In recent years, indie comic readers have been gifted with more and more works, from short autobiographical comics to webcomics and zines to anthologies with the erotic in mind. More comics and comic-related reading material crowdfunded, printed out for conventions, and uploaded online exploring not just queer identities but queer desire and queer liberation. This…
REVIEW: The Moon Knight Premiere is a Barrel of Laughs (and Scares)
In the Moon Knight premiere, Steven Grant (Oscar Isaac) has an ordinary life — except when people start alluding to things he doesn’t remember. And there’s all the trouble he has sleeping. He has so many vivid dreams; or are they nightmares? What if those dreams aren’t in his imagination at all? What if Steven…
REVIEW: Immortal X-Men #1 Shows the Sinister Power of an Unreliable Narrator
There’s been no small amount of curiosity about the next stage of Krakoa after the departure of Jonathan Hickman from the line. With Immortal X-Men, it’s safe to say that the future is…Sinister.
REVIEW: Raising Hell with Grimm Spotlight: Hellchild
Half-goddess, half-vampire, and all edge, Angelica Blackstone is back in her first solo appearance since 2016. Grimm Spotlight: Hellchild serves as a reintroduction to the character, pitting the abominable daughter of Hades and Dracula against a brutal crime boss. But does this spotlight deliver on its promise of a bloody good time?
REVIEW: Pixels of You Snaps an AI Romance in High Contrast
Pixels of You is a slow-burn, rivals-to-lovers human/AI romance. It’s also a nuanced narrative speculation on how near-future AI will shape human culture and be shaped in turn. This sleek and stylish graphic novel is a collaboration between a superstar indie creative team — writers Yuko Ota and Ananth Hirsh (Barbarous, Lucky Penny, and Johnny…
REVIEW: Sports is Hell is a Familiar, Twisted Odyssey
In Ben Passmore’s one-shot comic Sports is Hell, a Super Bowl celebration becomes a pretext for a riot in this biting satire. Follow Ash as she and a ragtag group seek safety from the ensuing chaos and violence.
DC PUBWATCH: March 2022
For the first time in years, the Batman and Superman team-up book is titled World’s Finest, and issue #1 lives up to the claim.
REVIEW: Connections and Expectations in Ima Koi: Now I’m In Love
Shojo manga reigns supreme in my heart, always. Reading about young people figuring out how to navigate school, their developing relationships with others, and what it means to be a young adult in whatever day and age they are living with is always worth reading for me. The first volume of Ima Koi: Now I’m…
Titan Comics PUBWATCH: February/March 2022
Hello Titan PUBWATCH readers! Beginning with this column, the Titan PUBWATCH will move to an every-other-month schedule so that we can ensure that we have a robust amount of news and reviews for you from one of the top comics and book publishers across the pond! So you can look for Titan PUBWATCHes at WWAC…
REVIEW: Let’s Get Burgers is a Cute Perspective on the Harshness of Reality
Best friends Knife and Cheddar just want to enjoy the simple life, eat some burgers, and get a good night’s rest. But capitalism, nightmare bosses, and transphobia conspire against them. Can the friends prevail against all odds?
REVIEW: Silvia Moreno-Garcia’s Mexican Gothic Gives an Old Genre the Kiss of Life
Mexico, 1950. A young woman named Noemí Taboada receives word that her cousin Catalina Doyle has been acting strangely. Amongst other things, Catalina has been experiencing visions and is convinced that her husband Virgil is plotting to murder her. Noemí’s father suspects that this is merely a ploy for attention, but he is sufficiently concerned…
Archie Comics Pubwatch: March 2022
Welcome to the Archie Comics Pubwatch for the month of March! I’m Lisa, reporting from a corner booth at Pop’s Chock’lit Shoppe, and here’s this month’s news! In this month’s Archie Comics Pubwatch, Archie Comics announces it’s suspending direct-to-consumer sales to Russia, some exclusive covers, and more!!
