Welcome to the September Izneo Pubwatch! We at WWAC have been diving into the latest in European graphic novels translated into English, and I can’t wait to share with you my latest finds. There are also some exciting offers from Izneo this month that you might enjoy. As always, if you haven’t had time yet,…
Hazel Newlevant’s No Ivy League is a Challenging Read
No Ivy League Hazel Newlevant (writer and artist) Roar (Lion Forge) August 21, 2019 No Ivy League by Hazel Newlevant challenged me as a reader. At the moment of writing this, I am not sure how to feel. I have wrestled with this review for weeks trying to sort out my thoughts. Usually, after reading…
Death Stalks In Archie vs Predator II #1
Archie vs Predator II #1: Revenge Comes to Riverdale Rick Burchett (covers), Alex di Campi (story), Derek Charm (covers), Kelly Fitzpatrick (covers/coloring), Francesco Francavilla (covers), Robert Hack (covers/line art), Wes Hartman (covers), Jack Morelli (line art), Dan Parent (covers), Rosario Tito Peṅa (covers), Billy Tucci (covers) Archie Comics/Dark Horse Comics July 24th, 2019 Archie Comics…
The Avant-Guards Vol. 1: “It’s So Gay and I Love It!”
The Avant-Guards Vol. 1 Ed Dukeshire (letterer), Noah Hayes (illustrator), Rebecca Nalty (colourist), Carly Usdin (writer and creator) BOOM!Box September 4, 2019 Getting my 13-year-old daughter to do more than shrug or mumble an “It was good” when I ask what she thinks of a particular comic is an effort in futility. When she spends…
Dynamite Comics Pubwatch: September 2019
Welcome to the Dynamite Comics Pubwatch for the month of September! I’m Lisa, Dynamite is my explosive beat, and here’s this month’s news!
House of X #3: Mothermold, May I Sleep with Danger?
House of X #3 VC’s Clayton Cowles (letterer), Marte Gracia (colorist), Jonathan Hickman (writer), Pepe Larraz (artist), Tom Muller (design) Marvel Comics August 28, 2019 Ah, at last—House of X #3, the halfway point in Hickman, Larraz, and Silva’s twelve-part saga, is a pure evocation of a classic X-Men adventure story. It’s surprisingly straightforward, pressing…
Monthly Marvel Muster: What Is, What Was, What Never Will Be
Welcome to the August edition of the Monthly Marvel Muster. This month we have a passel of new ongoings spinning out of War of the Realms, two universes’ worth of summer Annuals, and the tragic tale of the Summer Special that almost was.
DC PUBWATCH – August 2019 Edition
The only big news of this month’s DC Pubwatch is that G. Willow Wilson is leaving Wonder Woman with October’s issue #81, giving us four more issues under her pen. Set to replace her for at least a six issue arc is Steve Orlando, who wrote issues #51-55 of the series before Wilson came on….
Riverdale Season 3 #5: A Tempered Finale to a Mixed Series
Riverdale Season 3 #5 ‘Lady Sings the Blues’ Micol Ostow (Writer), Thomas Pitilli (Artist), Andre Skymanowicz (Colours), John Workman (Letters) ‘Into the Wild’ Janice Chiang (Letters), Joe Eisma (Artist), Matt Herms (Colours), Micol Ostow (Writer) Archie Comics 31 July, 2019 Riverdale Season 3 #5 marks the end of this limited series tie-in with The CW…
Doctor Who: The Thirteenth Doctor Has War, Demons, and a Suspicious Podcast
Doctor Who: The Thirteenth Doctor Volume 2: Hidden Human History Enrica Eren Angiolini (colours), Jody Houser (writer), Roberta Ingranata (artist), Sarah Jacobs (letters), John Roshell (letters), Viviana Spinelli (colours), Rachel Stott (Artist) Titan Comics, BBC 28 August, 2019 The Tardis takes the Doctor and her companions Yaz, Ryan, and Graham to the 1500s, at the…
Killers #2: Superninja Against Superninja!
Killers #2 Fernando Dagnino (Artist), B Clay Moore (Writer), Jeff Powell (Letters), José Villarrubia (Colours) Valiant Comics 28 August, 2019 Last we saw of Desdemona Rush, a.k.a. Ninja-G, she was being thrown out a window by Roger Thorpe, a.k.a. Ninja-J. She survives and goes on the hunt for reinforcements, namely Raleigh Brewster, aka Ninja-F, a…
Kingdom Has Great Production Values, But Little Else
Kingdom Shinsuke Sato (director), Tsutomu Kuroiwa, Shinsuke Sato and Yasuhisa Hara (screenplay), Kento Yamazaki, Ryo Yoshizawa, Kanna Hashimoto, Masami Nagasawa, Kanata Hongō and Takao Osawa (cast) Sony Pictures Japan/Funimation Films April 19, 2019 (international)/2020 America In ancient China, two orphaned slaves, Li Xin and Piao, dream of becoming the world’s greatest generals. They train each…