I am the kind of person who wants everything to make sense, and for everything to have a reason. Perhaps paradoxically, I also LOVE horror, a genre where questions often go unanswered, or the source of the horror is never fully explained. Horror stories examine relationships in ways that don’t follow normal logic, and I…
REVIEW: X of Swords: Creation #1: Tens Across the Board
And here we are. Like the mutants taking their first steps through the External Gate, we’ve entered the mysterious world of X of Swords. The first chapter of the long-awaited, 22-part event, X of Swords: Creation #1 is an earthshaking beginning. True to its title, the comic is shining and sharp, and it vibrates with…
REVIEW: Be Gay, Do Comics is an Inclusive and Diverse Queer Anthology
Be Gay, Do Comics is the queer anthology for our times; for one, it just won the Ignatz for Outstanding Anthology. Across 260 pages, queer creatives from across the world contribute their unique, yet relatable, experiences in the LGBTQIA+ community. Some stories will make you smile, others will fill you with fear for the author….
REVIEW: X-Factor #3: Mutant Furniture Movers
Leah Williams and David Baldeon’s X-Factor continues its adventures in the Mojoverse with issue #3. In this issue, we see the team fight their way to the top, rescue their missing mutant, and plant seeds for future storylines of both X-Factor and X of Swords. This issue keeps up the book’s characteristic mix of intrigue,…
REVIEW: Snapdragon Finds Magic in Nature
Witches, motorcycles, ghosts, and the best dog in town: Kat Leyh’s Snapdragon abounds with the unexpected and magical while seamlessly blending an archetypal coming of age story with an urgent, real-world tale about identity and rebirth.
REVIEW: Punchline Volume 1: Blood Sisters – I Don’t Get the Joke, But I Like It
Ever since I visited the Bashiva #1 page on Comixology for details for a recent Cover Girl entry, my targeted Comixology ads have been… interesting. Some of the books are a hard pass, while others have been eye catching enough to make me want to explore further. Which brings us to this review of Punchline…
REVIEW: Get Lost in the Whimsy of Lost by Rob Cham
The second graphic novel in his Light series, Lost by Rob Cham takes two friends down a rabbit hole of silent and colourful self-discovery.
VIZ Media Pubwatch
Welcome to the first-ever monthly VIZ Pubwatch! VIZ is the largest publisher of graphic novels in the United States, bringing an extensive catalog of manga and anime from Japan to English-speaking audiences. From simulpublishing Shonen Jump chapters online, to releasing the newest hit anime on DVD and Blu-Ray, VIZ has been a force in Western…
REVIEW: Read Your Cares Away Down At Fraggle Rock
A lovely volume of short stories make Down at Fraggle Rock a good choice for parents and kids to read together.
REVIEW: X-Men #12: The Secret History
X-Men #12 begins with a game, continues with a story, and ends with a promise. But aren’t all stories a kind of game? Summoner, the grandson of Apocalypse, sets the tone immediately: “We’ve learned so much about one another. What we love, what we hate…the things we believe…but now we come to the sharp end…
REVIEW: Tony Stark Has a Mid-Life Crisis in Iron Man #1, and Whatever, I Don’t Care
In Iron Man #1, Tony Stark decides to renounce his way of life and go back to the simple ways—is he having an existential crisis? Is he going undercover? Is this some kind of covert mission? Or could it be something closer to home? We get an inkling in this opening issue.
REVIEW: Giant-Size X-Men: Storm #1: She’s Strong But I’m Tired
With every crackle of thunder, every bolt of lightning, and every wind-gusted strand of hair, Russell Dauterman expresses how important Storm is to him. I wish I could say I felt the same about how Jonathan Hickman has been writing Storm.