Archie #1, released earlier this month, is a relaunch of the series that began in 1942. The new series is updated for modern times, but it still has the element that always fascinated me most: giant piles of hamburgers. As a strongly food-oriented person, I can identify with Jughead’s burger obsession, although not his metabolism….
Review: Red Sonja #1973
Red Sonja #1973 Eric Trautman, Roy Thomas, Luke Lieberman, Gail Simone, David Walker, & Cullen Bunn (scripters in order of stories) Ivan Rodriguez, Rich Buckler, Rod Rofolfo, Kewbar Baal, Bilquis Evely, & Jonathan Lav (illustrators in order of stories) Marcio Menyz, Arison Aguiar (2-4), Bilquis Evely, & Ivan Nunes (colorists in order of stories) A…
Incredible Indie Tuesday: A Locke & Key Adaptation Is Actually Happening!
Welcome back, diligent news readers! After an unexpected week off thanks to the hellbeast that is my anxiety disorder, I’m back to highlight the best and most interesting recent indie comic news. So soon after SDCC and Image Expo, I expect most fans are still engorged on all the new title announcements and comics news…
Where Do We Stand: Women in June’s Comics and Graphic Novel Sales
Marvel and DC are called the Big Two for a reason, but this month shows a marked difference in the changing landscape between the two. The Increasing Gap in the Big Two Over the past few months, I’ve been watching the number of titles that Marvel and DC have had in the Top 10 Singles…
Mighty Marvel Monday: Post-SDCC Edition!
Mighty Marvel Monday: Post-SDCC Edition…which was supposed to be last week’s Mighty Marvel Monday, but I was traveling back from SDCC at the time, so here we are. Although I missed many Marvel-related things that were happening, I did get a chance to meet two of my favorite Marvel writers, Robbie Thompson and G. Willow…
Gender & Cosplay: A Q&A with Melinda Gross & Hanahmiya
In our last summer cosplay article, Emily interviewed cosplayer Briana Lawrence. In this piece, Kat talks crossplay and gender fluidity in cosplay.
Super Betty Cooper: 5 Reasons She Is the Hero We Need and Bestie We Deserve
The Riverdale gang aren’t just musicians, athletes, designers, scientists, time travellers, adventurers, and Predator and zombie battlers, they’re also superheroes! Archie, Betty, Veronica, Jughead, Reggie, and Moose are the Super Teens.
4 Takes On Archie #1: Nostalgia, Indifference, Curiosity, Excitement
Archie #1 Mark Waid (w), Fiona Staples (p), Andre Szymanowicz (c) Archie Comics Released: July 2015 Archie Comics provided us with a press copy of the issue for an impartial review. We’ve already discussed who is the hottest Riverdalian. Now to dig even deeper into Archie #1. While there are some confirmed Archie fans at WWAC,…
“Shot to the crotch, and you’re to blame, Darlin’ you give pulp comics a bad name”: A Review of Swords of Sorrow: Vampirella & Jennifer Blood
Swords of Sorrow: Vampirella & Jennifer Blood #3 Nancy Collins (scripter), Dave Acosta (penciller), Valentina Pinto (colorist), Erica Schultz (letterer) Cover by Billy Tan (art) and Vinicius Andrade (colors) Dynamite July 15, 2015
Shinbun Saturday: Versailles Comes to North America
An unlicensible manga comes to North America at last SDCC wasn’t quite the same licensing bonanza as Anime Expo, but that doesn’t mean there weren’t a couple major items of note. The biggest manga news to come out of the con is that Udon Entertainment licensed The Rose of Versailles. North American manga publishers tend to…
The DC Daily Planet: Dream Projects and So Many Trailers
Happy Friday, everyone! I’m back at the reins for the DCDP today, but can we all agree that Desiree has been doing a fabulous job? In fact, she even collected these links and articles for me. Everyone say thanks, Desiree! We’ve reported before that Marguerite Bennett, awesome creator and all-around cool person, is working on…
Get Excited for The Return of Valiant’s Doctor Mirage
Last winter, I spent my vacation catching up on some comics which led to a binge of Valiant Entertainment’s The Death-Defying Doctor Mirage. Written by Jen Van Meter with art by Roberto De La Torre, The Death-Defying Doctor Mirage was a five-issue limited series that began in September 2014 and was a reboot of the old series by Bob Layton…
