A lovely volume of short stories make Down at Fraggle Rock a good choice for parents and kids to read together.
REVIEW: X-Men #12: The Secret History
X-Men #12 begins with a game, continues with a story, and ends with a promise. But aren’t all stories a kind of game? Summoner, the grandson of Apocalypse, sets the tone immediately: “We’ve learned so much about one another. What we love, what we hate…the things we believe…but now we come to the sharp end…
REVIEW: Tony Stark Has a Mid-Life Crisis in Iron Man #1, and Whatever, I Don’t Care
In Iron Man #1, Tony Stark decides to renounce his way of life and go back to the simple ways—is he having an existential crisis? Is he going undercover? Is this some kind of covert mission? Or could it be something closer to home? We get an inkling in this opening issue.
REVIEW: Giant-Size X-Men: Storm #1: She’s Strong But I’m Tired
With every crackle of thunder, every bolt of lightning, and every wind-gusted strand of hair, Russell Dauterman expresses how important Storm is to him. I wish I could say I felt the same about how Jonathan Hickman has been writing Storm.
REVIEW: Hellions #4: We Still Demand Justice for Madelyne Pryor
The first arc of Hellions wraps up just in time for X of Swords, leaving the readers with moral quandaries and righteous anger. Hellions #4 is a dirty, grimy, yet satisfying conclusion to an arc that still sets things up for the future.
Vault Comics Pubwatch: September 2020
Vault Comics is moving at full steam now that comics distribution is back in full swing. Autumnal, Vault’s new horror series, has already sold out and is off for a second printing which will feature a new cover. Meanwhile, Resonant, one of my favourite series from this publisher, will be returning with a new story…
REVIEW: Séance Tea Party is a Beautiful Story about Growth, Change and Magic
Lora Xi’s twelfth birthday is a bit quieter than she hoped. Her friends are becoming more interested in things Lora doesn’t care about, like dating, fashion, and going to parties. Lora loves all things witchy and spooky, and still wants to play and be a kid. When her best friend Bobby is completely absent on…
REVIEW: The Plot Thickens in Vampire the Masquerade #2
If I know one thing from the World of Darkness, it’s that being a vampire is a tough life, filled with various dangers and crises. The difficulties are starting to pile up in issue #2 of Vault’s new Vampire the Masquerade comic—both for Camarilla enforcer Cecily Bane in the main Winter’s Teeth storyline, as well…
REVIEW: Marvel Snapshots: X-Men: How to Fix Almost Everything
Marvels Snapshots: X-Men is part of a wave of “eight standalone, double-sized issues showcasing Marvel’s most beloved characters from the Golden Age to today,” telling the tale of how and when Scott Summers was set on the path to becoming the master strategist and leader of the Mutant Revolution that we know and love.
REVIEW: Princesses Meet Mecha in Cosmoknights
Cosmoknights by Hannah Templer is a webcomic and graphic novel nominated for this year’s Outstanding Comic Ignatz Award. As per the comic’s about page, it follows the adventures of “a ragtag band of space gays… beating the patriarchy at its own game.” And it’s awesome.
REVIEW: Cable #4 Doesn’t Challenge Readers, but is Fun as Hell
Cable, like most teenagers, thinks he knows everything. Thankfully, also like most teenagers, he is hilariously wrong. After a significant misfire in Cable #3, the series returns to the fun, engaging tone and standard of quality established since launch. While not a perfect tale, the end of Cable’s first arc is satisfying and sets the…
REVIEW: Commanders in Crisis #1 Debuts an Exciting Twist on Familiar Heroics
Launching an independent superhero title is a gamble. The western comics market is oversaturated with superheroes and has been for decades. They have invaded every level of pop culture, dominating film and television. They have been portrayed hundreds and hundreds of different ways, making the undeniable success of Steve Orlando and Davide Tinto’s Commanders in…