ongoing series launched in August,…
