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Praise Carol and Pass the Apocrypha!

June 27, 2018

The Gospel of Carol: Radical Teen Study Edition John S. Troutman Troutcave Comics The Gospel of Carol traces the life of Carol, the daughter of God, her brothers Thomas and Jesus, and her sister Miriam. She, not Jesus, is the Messiah, but people aren’t as willing to receive the Word of God from ...

Essays, Opinion

My Boyfriend Is a Bear: The Consequences of Fat-Shaming in Comics

June 25, 2018

We tend to avoid mirrors after we see that the number on the scale has ticked upward. Even if your body hasn’t visibly changed in shape, numbers seem like an immutable fact. There is a certain pressure surrounding the scale, which breeds an obsession with everyone else’s numbers. Then come the ...

Comic Strips, Comics, Opinion

Compact Magazine: A Look at Women in New Zealand’s War-Time Comics

June 8, 2018

It’s widely accepted that World War Two offered women temporary opportunities to step into male-dominated roles. In the case of New Zealand, they may have joined the newly established auxiliary forces, or taken on civilian roles made vacant when men enlisted. When I found that the war-time New ...

Comics, Opinion, Reviews

Dangerous Curves Ahead: Backways #5

June 5, 2018

Backways #5 Justin Jordan (co-creator, writer), Eleonora Carlini (co-creator, artist), Silvia Tildei (colorist), Marshall Dillon (letterer) Aftershock comics May 2018 In the final installment of its “All the Forgotten Things” arc, Backways answers the question of whether newly-discovered ...

Essays, Manga, Opinion

From Tender to Heartbreaking: Yuri Manga That Deals With Relatable LGBT Issues

June 1, 2018

The earliest instance of yuri as a genre was found in women’s magazines, where women would anonymously publish poetry and short fiction about Sapphic relationships. These stories, much like in the west, would often end with heartbreak or sadness in order to appease Japan’s ideals on ...

Essays, Opinion, Reviews

A Rebirth Retrospective: Batgirl and the Birds of Prey

May 25, 2018

This month saw Batgirl and the Birds of Prey become the latest DC Universe Rebirth launch title to end its run. Running for 22 issues, plus a special “Rebirth” issue published as a lead-in to #1, the comic was written by Julie and Shawna Benson who were tasked with tailoring the Birds of Prey— ...

Comics, Opinion, Reviews

Grab a Sword and Enter the Cardboard Kingdom

May 23, 2018

The Cardboard Kingdom Chad Sell (creator & artist); Jay Fuller, David DeMeo, Katie Schenkel, Kris Moore, Molly Muldoon, Vid Alliger, Manuel Betancourt, Michael Cole, Cloud Jacobs, Barbara Perez Marquez (writers) Random House June 2018 Adventure roams the streets as a neighborhood of ...

Comics, Opinion, Reviews

Harbinger Wars 2: Should I, An Adult, Read This Superhero Summer Event?

May 22, 2018

I don’t know. Do you now or have you ever liked Marvel comics? If the answer is no, I’m probably not gonna be much help here. Valiant’s Harbinger Wars 2 is straight outta Westchester, a Mutant Registration Act battle for America over whether or not it’s OK to kill teens. It feels rude to ...

Comics, Manga, Opinion

Cooking and Camaraderie: How Delicious in Dungeon Encourages Accessible Fantasy

May 16, 2018

Delightful and delectable as the food concocted in the series itself, Delicious in Dungeon is the introduction to fantasy we need in this current world of bleak media. As the series’ fifth volume receives its English release this May, the growing collection of titles featuring accessible, ...

Comics, Opinion

Jim Cornette Is The Last Thing We Need in Comics or Wrestling Right Now

May 15, 2018

The IDW press release about their succesfully-funded Kickstarter (when did it get normal for established publishers to run kickstarters?) is still sitting in my inbox and proclaims, “In April, the doors of Castle Cornette are being opened to the public! Jim Cornette, in association with ...

Opinion

Praise Carol and Pass the Apocrypha!

My Boyfriend Is a Bear: The Consequences of Fat-Shaming in Comics

Compact Magazine: A Look at Women in New Zealand’s War-Time Comics

Dangerous Curves Ahead: Backways #5

From Tender to Heartbreaking: Yuri Manga That Deals With Relatable LGBT Issues

A Rebirth Retrospective: Batgirl and the Birds of Prey

Grab a Sword and Enter the Cardboard Kingdom

Harbinger Wars 2: Should I, An Adult, Read This Superhero Summer Event?

Cooking and Camaraderie: How Delicious in Dungeon Encourages Accessible Fantasy

Jim Cornette Is The Last Thing We Need in Comics or Wrestling Right Now

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