Happy Monday morning, everyone. It’s your Friendly Neighbourhood Previously Editor! It’s been a weirdly quiet week which makes me suspicious. There was some weirdness with the Hugo 2023 finalists being announced before the final list was ready. You can see the message about the incorrect list going out here. The real, actual Hugo 2023 finalists…
Previously On Comics: More (Head)bang For Your Buck
Good morning! It’s a big holiday weekend, which means a lot of jerks pushing the boundaries of what’s legal with explosives, to say nothing of what’s moral or ethical. Protect your pets! Consider some treats to help calm them or something, fireworks can be pretty scary for them. Anyway, on to comics news: On the…
Previously on Comics: Opportunity Knocking
Happy Monday morning from your Friendly Neighbourhood Previously Editor! There’s been a lot happening this week, what with the tragedy of the migrant boat disaster, the discourse about the sub that had no business being in the water, and the Russian coup. On the comics side of things, though, there are a few opportunities coming…
Previously on comics: Goodbye, John Romita Sr
Good morning all. This is the part where I do small talk before I launch into the news but I’m not great at that so all I really have for you today is a comment on the weather. Is it hot where you are? It’s hot here. This week has been interesting but like too…
Previously on Comics: Pride, Art, and Babylon 5
Hello! This is your Friendly Neighbourhood Previously Editor wishing you a very good Pride 2023 morning. Here’s some queer comics news to brighten your week—Luciano Vecchio’s Sereno will soon be available as a book collection for the first time. Vecchio is an artist and writer known for his work on numerous DC and Marvel comics.
Previously on Comics: Selective Memory
Good morning! It’s June. In a move both terrible and inevitable since their sale to content farm monster Valnet back in 2016, CBR has laid off the majority of their senior editing staff. Valnet had the usual corporate speak about culture etcetera, but the stories filtering out seem to highlight that the editors fired were…
Seven Seas Pubwatch May 2023
It’s going to be MAY! Hello pollen, hello my face! Hello springtime allergies! Hello continued mask-wearing! This month sees some releases that fans who love fairy tale stories will be interested in, a newer English translated work of a beloved Shojo powerhouse, and also some volumes for fans of romance and a reminder that good…
Titan Comics PUBWATCH: April/May 2023
Spring is in full swing here in the U.S. Northeast, with all its joys (warmer weather, longer days), and its pitfalls (allergy season, that groundhog that chews on my doorframe to my back patio door). It’s a perfect time to take your comics reading outdoors. But maybe keep them away from the woodland creatures. This…
Archie Comics Pubwatch: May 2023
Welcome to the Archie Comics Pubwatch for the month of May! I’m Lisa, reporting from a corner booth at Pop’s Chock’lit Shoppe, and here’s this month’s news! In May’s Pubwatch, we’ve got more Danni Malloy on tap, we take a deep dive into several titles, we detail more about The Archies, we preview some new…
VIZ Pubwatch May 2023
Boy, do we have a lot to talk about this month! From the VIZ app launch (!) to the sudden repromotion of classic shojo manga (!!) and new shojo series for fans to enjoy (!!!), this May is bringing some serious flowers. That play on words was a bit of a stretch, but I tried!…
Previously on Comics: Farewells, Changes, and Adaptations
Sending good morning vibes your way! It’s another installment from your Friendly Neighbourhood Previously Editor. Last week was nothing short of heavy. Independent political cartoons and comics publisher The Nib announced that they would be closing down. Their final issue, the Future issue, will be their last. They will continue to publish every weekday till…
“Comic-Hating” White Man Gets Nominated for Eisner Awards
The Eisner Awards, as a long-standing comic award of some renown, are no stranger to controversy, between privacy concerns and notable transphobes being inducted into the hall of fame, and this year’s nominations are proving to be no different. Released just a week before at the time of this writing, cartoonists and comic fans alike…
