“What if everything the right thought about the left was real?” That’s the driving premise behind The Antifa Super-Soldier Cookbook, the latest from The Nib’s own Mattie Lubchansky. To be honest, the premise puzzled me a little at first. On the one hand, I’m automatically a bit wary of anything that might end up being…
Archie Comics Pubwatch: April 2021
Welcome to the Archie Comics Pubwatch for the month of April! 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 goes viral again thanks to a Simpsons-like prediction of the future, more Liefeld, a new series is launched for Archie’s…
REVIEW: X-Men #19 – Days of Future, Passed
The City inside the Vault is, at its core, a paradox. As the name suggests, its very existence is an enigma: simultaneously infinite and claustrophobic, it appears post-apocalyptically empty but hides a deadly enemy around every corner. The “genesis tomb” of the Children of the Vault, superpowered post-humans genetically designed for world domination, the City…
Review: The Way of the Househusband Anime Has Lost Its Way
Everything is epic in J.C.Staff Studio and Netflix’s anime adaptation of The Way of the Househusband. From the rocking metal intro that juxtaposes Tatsu’s (Tacchan’s) favorite Shiba Inu apron with his irezumi, to the time Tacchan shows up as Santa Claus for his local community center. It’s fun, but unfortunately, these epic scenes were already…
REVIEW: Invincible Soars, but Can’t Escape its Source Material
I honestly didn’t know what to expect going into the premiere of Amazon’s Invincible series. I had long since soured on the comic (the early issues were a favorite of teenage Zoe, but the quick descent into Robert Kirkman’s stock gore and shock reveals made me abandon ship). Still, the idea of a big-budget Western…
REVIEW: Excalibur #19 and #20 – Depression AND Possession
When last we met, I made the comment how refreshing it was to see the X-Men dealing with basic depression, and how interesting it was that their first assumption would be possession and not depression. Well, Excalibur #19 wound up making me look like a big ol’ dummy because Betsy was in fact possessed, by…
Revenge is the Abyss that Stares Back in Violation (2020)
Content Warning: Discussions of sexual assault and graphic violence.
REVIEW: The Way of the Househusband: Comics’ Greatest Wife Guy
Who wouldn’t want a partner who’d give it all up to make them delightful bento box lunches? I’m not saying we shouldn’t celebrate or support the careers of those we love, but in Kousuke Oono’s hilarious and sweet manga series The Way of the Househusband we’re presented with an enjoyable and appealing fantasy about a…
REVIEW: Batman: Urban Legends Brings Sad Gun Boys and Sapphic Romance
Batman: Urban Legends is a strange and strangely important book for DC Comics. Sporting a lead story written by longtime Marvel stalwart Chip Zdarsky, the 90-page anthology series is the first step into something new for the publisher. Not quite a total shift into the Japanese manga format of weekly/monthly anthologies, but a substantial package…
REVIEW: The Beginning of the End…Begins in Cable #9
The end is nigh for Cable, friends. Well, in a few months at least. Cable #9 is the first issue since official word got out that Cable would be ending with June’s #12, and the issue is, somehow, improved with this knowledge. Cable #9 is a quiet issue, a pseudo-farewell tour for Kid Cable as…
REVIEW: Bashiva Is Super Cool, Actually
So like, when I saw the way these chicks were talking about this INDIE COMIC in their little roundtable or whatever, I got mad. Because like, what right do they have to hate on this guy because his orc lady has big boobs? SHE CAN’T HELP HOW BIG HER BOOBS ARE! Like way to shame…
Supergirl’s Final Tour Begins With “Rebirth”
For the last five years, I’ve been able to see my favorite character soar on the small screen. Melissa Benoist has fully embodied everything I love about the character, and she will forever be the person I see when I think of Supergirl. The show has also been a professional highlight of my career, being…