The Boom Pubwatch is back baby! And things are booming in 2021 at this top publisher for creator-owned comics. (Sorry, I swear that’s the only time I’ll make that joke. I needed to get it out of my system.) Earlier this year Keanu Reeves’ BRZRKR broke industry records and continued to be a top-selling book….
VIZ Media Pubwatch: September 2021
Welcome to the September VIZ Media pubwatch! It’s back to school time for many students around the world, including myself, but that doesn’t mean we can’t take a moment to catch up to some manga news and new releases. This month we’re talking about a lot of different franchises, and saying goodbye to a promising…
2021 Ignyte Awards: Rebecca Roanhorse and Tochi Onyebuchi Amongst Winners
The second annual Ignyte Awards were presented on Saturday at FIYAHCON, a science fiction and fantasy convention emphasising racial diversity.
Previously on Comics: IDW Partners With Penguin; Ignatz Winners Shine Light on Indie Comics
Hello again and welcome to another Kate edition of Previously on Comics! Can you believe it’s been a month since Tim Drake became canonically queer?? I have no new DC news to report, other than yesterday it was Batman Day so it’s time to revisit the eternal question of whether Batman fucks (spoiler: oh yeah…
Last Week’s Episode: 88th-Greatest Villain of All Time
What news goes above the fold this week? Why, it’s Stephen Sondheim’s return with a new Broadway musical, Square One, which he reportedly just did a reading of with Nathan Lane and Bernadette Peters! And with that, merrily we roll along to this week’s Last Week’s Episode.
Previously On Comics: Man, It’s A Short One
It’s not a joke. It really is a short one. Look. This week DC Comics announced and launched their first Webtoon, Batman: Wayne Family Adventures and it’s really good. Yes, I know this is supposed to be news, not reviews but seeing as I have a captive audience right now you may as well know…
An Accounting of Action Lab Allegations
“The superhero genre is a cavern almost completely excavated of anything of value. It is very difficult to discern any glimmers of gold left in the dark. So much of the material, with its parameters of good against evil, superpowers, ritualised combat, and fetished costumes, has been sifted through and sorted to such an extent…
Last Week’s Episode: Hollywood Shenanigans
Welcome back to Last Week’s Episode, where we round-up what’s been in the zeitgeist so you don’t have to search for it! This week, we have lots of discussion of Hollywood practices, some movie announcements, and exciting and not so exciting reveals in TV.
DC PUBWATCH: August 2021 Edition
Here in the great white north, it is hot and humid this August, so I hope that you are able to keep cool this summer. I already told you that The Dreaming: Waking Hours #12 is my top pick of the month, and why, and sadly, Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow remains my bottom pick of…
Previously On Comics: Topsy Turvy
Good morning! This is the first thing I’ve written since I flipped a car a few weeks ago (I’m fine). Hey, they announced the 2021 Ringo nominees! Congratulations and good luck to everyone who got a nom. John Oliver’s National Art Tour will be making the Cartoon Art Museum its final stop! Too bad Cori…
Last Week’s Episode: Oh Hi Space Cowboy
Welcome back to Last Week’s Episode kind readers! This time around we’ve got a ton of wild movie and TV news, including the long awaited arrival of Netflix’s John Cho led Cowboy Bebop adaptation. So without further ado let’s jump in.
Previously on Comics: Pepe the Frog’s Revenge and DC Coming to Webtoons
Before we get into this past week’s news, I just want to redirect you to Kate Tanski’s previous Previously on Comics where she breaks down two very important issues: the ethics of comics creators moving to Substack and the importance of a bisexual Robin. If you missed out on this news in Kate’s piece last…
