Have you ever seen a little girl run so fast she falls down? There’s an instant, a fraction of a second before the world catches hold of her again… A moment when she’s outrun every doubt and fear she’s ever had about herself and she flies. In that moment, every little girl flies. (Captain Marvel…
Review: The Cat with a Really Big Head, and One Other Story that Isn’t as Good
The Cat with a Really Big Head, and One Other Story that Isn’t as Good Roman Dirge Titan Comics June 3, 2015 Reviewed with an advance review copy
#LoveWins: Past, Present, and Future for Queer Couples in Comics
On June 26, 2015, the Supreme Court ruled by a vote of 5-4 that the American Constitution guarantees the right for same-sex couples to get married. Twitter went up in rainbow splashes of celebration in the #LoveWins tag and a myriad of ignorant tweets — the tweets from disgruntled folks saying they were going to move to…
Kingpin over Catwoman: Organised Crime vs Spontaneous Theft
Over a year ago Batman volume 2 #28 came out and introduced us to Selina Kyle as the new Kingpin of Gotham. She declared that Catwoman was dead–and I instantly disliked the new direction. I was expecting DC to introduce a new creative team and outlook. Writer Ann Nocenti’s run was widely disparaged (though I…
All Aboard! An Interview With The LAST MAN Creators
This is the last stop on the tour! I was fortunate enough to be asked to participate in the Last Man (The Stranger & The Royal Cup) blog tour and got the opportunity to submit interview questions to its creators: Bastien Vivès, Michaël Sanlaville, and Balak. The second book is out this month and it’s available for purchase. Here’s…
Into the Wild with Jen Lee’s Vacancy: A Review
Vacancy Jen Lee (artist/author) Nobrow Ltd. June 2015
Transphobia in the Year 3001: Superman A Super Jerk, No Justice For Guy Gardner
“These great heroes called themselves the Justice League — protectors not just of Camelot, but of all the universe,” rambles an insect-like robotic being on the first page of Justice League 3001. It’s part of a speech used to set the stage for the futuristic superhero comic by Keith Giffen, J.M. DeMatteis, and Howard Porter….
Cook Your Comics: Squirrel Girl’s Chocolate Chip Nut Bread
Are you reading Marvel’s The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl from writer Ryan Q. North and artist Erica Henderson? Why not? Do you hate laughter? Because it is the funniest series currently being published. It makes me laugh so hard that eventually no sound comes out, and then I almost pass out from lack of oxygen. If the…
A Silent Voice Speaks Out Against Bullying: A Review
A Silent Voice vols. 1 Kodansha Comics Yoshitoki Ōima (mangaka), Ben Applegate (Editor), Steven LeCroy (Translator/Letterer) Release Date: May 26, 2015 A review copy was supplied by Kodansha.
Brace Yourselves for Digital Feathers and Rampant Eye Loss: CLAMP Hits ComiXology
The wait is over! Dark Horse Comics just announced that over 800 of its titles would now be available on ComiXology. You know what that means. Time to get digital copies of your favorites such as Avatar: The Last Airbender, Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Usagi Yojimbo. But what’s even more exciting is that the…
Incredible Indie Tuesday: Put David Tennant in ALL the Comic Adaptations
David Tennant Added to Chew Animated Series Adaptation With David Tennant joining the already-announced Felicia Day and Steven Yeun (a.k.a. Glenn from The Walking Dead) the adaptation of John Layman and Rob Guillory’s Chew is rapidly reaching ultimate nerd fantasy casting. Tennant will be lending his voice to Mason Savoy, partner to protagonist Tony Chu as government agents solving food-related crimes….
Attack on Titan: Inspiring Post-Apocalyptic Adventure or Japanese Military Propaganda?
Unless we live in China, we just can’t escape from Attack on Titan. In the post-apocalyptic manga by Hajime Isayama, the last bastion of humanity lives within inside walls built to keep man-eating titans out. But like the zombie horde fans so often compare them to, the titans find ways to breach the barriers, decreasing…