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Fan vs Fan: When Harley Quinn Met Lobo [NSFW]

May 9, 2017

Harley’s Little Black Book #6: Featuring Lobo Amanda Conner and Jimmy Palmiotti (Writers), Simon Bisley (Artist) DC Comics March 29, 2017 Harley’s Little Black Book! A six-issue comic book series where Harley Quinn travels about, meeting people she thinks are sexy. I guess. ...

Comics, Opinion, Reviews

A Guide to Free Comic Book Day 2017

May 5, 2017

Two years ago, I read all of the Free Comic Book Day offerings in one day and listed the titles you definitely needed to pick up. I did it again with a new crop of comics! There were some great titles and hopefully, they’ll get reluctant readers to dive into the world of sequential ...

Manga, Opinion

Free Comic Book Day: Where’s Your Manga?

May 4, 2017

Over the past few years, we’ve seen a resurgence in the North American manga market. Fan favorites like Attack on Titan, One-Punch Man, and Tokyo Ghoul topped bestseller charts. In turn, these healthy sales helped expand the graphic novel section at your local Barnes and Noble. Some ...

Comics, Opinion, Profiles & Primers

Daddy Issues #3: Magneto When Good Dads Turn Bad

April 21, 2017

To “celebrate” Father’s Day I’ve written a selection of essays on some of comics worst ever dads. From adoptive fathers to absent ones, from rich and fascist to poor and useless, I’ve got ’em all! So strap in, grab your daddy issues, a stiff drink, and get ...

Comics, Manga, Opinion, Profiles & Primers, Reviews

Harlequin Violet & Harlequin Pink: Manga Romance Fusion!

April 19, 2017

Harlequin Ginger Blossom, published in English by Dark Horse, are successful Harlequin novels adapted for the Japanese comics market. Every volume says “written by [American Name]” and “art by [Japanese Name]” on its cover, which doesn’t seem entirely fair; ...

Comics, Essays, Opinion

Visionary Comics: Black Girl Magic is Spreading

April 14, 2017

Ariell R. Johnson of Amalgam Comics & Coffeehouse in Philadelphia and Jazmine Joyner co-owner of Visionary Comics in Riverside California–we are two sides of one coin. The two black women in America who own comic book shops.

Comics, Opinion, Profiles & Primers

ALL GROWN UP: Image Comics Bad Girls at 25

April 11, 2017

Image Comics was founded 25 years ago—you may have noticed all the commemorative parties they’ve been having. It was a shot in the arm to the American comic book industry, a nice load of amphetamine that got everyone buzzing and yelling and focused and horny. The young, male pioneers at ...

Opinion

Get Outta My Way: Why I Love Scrolling Beaters

April 6, 2017

Do you ever look at things you like and realise that they’re all the same thing, every one of them? Just varied details on an essential appeal. Me, for example, I’ve been re-reading X-Men archives for the past two months and paying close attention to which details make me like the ...

Comics, Opinion

Gal Pals: Bigoted Company Marvel Tries to Erase Lesbian Heroes

March 17, 2017

I could have a career just writing about the times Marvel misunderstood, insulted, offended, or attacked marginalized people. However, even I was shocked seeing this article go up at Marvel (it has since been edited). Marvel’s history with LGBT+ people isn’t exactly positive but I never ...

Comics, Manga, Opinion, Profiles & Primers, Reviews

Shindo: Returning to the Scene of the Review

March 13, 2017

The first time I reviewed Saso Akira’s Shindo I was a third of the way through it and uncomfortably conflicted. Crunchyroll files this title as a romance, which is how I found it. As I read on, it became clear that the main characters were a boy in his late teens and a girl who was ...

Opinion

Fan vs Fan: When Harley Quinn Met Lobo [NSFW]

A Guide to Free Comic Book Day 2017

Free Comic Book Day: Where’s Your Manga?

Daddy Issues #3: Magneto When Good Dads Turn Bad

Harlequin Violet & Harlequin Pink: Manga Romance Fusion!

Visionary Comics: Black Girl Magic is Spreading

ALL GROWN UP: Image Comics Bad Girls at 25

Get Outta My Way: Why I Love Scrolling Beaters

Gal Pals: Bigoted Company Marvel Tries to Erase Lesbian Heroes

Shindo: Returning to the Scene of the Review

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