Marvel’s Life Story books re-contextualize Marvel’s most well-known characters as evolving and aging in “real-time” throughout their history. And for the Fantastic Four, this comes as a celebration of their 60th anniversary. A look back at their story throughout the decades seems like an excellent way to celebrate this milestone, but the memory of the…
REVIEW: The Story of Hidaka-sensei in Blank Canvas: My So-Called Artist’s Journey
Nowadays, Akiko Higashimura is a big-name mangaka, most known in the West for her works Princess Jellyfish and Tokyo Tarareba Girls. Her autobiographical manga, Blank Canvas: My So-Called Artist’s Journey, which depicts her journey to becoming a mangaka, gives us a glimpse at how she got there. Manga fans will appreciate seeing a realistic becoming-a-mangaka…
Vault Comics Pubwatch: July 2021
Vault Comics began the month of July with a reminder that Pride doesn’t end with June. Revealing a new logo image that embraces the Progress Pride Flag, the company announced its continued commitment to supporting queer comics and creators. The announcement showcased several titles and the promise to donate 50% of the proceeds of each…
REVIEW: Alice in Leatherland #4 is Nothing Like I Expected (Which is Great!)
In Alice in Leatherland #4, protagonist Alice Snowhite goes on more miserable app dates until she realises what she’s looking for can’t be found in other people. It’s time to take a good long look in the mirror.
REVIEW: Way of X #4: Th-this Is… the Way?
Where Nightcrawler’s Giant-Size X-Men issue was a disservice in that it prioritized apparent worldbuilding over adding any particular depth to the character, Way of X #4 gives us a Kurt Wagner that is slowly becoming unrecognizable.
REVIEW: Grimm Tales of Terror Gets the Game on with Game Night
What’s a game night with old high school friends without some vengeance, ritual, horror, and gore?
REVIEW: X-Men #1 – The Mutants Take Manhattan
“Remind me again why I said we needed to be in New York?”
REVIEW: Lawrence Lindell’s Still Couldn’t Afford Therapy Reckons With Mental Health During The Pandemic
There is no sugarcoating this: 2020 was really shitty and surreal. A year into the pandemic, it feels like we are trying really hard to wake up from a very long hibernation. While some people would like us to “get back to normal” ASAP, the reality is that some of us don’t have that luxury.
VIZ Media Pubwatch: July 2021
Happy July, everyone! The summer anime season is in full swing, virtual anime conventions are streaming, and VIZ Media has new releases for you! This month we’re covering some old favorites of mine and a book new to the VIZ lineup, Devil’s Candy. But first, the news.
Death, Plague, War, and Feminism: The Fourth Whore by E.V. Knight
When Kenzi Brooks was seven years old, her brother Robbie died in a car accident. As well as the guilt of having failed to save him Kenzi is left with a distorted set of memories from the incident – memories that fully emerge only when she dreams of Robbie’s death being overseen by a man…
REVIEW: Excalibur #22 – Alchemy Is Also Magic
Sadly, Pete Wisdom did not have the decency to stay dead for more than a single issue, as he is one of five resurrections performed in Excalibur #22.
