Ongoing comics are a strange game, constantly getting cancelled, renewed, and rebooted. Until I began working at London’s Orbital comics, I’d had a tough time reading anything in single issue format. Then, one fateful afternoon, I picked up The Vision #1. This book (by creative team Tom King and Gabriel Hernandez Walta, with Jordie Bellaire…
Be Inspired by Disney’s Queen of Katwe
Queen of Katwe Director:Mira Nair Starring: Madina Nalwanga, David Oyelowo and Lupita Nyong’o Disney September 23, 2016 (Canada)/September 30, 2016 (USA) “In chess, the small one can become the big one.”
#TIFF16 Review: Brimstone Is an Overwhelming Revenge Thriller
Brimstone Director: Martin Koolhoven Cast: Guy Pearce, Dakota Fanning, Emilia Jones, Carice Van Houten, Kit Harrington 2016 I left the screening of Brimstone with an overwhelming feeling, but I couldn’t pinpoint just what it was. Scenes played out in my mind as I walked out of the theatre. I tried to identify just what I loved about…
Diversity in Comics: A First Look at Sun Dragon’s Song #1
Sun Dragon’s Song Vol. 1, No. 1 Joyce Chng (Writer) and Kim Miranda (Artist) Rosarium Publishing September 21, 2016 Disclaimer: This review is based on an advanced copy from the publisher.
#TIFF16 Review: Toxic Masculinity and Tentacles in The Untamed
The Untamed (La región salvaje) Director: Amat Escalante Starring: Ruth Ramos, Simone Bucio, Jesús Meza, Edén Villavicencio, Kenny Johnston 2016 This review will contain spoilers and discussion of homophobia, rape and rape culture.
Cats and Identity Crises: A Review of Finding Molly
Finding Molly: An Adventure in Catsitting Justine Prado (Writer), Jenn St-Onge (Artist), Carey Pietsch (Colorist), Joyana McDiarmid (Letterer) Emet Comics If you are a poor, unfortunate soul who follows Melissa Brinks and myself on Twitter, you’ve noticed a trend in our chats. As Melissa put it best: “Roughly 80% of our conversations are about cats….
Review: Gina Wynbrandt’s Someone Please Have Sex With Me
Someone Please Have Sex With Me Gina Wynbrandt 2D Cloud June 2016 Someone Please Have Sex With Me is a collection of comics from Gina Wynbrandt, whose short comic “Big Pussy” made a big splash (oh god, oh god) in 2015, which nabbed her an Ignatz nomination for Promising New Talent. This collection is an…
Labors of Love: A Review of Manga in America
Manga in America: Transnational Book Publishing and the Domestication of Japanese Comics Casey Brienza Bloomsbury January 2016
This Rose is Worth the Thorns: A Court of Mist and Fury by Sarah J. Maas
The Throne of Glass series by Sarah J. Maas is amazing. Seriously. Read it, if you haven’t. It has a kick butt female assassin, conspiracies, coups, magic, elves–everything I could want in a fantasy. It’s the kind of series that you want to hole up and binge read. I am eagerly looking forward to the…
#TIFF16 Review: Lion Is an Unforgettable Adoption Story
Not many people know that I was actually kind of adopted twice. Once taken from India at the age of one, and again at the age of twelve by my mother. A lot of people when they first meet me ask me if I’m from India, and my answer is always, “No, well, not really…
Kill Screen, Warby Parker Release Game and Glasses
Gaming magazine Kill Screen, in collaboration with eyewear company Warby Parker, has developed a pair of exclusive glasses that combine both companies’ philosophies of design and function. The glasses, available in men’s and women’s designs with no discernable difference between the two, come in a light transparent gray color and feature the Warby Parker x…
Suffer with Me: A Review of Alan Moore’s Jerusalem
Alan Moore is a celebrated comic book writer. He’s the creator of V for Vendetta and Watchmen, he’s worked on Batman, Superman, and the Swamp Thing. Some believe him to be the greatest writer that’s ever lived. But since he announced that he is officially retiring from comics, his novels may be all we have…
