The Ignatz Awards winners were announced last night (see an explanation and the nominees list here), and in an unprecedented result, a woman won every single category, with some even picking up more than one award. But lest these results tempt us to view indie comics as a kind of feminist utopia, let us be reminded…
Review: March: Book Two – A Bigger, Longer Walk
If you have recently heard Congressman John Lewis speak, than his voice will probably play in your head while reading this: confident, with the pacing of someone trained in the clergy, weathered with experience. If you haven’t heard him speak, his intonation will still ring out as you read through his speech from the 1963 March on Washington,…
Five Times the Grey-Summers Family Tree Got Weird
X-Men history time again! Today we take a look at the Grey-Summers family—clones, time-travel, and all. After her first clone died, Scott Summers married a second clone of his dead girlfriend. For today’s purposes, there are three Jean Greys: Jean Phoenix Jean Madelyne Pryor Scott Summers’ DNA and Jean Grey’s DNA have been combined several…
Shinbun Saturday: TOKYOPOP Aims for 2016 Relaunch
TOKYOPOP talks more about its future plans TOKYOPOP sent waves through the industry earlier this year at Anime Expo when they announced their intention to get back into the manga business. Some of it stirred up memories about the company’s influence on the North American manga scene; others raised concerns about their questionable contracts. More…
Kickstarter of the Week: Drawing the Line: Indian Women Fight Back
Drawing the Line: Indian Women Fight Back is a comics anthology by fourteen Indian women. The 162 page anthology contains personal reflections on and reactions to the 2012 gang rape of a Delhi medical student. The anthology came together as a result of a comics workshop held in the wake of the massive protests that…
Showtime, Synergy! 2 Takes on Jem and the Holograms #7
Jem and the Holograms #7 Kelly Thompson (w), Emma Vieceli (a) IDW Publishing September 16, 2015 In “Viral: Part 1,” Synergy helps Jerrica build the Holograms’ new website, and Kimber struggles with her feelings for Stormer. Meanwhile, the Misfits get a sinsiter new manager…
Review: Harrow County #1-5
Harrow County #1-5 Cullen Bunn (words), Tyler Crook (art & letters), Owen Gieni (“Tales of Harrow County” art for issues 1-4), Tyler Crook (“Tales of Harrow County” art for issue 5) Dark Horse Note: This review may contain spoilers and is based on advanced review copies from Dark Horse. I recently added Cullen Bunn (The…
Pre-Orders, Debt, Timekeeping: The Stressful Economics of Indie Comics
Today we’re talking about the absurd economics of comic books. It feels strange and rude, asking ugly questions about income and insider knowledge. But what does the readership of a comic know about the economics behind the book in their hand or on their screen? Not as much as they, or we, could–and that’s a shame, because ignorance…
Gin & Kate’s 90s Nostalgia Roadtrip Review: The X-Files: Year Zero
Karl Kesel (words), Greg Scott & Vic Malhotra (lines), Mat Lopes (colors), Robbie Robbins, Chris Mowry, & Tom B. Long (letters) IDW February 2015 Continuing their coverage of the X-Files canonical comics in preparation for the television revival, Kate and Gin review The X-Files: Year Zero, a five issue series about the very first X-File….
When Down Is Up: What’s Wrong With Indie Comics?
We’ve already discussed why “mainstream” comics are not that mainstream these days in my last “When Down Is Up” article. Let’s now look at the opposite of the mainstream at the so-called indie or creator-owned comics.
Mighty Marvel Monday: Stories, Support, and Speaking Louder than Silence
It’s Monday, and this is your regularly scheduled Mighty Marvel Monday, although this week’s column is anything but regular. It should have been a good week for Marvel. The Jessica Jones teaser trailer is out. Agent Carter comes out this week on DVD and Blu Ray (although troublingly as an Amazon Exclusive). Best of all,…
Comic Fusion’s Superhero Weekend’s Superheroics
Need something uplifting? Well, if you happen to be near the New Jersey area on the weekend of October 3-4, 2015, then you should drop by Comic Fusion in Flemington, NJ for their annual Superhero Weekend. Formerly known as “Wonder Woman Day,” Superhero Weekend auctions off comic book themed sketches to raise money and awareness…