Pathfinder: Spiral of Bones Crystal Frazier, Tom Garcia, Morgan Hickman, Thomas Napolitano Dynamite Entertainment January 30, 2019 I’ve played a lot of Pathfinder in my days, enough that I recognized Crystal Frazier’s name when it was attached to this comic. (She’s also written adventure paths for Paizo. I own those too.) So, a fellow trans author writing…
Young Love is Perfectly Baked in Bloom
Bloom Savanna Ganucheau (artist), Kevin Panetta (writer) First Second Books January 29, 2019 Bloom is the story of Ari Kyrkos, a Greek teenager who feels suffocated by the expectation he’ll continue working in his family’s struggling bakery. Unable to afford to go to music school, he wants to move to the city with his friends…
DC PUBWATCH – February 2019
The biggest news this month came from the annual Comics Pro conference held right before convention season kicks off. Dan DiDio was there to talk about the company’s future. Among things talked about were the rumor of a massive cutback of the publishing line, and DiDio confirmed that it was true, but the cuts have…
Army of Darkness/Bubba Ho-Tep #1 Avoids The Middle Age Blues
Army of Darkness/Bubba Ho-Tep #1 Scott Duvall (writer), Vincenzo Frederici (art), Michele Monte (colors), Taylor Esposito (letters), Carlos Gomez and Salvatore Aiala; Tom and Sian Mandrake; Robert Hack; Diego Galindo; Emma Kubert and Brittany Pezillo (covers) Dynamite Comics February 13, 2019 During Army of Darkness’ long, twisted history as a Dynamite licensed property, Ash Williams…
The Forgotten Queen: Making New Memories
The Forgotten Queen Ulises Arreola, Tini Howard, Amilcar Pinna, Jeff Powell Valiant Entertainment February 27, 2019 I don’t know a lot about Valiant’s established Pantheon. I’ve read some of XO Manowar, some of Archer and Armstrong, and I’m vaguely aware of some of the other titles, but beyond that I’m kind of a neophyte regarding…
The Whispering Dark #4: A Satisfactory But Predictable Ending
The Whispering Dark #4 Tomás Aira (artist and colours), Christofer Emgård (writer), Mauro Mantella (letters) Dark Horse Comics 13 February, 2019 Chief Hannah Vance is about to face her reckoning. Days of trudging through hostile weather in enemy territory with her rescued rangers have turned her into a hardened soldier. With food supplies low, the…
Star Trek: The Q Conflict #1: A Trek Crossover! ‘Nuff Said!
Star Trek: The Q Conflict #1 Scott Tipton (Writer), David Tipton (Writer), David Messina (Artist), Elisabetta D’Amico (Artist), Alexandra Alexakis (Colours), Neil Uyetake (Letters) IDW Publishing 30 January, 2019 Captain Jean-Luc Picard’s Enterprise has been sent by Starfleet to Cestus III, a planet whose sun has suddenly started going supernova. But this is not an…
Growing Up Is Hard to Do in Bill and Ted Save the Universe
Bill and Ted Save the Universe Bachan (Illustration); Jim Campbell (Letters); Derek Charm (Cover Art); Alex Guimaraes (Colors); Brian Joines (Writer); Chris Rosa (Editor) BOOM! Studios January 2019 If there’s an ‘80s film that’s more fun, more silly, or more imaginative than Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventure, I don’t know it. The story of two California-based best friends…
Betty & Veronica #2: The Best Things in Life Aren’t Free
Betty & Veronica #2 Jamie Lee Rotante (Writer), Sandra Lanz (Artist), Kelly Fitzpatrick (Colours), Jack Morelli (Letters) Archie Comics 30 January, 2019 Veronica is flourishing at her fashion magazine internship, so much so that she is being offered her very own advice column. The idea is appealing—Veronica loves sharing her opinion—but she wants to write…
Peter Cannon: Thunderbolt is A Meta Man
Peter Cannon: Thunderbolt #1 Kieron Gillen (writer), Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou (letters), Mary Safro (colorist), Caspar Wungaard (artist) Dynamite January 30th Peter Cannon: Thunderbolt is a new take on an old character—one you might not know by name but who, if you’re big into superheroes, will sound very familiar once you get to know him.
The Tomb Raider Coloring Book Puts the Spotlight on Fan Art
Tomb Raider Coloring Book Crystal Dynamics (writer), Randy Green (artist), Phillip Sevy (artist), Katie Swindlehurst (artist), Tholia (artist) Dark Horse Comics February 13, 2019 Spanning the last few decades of Lara Croft’s career, the Tomb Raider Coloring Book features 45 pages of black and white line art for Tomb Raider fans to bring to life….
Elvira Goes Hollyweird in Elvira: Mistress of the Dark #4
Elvira: Mistress of the Dark #4 Dave Avallone (Writer); Dave Acosta (Art); Andrew Covalt (Colors); Taylor Esposito (Letters); Joseph Michael Lisner, Craig Cermak, Robert Hack (Covers) Dynamite Comics January 16, 2019 Here’s a little secret, dear bleeders; I feel like Dynamite’s Elvira series is a true hidden gem in the company’s line-up. It’s a perfect…