I’m always on the lookout for a great webcomic to add to my watchlist, so I was super excited when someone told me about The Blue Valkyrie. So far, issue one and the first page of issue two have been released, but it’s scheduled to post new pages biweekly. The story so far is about Chloe,…
Incredible Indie Tuesdays: Opera + Comics Go Together Like…Peas and Carrots?
Tintin Becoming an Opera…Which Is Weird but Cool? Step aside, Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark, there’s a new weirdest theatrical comic adaptation in town. Tintin, the well-known European comics created by Hergé about the titular character going on adventures, will be getting the opera treatment in the fall with an adaptation of the story The Castafiore Emerald. This story, at…
Mighty Marvel Monday: MCU Edition
Welcome to another edition of Mighty Marvel Monday! If you’re reading this and not watching Daredevil on Netflix…why are you reading this and not watching Daredevil on Netflix? GO NOW! So, for those of you who are staying, either you’ve already watched Daredevil–in which case, no spoilers–or you’re like me, and never intended to watch…
Review: Lady Killer #4
Lady Killer #4 Joelle Jones & Jamie S. Rich (scripter), Joelle Jones (artist), Laura Allred (colors), Crank! (letters) Joelle Jones & Laura Allred (cover)
Beauty & the Geek: Stealth Cosplay – Anya Corazon
Stealth Cosplay is the practice of cosplaying—dressing up as a fictional character—in casual to professional settings. On Stealth Cosplay’s tumblr their tag line is: “for people who like to cosplay in public and keep their job,” which is Stealth Cosplay in a nutshell. I love cosplay, though I haven’t created any specific costumes for myself—one…
The Last Batgirl Story
The Killing Joke is touted as the “Definitive Joker Story,” and while it is certainly one of his darkest and most memorable chapters, it’s Barbara Gordon that is ultimately defined by the story. We’ve already talked about the disparity in consequences between the actual protagonists of the story, Batman and Jim Gordon, and its collateral…
Interview: Titan’s New Bande Dessinée Editor, Lizzie Kaye, Has Plans
Lizzie Kaye recently joined the Titan Comics team as an editor, tasked with bringing more bande dessinée to English-speaking readers. And while Titan has published great comics in translation in the past, including Snowpiercer, I’m excited by this announcement; it seems like the team are aiming to vastly expand this arm of the business. I caught up with Lizzie to…
Newspaper Comics: How We Met Them and Where We’d Like to See Them Go
For many of us Millennials and older, newspaper comics were our first experience with sequential art. But that may be changing. While school and alternative newspaper comics used to be a way for cartoonists to break into making comics professionally or to having a syndicated strip, these days, budding creators are more likely to start out on…
The DC Daily Planet: First Looks
Welcome back to the DC Daily Planet, crusaders, where it’s all DC all the time, and occasionally that’s a good thing! Sometimes it isn’t, of course, and others…well, they stand balanced on the cusp of judgement’s edge. Let’s take a look.
Drink Your Comics: Convergence!
So everyone is talking about DC’s New 49, I mean…er, Convergence, these past few months as DC attempts to diversify their lines. In celebration of what I am sure is a well-intentioned attempt to stop fridging female characters and glossing over characters who should be canonically bisexual and preventing lesbian characters from marrying their partners,…
One Piece and Its Dead Mother Cemetery
If you read shounen manga, you’ve probably heard of One Piece. If you read manga, period, you probably know about this series featuring a guy with a rubber body who wants to become the Pirate King. Between the merchandising, pop-up restaurants, and amusement park, it’s difficult to overlook.
Victor/VicThoria: Feminism, Personhood & Hammering Out the Trouble with Thor
The new gender-swapped Thor is currently outselling the old Thor by 30%. And as She-Hulk and Storm would tell you, numbers matter, as it’s precisely the lack of single-issue sales that led to the cancellation of both of those characters’ series. Marvel’s much-publicized decision to depict the new Thor as a lady is proving to…
