Happy Friday, caped crusaders! I don’t know about you, but this week has been all uphill over here. Fortunately, it’s almost over, and we can all party for the weekend! My place at 8, bring margaritas, okay?
Comic Variant Covers: A Brief Guide
So you’re browsing Twitter or your favorite artist’s Tumblr, and suddenly you come across cover artwork that is breathtaking. But somehow, three months later, this comic is no where to be seen on the shelf. Did it sell out before you got to your local comic shop? Did your store get a sub-standard cover while…
Queer Comics Panel At BCC
Whether you’re representing women or LGBTQ or any other minority in comics, there’s a lot of similarity in the issues. The Queer Comics panel at Boston Comic Con covered lots of ground including the progress being made in the mainstream, writing characters you don’t know, and encouraging more characters.
Incredible Indie Tuesday: Interviews Bonanza!
Lumberjanes Creators Talk Friendship, Girlhood and Social Media Recently upgraded from a miniseries to an on-going, Lumberjanes from BOOM! Studios has generated a lot of buzz in the comics world. Creators Grace Ellis, Noelle Stevenson and Shannon Watter spoke to ComicsAlliance about how Lumberjanes came to be, the upswelling of support for the book from social…
The Windy City Special: Batman Eternal #19-20
#19 – Breaking Bat Story by Scott Snyder & James Tynion IV Script by Tim Seeley Consulting writers: John Layman & Ray Fawkes Art by Emanuel Simeoni After a number of mediocre issues, it’s beginning to feel like this story is back on track. Or maybe it’s just that I care about these subplots more…
The #WWACComicClub talks Y the Last Man
On the first Monday of every month we meet up on Twitter for the #WWACComicClub. Last week we discussed Y The Last Man Volume 1: Unmanned by Brian K Vaughan and Pia Guerra .
Ghost in the Shell: The Major’s Body (7) (NSFW)
The Major, or Motoko Kusanagi, is the protagonist of each incarnation of the Ghost in the Shell manga-anime-merchadise franchise. If you care to google, “Motoko Kusanagi is“ autocompletes to “a man” and “is hot,” then “in bed with a boy” and “in bed.” For a science-fiction philosophy character named for her military position, we (the audience — although I…
The DC Daily Planet: Secret, Secret, Secret TUNNEL — I mean, Six!
Big news this week! Let’s take a moment from stopping volcanoes and unwinding twisters to discuss, caped crusaders.
Taking Another Stab – A Review of Red Sonja: The Black Tower #1
Red Sonja: The Black Tower #1 — today’s seco0d look! Frank Tieri (w) Cezar Razek (a) Dynamite Based on the success of Gail Simone’s Red Sonja, Dynamite decided to take a stab (har!) with another Red Sonja title—this time a mystery written by Frank Tieri (Deadpool, Wolverine). This series, The Black Tower, is premised on the…
Short & Sweet: United States of Murder, Batgirl, Hexed, and More!
The United States of Murder Inc. #4 Brian Michael Bendis Michael Avon Oeming Taki Soma Icon The newest series from the creative team behind Powers has been four issues of building an alternate reality of a mob controlled America, with shoot outs and double crosses between the growing cast. After multiple attempts on their lives,…
CHEW On This: The Transmisogyny in Layman and Guillory’s Indie Darling
I’m writing this essay because I feel disgusted and betrayed. My name is Rachel Stevens, and I am a transwoman. I live my life in fear because of it, and I have a devil of a time finding fictional works to take in that aren’t actively hateful towards people like me. Unfortunately, I have to…
Nine Worlds: Days 2&3
Saturday/Sunday: Life is not non-stop suffering and the meanness of white people My second day at Nine Worlds began with a very well-attended debate between several writers – including Joanne Harris, author of The Gospel of Loki – over which was better: dragons, werewolves, vampires, or warlocks. Topics covered included each species’ body odor, fashion…
