Spring is in full swing here in [location redacted], which means it is for some reason more than 80 degrees in mid-April! But more importantly, VIZ has new manga and announcements to share with you all! From an interview with the creator of BLEACH and Ichigo’s Japanese voice actor to new manga series Love’s In…
REVIEW: Polyamory Comics is a Sweet Reflection on Poly Life
If you’re looking for a comic that examines day-to-day relationship realness, Sara Valta’s got you with Polyamory Comics. This sweet and funny collection of short autobio comic strips offers a glimpse into Valta’s life with her boyfriend and his boyfriend, their dreams for their life together, and her adventures in polyamorous dating and self-discovery.
REVIEW: A Dialogue on Body Positivity in Embrace Your Size Manga
When I first heard about Embrace Your Size, I was super pumped and immediately shared it with a friend of mine. She and I read a lot of manga together, and we both noticed how rarely manga depicted anyone who looks like us. So for us, having body positivity be the central theme of a…
REVIEW: Disobey the Duke if You Dare Vol. 1 is Beautiful and Beastly
Manta generously sent me a graphic novel of Disobey the Duke if You Dare (Volume 1) so I could review it for WWAC. This fantasy romance webcomic has been reformatted into a full-color printed book to be sold on Amazon directly to consumers. It’s also the publisher’s first print book! Exciting! The book looks nice.
REVIEW: Phantom Road #1 Hits the Highway with a Well-Paced Start
The American open road is haunted. We know this. Jeff Lemire and Gabriel H. Walta know this too. If you’ve spent any time on a highway late at night in the states, when the lamps and the headlights start to burn, you can’t help but feel something is with you out there. And it’s not…
REVIEW: Hellcat #1 Brings the Grit and Gloom with a New Murder Mystery
Patsy Walker is back in Hellcat #1, the start of her 5-issue limited series from Marvel Comics. This Hellcat book spins off from writer Christopher Cantwell’s run on Iron Man, wherein Patsy turns down a marriage proposal from Tony Stark and strikes out on her own to live in San Francisco (see Iron Man and…
REVIEW: Mary Shelley: The Eternal Dream is a Rudimentary Introduction to the Literary Icon
Mary Shelley: The Eternal Dream charts the early life of Frankenstein author Mary Shelley, from her days as a youngster yearning for escape to her romance with Percy Bysshe Shelley and her eventual inspiration to write Frankenstein.
REVIEW: Do a Powerbomb! Puts a Headlock on Grief
Do a Powerbomb! is a heartbreaking, heart-gladdening, sharp-edged sweetheart of a wrestling comic that goes on an epic journey while exploring the cycle of grief.
REVIEW: Betty: The Final Girl Cuts Its Narrative Close to the Bone
Betty: the Final Girl sports spine-tingling art and gore, but its story lengths come up too short.
REVIEW: Gambit #2-5: The Agony and the Extra G’s
Gambit shows off the best and worst of Chris Claremont’s writing. It’s got some unforgettable characters but convenient plot choices may disappoint the reader.
Kingfisher, Kingfisher, Fish Me a King: Spoiler-Free Reviews of A House with Good Bones and Thornhedge
Whether you’re in the mood for contemporary gothic horror or a poignant retold fairytale, T. Kingfisher has got you covered. In A House with Good Bones, just published on March 28th, there’s a modern woman who confronts familial terrors in a very creepy subdivision. And in Thornhedge, coming out this August, you can look forward…
Titan Comics PUBWATCH: February/March 2023
This is the strange season that is not quite winter, but not quite yet spring – – warm one day, then a snowstorm the next. Comics, however, have no season – they’re good year round! This month, we catch up on the two series we looked at last month while adding in a new one:…
