World of Tanks: Roll Out #1 Garth Ennis (writer), Carlos Ezquerra (illustrator), Michael Atiyeh (colorist), no letterer listed Dark Horse August 31, 2016 Disclaimer: This review is based on an advance review copy from Dark Horse Comics.
My Neighbor Jiaojian: An Intimate Urban Legend
My Neighbor Jiaojian Alyssa Wong (Writer), Wendy Xu (Artist) 2016. Although I am relatively new to the horror genre as a whole (I am a self-described scardey-cat and still find The Nightmare Before Christmas unwatchable), I’ve found that the stories that stay with me often are very intimate, with a small cast, touch upon very…
Let Me Live Through You: Go To Safari Festival
Safari Festival is August 27th–this upcoming Saturday. And, it being in London, which is far away and tricksy once you get there, I can’t go. Can you go? If you want to, you should. Here’s the sell! Safari is run by Breakdown Press. Like their comic output, it is curated. Breakdown Press are the sort of people…
Swipe Yes for Reigns
When I had the chance to date pigeons in the 2014 remake of Hatoful Boyfriend, I became aware of Devolver Digital, and the fun surprises keep coming. Their most recent delight is a phone game called Reigns. Imagine a dating app for ruling a medieval kingdom, and you get the most basic level of the…
Wonder Woman #4: Women of Colour, Raise Your Hands!
Wonder Woman #4 Greg Rucka (Writer), Nicola Scott (Artist), Romulo Fajardo Jr. (Colourist), and Jodi Wynne (Letterer). DC Comics August 10th, 2016 Disclaimer: This review is based on an advanced copy from DC Comics and contains spoilers.
Bug Ladies in Victorian England: Queer Sexuality in Insexts (NSFW)
Note: This article contains spoilers for Insexts and images that are not safe for work. On the surface, Insexts is a monster story. It is gory and graphic, with no qualms about Alien-esque birth scenes and vagina-teeth eating a man’s arm; at no point does the art veer away from being downright gross if it needs…
Reel Geek Girl: Pete’s Dragon More CGI than Plot
Pete’s Dragon Directed by: David Lowery Starring: Bryce Dallas Howard, Robert Redford, Oakes Fegley and Karl Urban Disney PG 102 Minutes The original Pete’s Dragon from 1977 is a whimsical, charming, unabashedly goofy musical with a single animated element – the Dragon himself, Elliot. The Pete’s Dragon that has opened as of 2016 is not…
SuperDad is My Favourite Superman: Superman #3
Superman #3 Peter J Tomasi and Patrick Gleason (Writers), Jorge Jimenez (Artist), Alejandro Sanchez (Colourist), and Rob Leigh (Letterer). DC Comics July 20th, 2016 Disclaimer: This review is based on an advanced copy from the publisher and contain spoilers. I love Superman the Dad. The Superman comics I’ve enjoyed can be counted on one hand, so I went into…
By Crom! Rachel Kahn on Getting in Touch with Your Inner Barbarian
My earliest childhood ambition was fairly straight-forward: be Red Sonja or She-Ra. I had a horse and my mom humored me with a fake plastic sword from the circus, but I was not allowed to wave said sword around the horses because horses will freak out over the most innocuous things, like plastic bags. I…
Beauty Behind The Madness: Snotgirl #1 [Review]
Snotgirl #1 Bryan Lee O’Malley (Writer), Leslie Hung (Artist), Mickey Quinn (Colors), and Mare Odomo (Letters) Image Comics July 20, 2016 A pretty girl sits on her bed crying after a disastrous night out, her bright green hair the same color as the snot streaming down her face. This is Lottie Person, star of Bryan…
Review: Delilah Dirk and The King’s Shilling
Delilah Dirk & The King’s Shilling Tony Cliff First Second March 8th, 2016 Disclaimer: This review is based on an advanced copy from the publisher and may contain spoilers. Just as I finished reading Delilah Dirk and The King’s Shilling, it was announced that Disney acquired the film rights to the comic series by Tony Cliff. Set in the…
Suicide Squad Is Not the Film it Wants to Be
Suicide Squad Director: David Ayer Starring: Will Smith, Viola Davis, Margot Robbie Warner Bros. August 1, 2016 When it came to DC’s attempts at building a shared cinematic universe to compete with Marvel, Suicide Squad was under a lot of pressure. Critical reactions to the previous DC films, Man of Steel and Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice,…
