Nine years ago, Shea Proulx discovered the same thing many parents discover: having a baby often means setting aside your work and creative goals. She also discovered that the tiny, fragile piece of her soul that she’d just produced could shape her creativity into something new. One of many pieces of advice tossed at new…
Underwhelmed with Under the Moon: A Catwoman Tale
Under the Moon: A Catwoman Tale Deron Bennett (letterer), Isaac Goodhart (artist), Jeremy Lawson (colourist) and Lauren Myracle (writer) DC Ink (a DC Comics imprint) May 1, 2019 Content Warning for mention and depiction of child abuse. In March 2015, I hosted a Gotham Academy roundtable featuring five book bloggers. We discussed their limited experience with comics,…
Dark Phoenix Lights a Candle for the End of an Era
Dark Phoenix Simon Kinberg (writer & director), Mauro Fiore (cinematographer) James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, Jennifer Lawrence, Nicholas Hoult, Sophie Turner, Jessica Chastain (cast) June 7, 2019 Some plot spoilers follow. The X-Men films have spent years apologizing for their despised third installment, X-Men: The Last Stand, which among its sins turned The Dark Phoenix Saga—the…
Dead Kings #5 Finally Rests
Dead Kings #5 Lauren Affe, Thomas Mauer, Steve Orlando, Matthew Dow Smith Aftershock Comics May 29, 2019 For its full five-issue run, Aftershock Comics’ Dead Kings has told a story that’s equally about war and about redemption, and the book’s final issue completes that story with a practically pitch-perfect ending. Set in the fictional Thrice-Nine, the…
Titan Comics PUBWATCH: June 2019
June is often the month of celebration of dads, grads, and weddings, and there’s much to celebrate from our friends at Titan Comics.
Unnatural: Can’t Judge a Pig by Her Covers
Unnatural Volume One: Awakening Unnatural Volume Two: The Hunt Fabio Amelia (letterer), Mirka Andolfo (writer, artist, colourist), Gianluca Papi (assistant colours) Image Comics November 21 2018, April 10, 2019 Sexy anthropomorphized animals isn’t my jam—or at least, I didn’t think it was until I spotted the cover to Unnatural Volume One: Awakening. Mirka Andolfo’s soft,…
Take a Trip Through Time, Space and Afterschool Activities with Jughead’s Time Police #1
Jughead’s Time Police #1 Tyler Boss, Derek Charm, Francesco Francavilla, Robert Hack with Kelly Fitzpatrick, Tracy Yardley (Covers); Derek Charm (Art); Sina Grace (Writing); Matt Herms (Coloring); Jack Morelli (Lettering) Archie Comics June 12th, 2019 The original 1990s version of Jughead’s Time Police was a cult classic in which Jughead Jones, gifted with a magic…
Xena #2 Is Godlike
Xena: Warrior Princess #2 Vita Ayala (writer), Paulina Ganucheau, Emanuela Lupacchino, David Mack (covers), Ariana Maher (lettering), Rebecca Nalty (colors), Olympia Sweetnam and Vasil Georgiev (art) Dynamite Comics May 8th, 2019 Vasil Georgiev joins Olympia Sweetnam in drawing Xena, just as the emotional stakes get even higher for the warrior and her beloved bard. Fortunately…
Spring IDW Pubwatch Returns!
Welcome to the IDW Pubwatch! I’ve taken over from Christa this month and I couldn’t be more excited. Fun fact: I joined WWAC exclusively on the IDW account, so it’s fun to be back in the IDW saddle. This month we have some interesting news coming out of IDW Publishing and I’ve also reviewed my…
2019 Hugo Award Reviews: Short Stories
The 2019 Hugo Awards are scheduled to be presented in August at the Dublin Worldcon. Many fans of SF/F are awaiting the big day, all the while eagerly reading and evaluating this year’s finalists. As per annual tradition, I will be joining in with a series of reviews covering the Short Story, Novelette, Novella and…
Captain Ginger: An Im-purr-fect but Enjoyable New Universe
Captain Ginger Volume 1 Comicraft’s Jimmy Betancroft (Letters), June Brigman (Artist), Veronica Gandini (Colours), Scott Moore (Writer), Roy Richardson (Artist), Richard Starkings (Letters) Ahoy Comics 18 June, 2019 In an apocalyptic future, humans are extinct, and only a small spaceship of cats roams the galaxy, desperately clinging to dwindling supplies and trying to escape a…
Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Comic Hits the Wrap-Up Sign
Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Comic #6 Mike Manley, Todd Nauck, Jack Pollock, Mimi Simon (art); Wes Dzioba, Mike Manley, Jack Pollock, Mimi Simon (colors); Wes Dzioba, Todd Nauck (cover); Michael Heisler (letters); Harold Buchholz, Joel Hodgson, Matt McGinnis, Mary Robinson, Seth Robinson, Sharon Volpe (writing) May 29th, 2019 Dark Horse Comics All good things…