Aside from “Who would win in a fight?” nothing gets comic fans more heated than the question of whether or not superheroes should marry. In this mini-feature, recent Bride Rebecca Henely-Weiss and her Maid of Honor Kayleigh Hearn take a trip down memory lane to the most significant times comic companies took the plunge and…
A New Destiny for Top Cow’s Genius
In 2008, Top Cow’s Pilot Season introduced us to Adam Freeman and Marc Bernardin’s Genius. Fueled by Afua Richardson’s artwork, it seemed we were getting a harsh look at life in South Central LA from the eyes of a 17-year-old girl orphaned by gang violence. But there was so much more to Destiny Ayaje.
7 Manga Characters with Heterochromia
As a resident of the United States, I will be the first person to say we love our national theme days. July alone has the ever-popular National Ice Cream Day and National Hot Dog Day– but the themes aren’t just confined to food! National U.S. Postage Stamp Day and National Father-Daughter Take a Walk Day…
Another Girl With a Dragon Tattoo
Note: This article contains frank discussion of sexual assault and graphic violence. I have a confession: I’ve never actually read the Millennium trilogy. I’ve seen the movies, even the American remake of the first, but I’ve never actually read the books. I never felt the need to, honestly. We could spend a lot of time…
Previously On Comics: Awards and Demerits
What happened in comics last week? Howard Chaykin. Again. After Image Comics pulled the cover to Divided States of Hysteria #4 and issued a public statement that was underwhelming in its own right, Chaykin decided to double down, contradicting even that statement in an interview with the website Freaksugar. In it, Chaykin defends his work vehemently, showing…
Saturday Flow: Cosmic Fish Relationship Chart
Eliana Falcon, whose webcomics Cosmic Fish can be read here, rose to the challenge I set on Twitter. What’s better than a relationship chart?? NOTHING. So here’s one to introduce to you the emotional cosmos of Acantha and friends (and so on)~ Click to enlarge!
Cinema Pop-Ups as Comics Outreach
Comic book sales professionals are stepping into the bleed. Pop-up shops have been mushrooming at cinemas in tandem with the release of comic book adaptations. Taking place on the weekend following release, shops have been taking their products to what should be huge prospective audiences.
Kaijumax Season 3: Marvelously Melancholy Monsters
Kaijumax Season 3 #1 Zander Cannon (Writer & Artist) Oni Press July 12, 2017 An advanced review copy was provided by the publisher I picked up the first trade of Zander Cannon’s Kaijumax series on a quiet afternoon when I was working in London’s Orbital Comics. The book quickly became a firm favourite of mine…
Finding Answers in Sophie Yanow’s What is a Glacier?
What is a Glacier? Sophie Yanow Retrofit June 2017 In What is a Glacier? Sophie Yanow masterfully weaves together a trip to Iceland, a bad breakup, immigration woes, climate change, and anxiety about death into a 32 page meditation. “How do I get better at endings,” she asks herself midway through the book, and it’s…
Where Has Jem Gone and What is Jem Infinite?
June the fourteenth saw the release of Jem and the Holograms #26, a thirty-two page special, ending the cult smash title’s ongoing run. Series scripter Kelly Thompson spoke to Comics Alliance about the end of Jem back in January; at the time, the final, giant-sized issue was slated for an April release. So it had been…
Kingdom: Aux Drift – A Study in Power Fantasies
Kingdom: Aux Drift Dan Abnett (Writer), Richard Elson (Artist) 2000AD March 8, 2017 Kingdom: Aux Drift is the fifth installment of the Kingdom series by Dan Abnett and Richard Elson. The series follows Gene the Hackman, a part-dog, part-human hybrid known as Aux, as he makes his way through the post-apocalyptic wasteland that was once Earth,…
What Would Trumpcare Do To U.S. Comics?
The senate will vote on the AHCA (American Health Care Act) bill after they return from their July fourth recess. The controversy surrounding this bill is vast and has many Americans concerned about their future. Rightly so, as it seeks to overturn protections put in place by the previous administration to help cover people who may…
