Our lovely writer, Rachel Stevens, wrote a fantastic piece about the transphobic tropes in Batgirl #37 and Team Batgirl apologized without the typical “but”, “however”, and “if you were offended” non apologies we’re used to seeing in the industry. They followed that up with tweets that did not approve of the controversial Batgirl #40 variant cover on…
Review: Vampirella & Jennifer Blood – When It All Goes Wrong Again
Swords of Sorrow: Vampirella & Jennifer Blood #2 Nancy Collins (scripter), Dave Acosta (penciller), Valentina Pinto (colorist), Erica Schultz (letterer) Cover by Billy Tan (art) and Vinicius Andrade (colors) Dynamite June 10, 2015
Review: Legenderry Red Sonja #4
Legenderry Red Sonja #4 Marc Andreyko (scripter), Juanan Ramirez (illustrator), Impacto Studios (colorist), Dave Lanphear (letterer) Cover by Sergio Davila & Ivan Nunes Dynamite June 3, 2015 (Note: This review contains some spoilers. Ginnis reviewed Legenderry Red Sonja #4 with an advanced review copy from Dynamite.)
Tank Girl Rides Again! – 21st Century Tankgirl Reviewed
21st Century Tank Girl #1 Alan Martin, Jamie Hewlett (creators) Brett Parson Warwick Johnson-Cadwell, Johnathan Edwards, Philip Bond (pencillers) Titan Comics June 2015 WWAC reviewed 21st Century Tank Girl #1 with an advanced review copy from Titan Comics.
Review: Swords of Sorrow #2
Swords of Sorrow #2 dropped last Wednesday, and with all the build-up from the first issue, as well as the Masquerade and Kato one-shot and the first issue in the Vampirella and Jennifer Blood team-up, we were pretty excited to see where the story was headed in #2. In this issue, the Messenger continues to…
Incredible Indie Tuesday: I Want Kate Beaton-Illustrated History Textbooks
Because the universe is a beautiful place, Kate Beaton is putting out TWO books this year and she just did an interview about Step Aside, Pops, the second collection of her web comic out in September. So much discussion of feminism and the incredible Ida B. Wells in this interview! There’s no firm date on its…
Bande Diary: Little Blue Men
Way back in the 17th century, certain members of my family left their home in France, hopped aboard a ship, and arrived at what would become Canada. They settled in Quebec and stayed there for a number of years. As the years went on, different branches of the family spread out in different directions, including…
Screen Daze: NSFW Webcomics to Binge On
It’s getting hot out there, and it’s getting hot in here too! This month’s webcomics are the raunchy kind, so definitely wait for some privacy to enjoy these online options.
Mighty Marvel Monday
Another Monday, another Mighty Marvel Monday. This past week, Marvel did good, demonstrating once again that while the MCU is still disproportionately white and male, Marvel Comic and their animated universes are giving audiences what we want: more of us. Marvel made several big announcements this past week. The biggest is probably this: On Friday,…
In Plain Sight: On the Authenticity of Queer Characters
I have been thinking about the ways in which queer people hide.
Short & Sweet: Sandman, Lucy the Octopus, Ghouls, and Ghosts!
Sandman: Overture #5 Neil Gaiman (writer), J.H. Williams III (artist), Dave Stewart (colorist), Todd Klein (letterer) Vertigo May 27, 2015
Interview with STRANGE NATION writer Paul Allor
Norma Park used to have a bright future in journalism. Then she uncovered the terrifying truth about a dangerous conspiracy involving aliens, Sasquatch and doomsday cults! Now Norma finds herself fired from her prestigious newspaper and working at the supermarket tabloid Strange Nation. But nothing will keep Norma from sharing her terrible knowledge with the world! In Strange Nation writer…
