It is not impossible to create a comic book of quality around a Soviet teenager defecting in desperation, moving to America, growing up beautiful, and becoming an employee of the US government who takes gymnastic spy assignments. I can say this in confidence having enjoyed Aymond and Van Hamme’s Lady S (Dupuis, published in translation by…
Tainted Love: Twisted Romance #1
Twisted Romance #1 Alex de Campi, Sarah Horrocks, and Magen Cubed (Writers), Sarah Horrocks and Katie Skelly (Artists) Image Comics February 7, 2018 Twisted Romance is off to a fresh and exciting start in issue #1. Alex de Campi’s premise–an agency devoted to causing break-ups–is simple and super intriguing. The degree to which both de…
Emma and Violette Vol 1: One Dream For Three
Emma and Violette Vol 1: One Dream for Three Jérôme Hamon (script), Lena Sayaphoum (art) Europe Comics, Izneo.com Released January 17, 2018 IZNEO HAS PROVIDED WWAC WITH A VIP ACCESS PASS. We all have dreams. Some of those dreams are easily within our grasp, some may take a lifetime to achieve, and others yet may…
A Compendium of Resistance: Comics for Choice Fights for Reproductive Justice
Comics for Choice: Illustrated Abortion Stories, History and Politics Ed. Hazel Newlevant, Whit Taylor, and Ø. K. Fox (Editors) Summer 2017
Love Addict: How I Learned to Love the Problematic Narrative
Love Addict: Confessions of a Serial Dater Koren Shadmi (Writer and Artist) IDW 31 January, 2018 With almost fifty million people using dating apps, it’s no wonder that there’s a comic written about them. Koren Shadmi’s Love Addict doesn’t just cover quirky disasters and mishaps that come with online dating, though; by showing the personal…
Usagi Yojimbo #165: The Mouse Trap Springs
Usagi Yojimbo #165 Stan Sakai (Artist and Writer) Dark Horse Comics December 27, 2017 Usagi Yojimbo #165 is the last of a 3-part story arc set in a small village plagued by a criminal underground and an altruistic thief who steals from the rich and gives to the poor, Robin Hood-style. This wins him the…
Nothing You Can Say Can Tear Me Away From My Guy: Semi-Radical Romance Comics
There’s nothing like a good bit of media to bring to mind a good bit of criticism—to deepen it, to clarify. There’s nothing like freedom to remind you of discipline—how it works, which parts help you grow, which parts curtail. I read a lot of comics made for mean slutty girls, and I had to…
Star Wars Adventures: Forces of Destiny – Rey: The Making of a Hero
Star Wars Adventures: Forces of Destiny #2 – Rey Jody Houser (Writer), Arianna Florean (Artist), Adele Matera (Colours), Tom B. Long (Letters) IDW Publishing 10 January, 2018 Star Wars: The Last Jedi may have divided fans, but one thing is for sure: protagonist Rey is definitely a hero of our times. When we first met…
Nicole J Georges’ Fetch: It’s Kind of Like Feminism, But for Dogs
An essay on Nicole J. Georges, a prolific zinester and graphic novelist who writes, draws and sings her love for animals, humans and vegan food.
Ghostbusters – Answer the Call: The Ladies Are Back
Ghostbusters – Answer the Call #2 Kelly Thompson (Writer), Corin Howell (Artist), Valentina Pinto (Colours), Neil Uyetake (Letters) IDW Publishing 3 January, 2018 You know you are in for a good story when it opens with “Everything is awful.” And everything really is awful for the Ghostbusters at the moment. Having unknowingly unleashed the Schreckgespenst,…
Be Exceptional: Erik Larsen’s Savage Dragon #1-3
Erik Larsen’s Savage Dragon #1-3 was a 1992 miniseries that served to launch Larsen’s cartoonist career under the brand-new Image banner. Already a professional, having worked on various indies and as a penciller (and even cartooned Spider-Man) at Marvel, his “Dragon” was also previously “established” in 80s indie publications Graphic Fantasy and Megaton. Larsen takes great…
Can Panel Syndicate Sustain Their Idyllic Publishing Model?
For those who may not know, Panel Syndicate is burgeoning digital, online-only comics publisher that was founded by Marcos Martin (The Amazing Spider-Man, Daredevil) and Brian K. Vaughan (Saga, Paper Girls) in 2013. The idea behind this new comics publisher was to run things differently in a number of ways, not only for creators but…
