All the Smut Peddler comics compile sex-positive, more or less queer- and trans-positive, very NSFW comics. They’re big anthologies, full-color, with glossy production values, and they’ve already got a following, which they very much deserve: this sixth installment in the series hits in every way. I can’t think of an NSFW comic that I’d recommend…
REVIEW: Iron Fist #1 Packs Punches and Lots of New Lore
There’s a brand new Iron Fist in the Marvel Universe! When Danny Rand gives up his powers to save the world, he leaves the position open for another person to take up the mantle. In the first issue of Alyssa Wong and Michael YG’s mini-series, we get to know Lin Lie, a young man who…
Vault Pubwatch: March 2022
Spring is almost here! Though I can’t quite tell from all the snow and ice covering my driveway. But with these spring months come some new comics and big plans from Vault, including a new deal with Lunar Distribution. News The big news for Vault this past month is that the publisher has inked a…
INTERVIEW: Casey Gilly and Joe Jaro Step Into the Future With Buffy the Last Vampire Slayer
Fast forward to the future and we find a 50-year-old Buffy Summers’ living in a world ravaged by climate change, with the vampire regime frolicking in dystopian harmony with their human cattle. With vampires capable of walking around by day unhindered thanks to a polluted sky, it’s Buffy who is hunted now. But rebellion is…
Previously on Comics: Jason Aaron Strikes Again
Good morning! Today my dog decided to wake me up by shrieking at seagulls.
REVIEW: Strange #1 is Striking Start for the New Sorcerer Supreme
Stephen Strange may be dead, but in Strange #1, the Sorcerer Supreme lives. When Stephen is murdered, his death causes Earth’s magical barrier against other dimensions to disappear, allowing other beings to cross over. One such being is Clea, Stephen’s estranged wife. Stephen’s resurrection is only temporary, leaving Clea to mourn him and solve the…
EXCLUSIVE PREVIEW: Betty and Veronica Friends Forever: Power-Ups #1
Betty Cooper and Veronica Lodge have been the best of frenemies since the 1940s. In Betty and Veronica Friends Forever: Power-Ups #1, our heroines take a step into virtual reality in a brand-new story. The tale, written by Tania Del Rio, sees Betty and Veronica suit up and enter The Riververse. The Riververse is an online game…
TKO STUDIOS PUBWATCH: Beware the Ides of March
March is here, and I can’t believe it’s already time for another TKO Studios Pubwatch. That’s what happens to time when the world is an absolute — never mind — you all already know. Thankfully, TKO Studios is here to deliver us from our waking Hellscape with two new graphic novels in time to celebrate…
The 2022 Minicomic Awards Was a Triumphant Celebration of Comics
Minicomics are often the medium in which many creators get their start. It’s also a space for those of us who want to share stories in an intimate do-it-yourself fashion. Minicomics are also overlooked in the pantheon of comics awards, but cartoonists and hosts of the Salt & Honey podcast, Leslie Hung (Snot Girl) and…
REVIEW: Unbound Levels Up
Initially released as a five-issue series from 2019 to 2020, Unbound blends cyberpunk and fantasy elements in a neon-infused mystery that wears its influences on its sleeve. Writer Ralph Tedesco and artist Oliver Borges team up with color artists Leonardo Paciarotti and Maxflan Araujo in a bloody hunt for werewolves, vampires, and masked killers through…
DC PUBWATCH: February 2022
Not with a bang, but with confusion and an unreliable narrator, that’s how Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow #8 ended, but luckily Joker #12 is setting up a much better conclusion in February’s DC releases.
INTERVIEW: Jarrett J. Krosoczka’s Crime-Fighting Lunch Lady Kicks Butt Once Again
In his TED Talk, Jarrett J. Krosoczka talks about setting up for a presentation focused on his first children’s book in 2001. He’s gone on to publish many books since then, but that moment was pivotal for him because, as he set up the protection equipment in the cafeteria, he spotted his old lunch lady,…