Alison Bechdel: Conversations Rachel R. Martin (Editor) University Press of Mississippi October 18, 2018 Where do we need to go, and how far have we come? This, perhaps, is the question a good, earnest reader would ask when diving into Rachel R. Martin’s Alison Bechdel: Conversations, a collection of interviews with the queer comics legend….
Accessibility! Was it a Thing?: WonderCon 2019 Con Diary
My last time at WonderCon was an accessibility nightmare. With inadequate parking, rude staff, and lack of seating, I thought I would never return to its large halls, but alas I decided 2019 would be a good year to see if WonderCon had improved on its inaccessibility, and to score some good comics, zines, and…
Mighty Morphin Power Rangers #37: Disaster Strikes!
Mighty Morphin Power Rangers #37 “Beyond the Grid” Walter Baiamonte (Colours), Marguerite Bennett (Writer), Simone Di Meo (Artist), Ed Dukeshire (Letters) BOOM! Studios 27 March, 2019 One would think finding an entire planet filled to the brim with Zeo Crystals would make the Power Rangers happy, but that is not to be. When the Solarix…
More of a Whimper Than a Roar With DC Ink’s Mera: Tidebreaker
Mera: Tidebreaker Stephen Byrne (artist), David Calderon (colours), Danielle Paige (writer) and Joshua Reed (letterer) DC Ink (a DC Comics imprint) April 2, 2019 In March 2015, I hosted a Gotham Academy roundtable featuring five book bloggers. We discussed their limited experience with comics, if the series was great for newbies, and if they would…
Strange Magic: Sabrina the Teenage Witch #1
Sabrina the Teenage Witch #1 Veronica and Andy Fish (artists), Jack Morelli (letterer), Kelly Thompson (writer) Archie Comics March 27, 2019 Every teenager has at one point wished they could magically make a mean girl go splat into a big pile of mud, but Sabrina Spellman has that power. She’s a witch, of course—a teenage…
The Super Sons Take on the PolarShield Project
Super Sons: The PolarShield Project Book #1 Ile Gonzalez (artist), Ridley Pearson (writer) and Saida Temofonte (letterer) DC Zoom (a DC Comics imprint) April 2, 2019 In March 2015, I hosted a Gotham Academy roundtable featuring five book bloggers. We discussed their limited experience with comics, if the series was great for newbies, and if…
Pride, Prejudice and Other Flavours Review: A Delicious, Romantic Romp
Pride, Prejudice and Other Flavours Sonali Dev (Writer) HarperCollins Publishers May 7, 2019 Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice has informed generations of readers, writers, and filmmakers, all of whom have devised their own reinterpretations of it. Author Sonali Dev is the latest in a long line of Austen fans to be inspired to create her…
Riverdale Season 3 #1: A Rear Window Into the Series
Riverdale Season 3 #1 ‘Rear Window’ Micol Ostow (writer), Thomas Pitilli (artist), Andre Skymanowicz (colours), John Workman (letters) ‘Mommie Dearest’ Janice Chiang (letters), Joe Eisma (artist), Matt Herms (colours), Micol Ostow (writer) Archie Comics 13 March, 2019 Riverdale’s third season on The CW has introduced some interesting plotlines, but this new tie-in series from Archie…
“Main thing is, I kept drawing:” Mort Gerberg’s Cartoons on Display at the NYHS
Mort Gerberg Cartoons: A New Yorker’s Perspective New York Historical Society February 15-May 5 Accompanying the opening cluster of images in this exhibit, Mort Gerberg is quoted saying that a lot of his early work was unremarkable, but that the “main thing is, I kept drawing.” That aspect of Gerberg’s philosophy is amply conveyed through…
DC PUBWATCH – March 2019 and Emerald City Comic Con
For the news this month, it’s something a little different. I was privileged enough to attend this month’s Emerald City Comic Con in Seattle, Washington, and spent a weekend attending the various DC Comics related panels and live interviews with SyFy. I’m going to give you a brief rundown of those four panels and interviews….
Betty & Veronica #4: A Prom-ising Disaster
Betty & Veronica #4 Kelly Fitzpatrick (colours), Sandra Lanz (artist), Jack Morelli (letters), Jamie Lee Rotante (writer) Archie Comics April 3, 2019 Veronica Lodge’s star is shining brighter than Riverdale High’s neon prom sign. Not only has she scored her own advice column at Sparkle magazine, but now she’s running her recuperating father’s empire with…
Disaster is Darkly Amusing Business in Bad Luck Chuck #1
Bad Luck Chuck #1 Matthew Dow Smith (artist), Kelly Fitzpatrick (colourist), Lela Gwenn (writer) Dark Horse Comics March 27, 2019 DISCLAIMER: A copy of this issue was provided by the publisher in exchange for an honest review. Lela Gwenn is a former contributor of WWAC. Chuck was born with a very special ability: bad luck. Instead…
