Hello and welcome again to another edition of Previously on Comics! If you’re like me, you haven’t been paying attention to much of anything in the world of comics, because the U.S. election, #NoDAPL, American Thanksgiving, and of course, the Gilmore Girls Netflix revival, among other distractions. Luckily, there have been some great news posts…
Chelsea Cain Does Superheroes in Mockingbird Volume 1: I Can Explain
Mockingbird Volume 1: I Can Explain Chelsea Cain (Writer), Kate Niemczyk, Sean Parsons and Ibrahim Moustafa (Artists), Rachelle Rosenberg (Colours), Joe Caramagna (Letters) Marvel Comics November 2016 Bobbi Morse, alias Mockingbird, is an agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. who possesses fighting skill and intellect, but not, for most of her existence, actual superpowers. After being injected with an experimental…
A Right to Be Hostile: The Boondocks in 2016
It’s been twenty years since Aaron McGruder’s daily comic strip, The Boondocks, first appeared on Hitline.com in 1996. It’s been ten years since it ended, after being syndicated in over 300 U.S. newspapers and transformed into a successful animated TV show. Twenty years since it started, ten years since it ended and–not much has changed….
Rat Queens to Reboot in March; But Why?
Kurtis Wiebe should just give it up. A Rat Queens soft reboot was announced over at Newsarama, with new artist Owen Gieni and a new #1 coming out in March. Gieni makes the fourth full time artist to work on the title after creator Roc Upchurch, Stjepan Sejic, and Tess Fowler. Upchurch left the title…
About That New Dykes to Watch Out For Strip
Yesterday, Allison Bechdel posted a new strip for her comic Dykes to Watch Out For (DTWOF) for the first time in over eight years. Like Chris Baldwin’s Bruno, DTWOF was remarkable partly because it covered a fascinating span of political eras, but delivered a queer perspective on the happenings of the world. It was also…
Creator Spotlight: Olivia Stephens
As one of the rising voices in comics today, Olivia Stephens’s approach to story, art, and relationships reveals a raw look at the human experience. Steve Morris at Comics Alliance recently said he doesn’t “think there’s anybody in comics right now who captures the human spirit like Olivia.” I caught up with Olivia via email to…
Betty & Veronica #2 Is Awful and Depressing
Betty & Veronica #2 Adam Hughes Archie Comics November 2016 It’s been months since the first issue of Adam Hughes’ Betty & Veronica came out, long enough that some of my bitterness toward the title has washed away. Maybe, I thought, this issue would find Hughes settling in with a deeper understanding of the characters, discarding…
Animated Wakakozake Is the Best of All
Wakakozake is available in three forms: manga (original), anime, and drama. The best one is the anime.
Welcome to the X-Men – Hope you Survive The Experience: How Geeks Can Help
My name is Jamie Kingston. But for the next four years, you can call me Storm. My queer friends? You can call them Northstar, Prodigy, Moonstar and Wolfsbane. Or Anole, Shatterstar, Rictor, Karma and Iceman. My chronically ill friends? You can call them Strong Guy, Cable, Husk. Siren or Sunspot. My Muslim friends? Call them M or…
To All the Cons We Loved This Year
I went to a lot of cons this year. So many cons. I attended SDCC for the first time, flew to New York for the second year of FlameCon, did some shopping at TCAF, some press and panels at FanExpo, and covered several of Toronto’s hundred-odd film festivals. I’m not a fan of cons, generally, especially…
Review: La Borinqueña Short Story for CTRL+ALT Pop-Up Exhibition
La Borinqueña Edgardo Miranda-Rodriguez (Writer), Matthew Barbot (Editor), Sabrina Cintron (Penciler), Eric Jimnez (Inks), Juan Fernandez (Colorist), William Rosado and Gustavo Vazquez (Breakdowns), Emilo Lopez (Cover Artist), Sabrina Cintron (Pin-up Artist) Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center November 12, 2016 Previously I spoke with Miranda-Rodriguez about his upcoming comic La Borinqueña set for release December 22nd of…
Weirdworld Rulez: Queer Worlds With Queer Villains and Queer Heroines
WeirdWorld was a Marvel series that was canceled after six issues, but released in collected format. With story by Sam Humphries and with art by Mike Del Mundo, colors by Mike Del Mundo and Marco D’alfonso, and letters by Cory Petit, WeirdWorld feels victim in large part to the massive range of All New All Different…
