The Wilds Volume One Natasha Alterici (cover artist), Vita Ayala (writer), Jim Campbell (letterer), Danny Lore (editor), Marissa Louise (colourist), Emily Pearson (artist), Stelladia (colourist) Black Mask Studios November 20, 2019 What is most striking about this zombie apocalypse is, well, the flowers. Every zombie story seeks a new take on the shambling press of undead…
For the Love of Time and Sandwiches: Jughead’s Time Police #3-5
Jughead’s Time Police #3-5 Derek Charm (Art and Covers), Sina Grace (Writing); Matt Herms (Coloring) Rebekah Isaacs with Matt Herms (Covers), Ryan Jampole (Cover), Jack Morelli (Lettering); Darick Robertson with Matt Herms (Cover), Dan Schkade with Matt Herms (Cover), Brent Schoonover (Cover), Greg Smallwood (Cover) Archie Comics August 17th, 2019-October 17th, 2019 It’s been awhile…
Butcher of Paris: A Gory and Gripping Murder Mystery
Butcher of Paris #1 Dean Kotz (Artist), Troy Peteri (Letters), Stephanie Phillips (Writer), Jason Wordie (Colours) Dark Horse Comics December 4, 2019 The Second World War was a time of great horror, but one man decided to take advantage of the despair around him for his own personal, and horrific, gain.
Old Friendships Shine in New Mutants #2
New Mutants #2 Jonathan Hickman (Writer), Travis Lanham (Letterer), Tom Muller (Designer), Rod Reis (Artist) November 27, 2019 This issue contains spoilers for New Mutants #2. New Mutants #2 is a delight. The New Mutants are stuck in space jail, bound for space court, with only Roberto’s wildly incompetent space lawyer in between the team…
Fallen Angels #2 Keeps Falling Further And Further
Fallen Angels #2 Frank D’Armata (colors), Bryan Hill (writer), Szymon Kudranski (artist), Tom Muller (designer), VC’s Joe Sabino (letters), Ashley Witter (cover) Marvel Comics November 27, 2019 So I’m very hit or miss with Bryan Hill’s books. Fallen Angels #2 firmly falls in the latter column. Most of Dawn of X has been so fantastic,…
DC PUBWATCH – November 2019 Edition
Welcome to the November DC Pubwatch. It was a really light news month in terms of DC related goings on, with the biggest news being the untimely passing of Stephanie Brown (the best Batgirl, fight me) creator Tom Lyle. His family is struggling with the unexpected expenses, so help out if you can. Without further…
Marvel Comics Pubwatch: November
Welcome to the November Marvel Pubwatch, and my first review piece for WWAC! Real excited to get down to business with some news and reviews.
X-Force #2 Forces the Issue of Death
X-Force #2 Joe Caramagna (Letters), Joshua Cassara (Art), Tom Muller (Design), Benjamin Percy (Writing), Dean White (Colors) Marvel Comics November 27th, 2019 I was not kind in my review of the first issue of the new X-Force title. It’s not the worst of the Dawn of X books, but it certainly was not a strong opener; it led…
Girl on Film: Cecil Castellucci’s Journey Through Memory and Her Filmmaker Dreams
Girl on Film Jon Berg (artist), Cecil Castellucci (writer), Melissa Duffy (artist), V. Gagnon (artist), Kieran Quigley (colourist), Joanna Lafuente (colourist), Vicky Leta (artist), Mike Fiorentino (letterer) Archaia (Boom Studios) November 27, 2019 When Cecil Castellucci first saw Star Wars: A New Hope, her future was sealed. She would become a filmmaker. Girl on Film is her…
Romance and Tragedy with Goth: Young Lovers at War
Goth: Young Lovers at War Paul Allor (writer), Seth Adams (artist), Josh Jensen (colorist), Claire Napier (editor) Source Point Press November 27th, 2019 What does it mean to be goth? Is it the music? The fashion? The films? The culture? Can goth be narrowed to a finite place in time? Does it breathe in the…
The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl #50 is a Fitting End to a Wonderful Series
The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl #50 Derek Charm (artist), Erica Henderson (artist), Travis Lanham (letterer), Ryan North (writer), Rico Renzi (colorist) Marvel November 13, 2019 There are some series where a neat and tidy ending in which everybody lives and the bad guys are all defeated would feel like a cop-out. Those series are not The…
La Voz de M.A.Y.O: Tata Rambo: Recapturing Lost History
La Voz de M.A.Y.O: Tata Rambo Volume 1 Henry Barajas (writer), Bernardo Brice (letterer), J. Gonzo (artist), Claire Napier (editor — full disclosure, former WWAC EiC and current contributor) Top Cow Productions November 13, 2019 The beauty of graphic novels is simple: they can take even the most complex subject matter and, through the combination of…