Happy November! Exciting tidings from AfterShock Comics this month, as the year draws to a close, and AfterShock starts giving us a look at what’s to come in the new year.
Changeling Times: Melanie Golding’s Little Darlings
Little Darlings Melanie Golding Crooked Lane Books April 30, 2019 Having given birth to a pair of twins, Lauren Tranter is filled with the mixture of delight and anxiety that is to be expected from a new mother. But then, something strange happens in the maternity ward. Lauren becomes convinced that there is a woman…
Excalibur #2 Stumbles a Bit, but Keeps Pressing Forward
Excalibur #2 Erick Arciniega (Colorist), Tini Howard (Writer), Tom Muller (Designer), Cory Petit (Letterer), Marcus To (Artist) November 20, 2019 After a dynamic beginning, Excalibur #2 struggles to find its footing with the same surety of the first issue. As the newly minted Captain Britain and her companions leave Krakoa to save Brian Braddock and find…
Marauders #2: Long Live the Queens
Marauders #2 Federico Blee (colorist), Russel Dauterman (cover artist), Gerry Duggan (writer), Matteo Lolli (artist), Tom Muller (design), VC’s Cory Petit (letterer) Marvel Comics November 20, 2019 Kate Pryde’s piratical romp continues, but first, some business. Emma Frost continues to be the Emma Frost I have wanted to see for so long, holding back-astral plane…
“Invisible Woman” Makes Me Ask, Who is Sue Storm Richards?
Invisible Woman #3 Joe Caramagna (letterer), Adam Hughes (cover artist), Mattia de Iulis (artist), Mark Waid (writer) Marvel Comics September 11th, 2019 I don’t like to think of myself as the type of person who will put off reviewing things I don’t like, but in this case that’s exactly what I did with Invisible Woman…
Prep Baby for Their First Con With “Baby Geek”
Baby Geek Korwin Briggs (artist), Mark Mazzenga (writer) Simon & Schuster September 24, 2019 An important part of a child’s development, after the usual things, is knowing your X-Men from your Justice League. Baby Geek is here to help with that.
Folklords #1: Fantasy in a Suit and Tie
Folklords #1 Jim Campbell (letterer), Matt Kindt (writer), Chris O’Halloran (colorist), and Matt Smith (artist) BOOM! Studios November 13, 2019 “Once upon a time… / No… Just this one time.” Right from the jump, Folklords sets out to deconstruct the fantasy genre through the story in which its suit-and-tie wearing protagonist, Ansel, is coming of…
Red Sonja: Scorched Earth Volume 1 Is Worthy of a Warrior Queen
Red Sonja: Scorched Earth Volume 1 Robert Carey (artist), Mirko Colak (artist), Amanda Conner (cover artist), Dearblha Kelly (colourist), Paul Mounts (cover artist), Katie O’Meara (artist), Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou (letterer), Bob Q (artist/colourist), Mark Russell (writer) Dynamite Entertainment November 20, 2019 Sonja is a fugitive, fleeing a fallen city and the murder of a friend. Red…
The Excellence of Malka Older’s …and Other Disasters
…and Other Disasters Malka Older Mason Jar Press November 21, 2019 Malka Older’s newest book, …and Other Disasters, is excellent. Maxwell Neely-Cohen describes it as “a book of beautiful fragments,” and while that feels pretty accurate, I read the whole thing in one sitting and felt very satisfied by it. It was like eating an…
X-Men #2: The Garden of Unearthly Delights
X-Men #2 Gerry Alanguilan (inker), VC’s Clayton Cowles (letterer), Sonny Gho (colorist), Jonathan Hickman (writer), Tom Muller (design), Leinil Francis Yu (artist) Marvel Comics November 13, 2019 What’s remarkable about the Hickman era of the X-Men—unbelievably, we’re still only five months in, all of us having fallen into a swirling pool of Comic Book Time—is…
Titan Comics PUBWATCH: November 2019
Read on to find out what we’re thankful for from Titan Comics this month.
Family Tree #1 Roots Itself Beneath Your Skin
Family Tree #1 Ryan Cody (Colorist), Eric Gapstur (Inker), Phil Hester (Artist), Jeff Lemire (Writer), Steve Wands (Letterer). Image Comics November 13, 2019 Family Tree #1 is unsettling, in the best possible way. It roots itself beneath your skin and lingers, leaving you thinking. It’s apocalyptic in scope, but it’s also the story of a…