Although it’s only half the name of the series, “heart” is literally at the center of the long-running manga Angel Heart by Tsukasa Hojo. (Literally-literally, not figuratively-literally.) It’s both a story of a transplanted heart and the code name of a young assassin aptly named Glass Heart. After a particularly gut-wrenching kill, Glass Heart decides…
Cracking Open The Vault: Yes! Another PUBWATCH!
Welcome to the inaugural Vault PUBWATCH! Every month, Corissa Haury and I will be bringing you the latest releases from Vault Comics, plus a bit of commentary on each. We’re almost too late for a November one, but we’re juuuuust squeaking by, and you can expect future posts to be a little more timely going…
BOOM! Bar: License to Misbehave
Hahahaha, I’m so smart. This week’s BOOM! Bar requires almost no input from me, your host! Except for all that behind-the-scenes organisational hell… but that’s normal. I’m counting it a win. Why am I home free this week? Because everything’s but the below’s already assigned! Hurray for long-term planning! The week of Wednesday the 29th…
American Sales Season: Comics Edition
Hear Ye! Hear Ye! Reading comics is great, and so is saving money. So here are a couple o’ deals that are happening this weekend, where you might just find that special something you were hoping to curl up and read as winter approaches. Many of them have already started, so enjoy! Digital Comics Image…
Attack on Lumberjanes! – Issue #43 Review
Lumberjanes #43 Shannon Watters (writer), Kat Leyh (writer, main cover art), Ayme Sotuyo (artist), Maarta Laiho (colorist), Aubrey Aiese (letterer) Publisher: BOOM! Box, an imprint of BOOM! Studios Released October 12, 2017 Last time on Lumberjanes: bubbles were burst, summer camp became summer treehouses, and someone, or something woke up.
A Couple of Great Roller Derby Comics By Women!
There are many sports that involve elbowing peers, crashing into them, pushing through the wave of bodies to score points somehow so one team will take the game. None of them are quite like roller derby. Roller derby is a chaotic mish-mash of tripping the opposition, leaping over other players, whipping ‘round the track to…
Uncannily Licensed X-Men #1 – Enter The Best X-Men Book of All Time
Hello discerning X-Fans. In my new series (check out Rosie’s previous series, Daddy Issues –Ed.) I’ll be exploring some of the best and strangest licensed X-Men books that don’t fall under the direct market comic book mantle. Join me on this *spooky referential comic book voice* Journey Into Mystery.
Rebirth Roundup: Everything From November 1
[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”3.0.47″][et_pb_row _builder_version=”3.0.47″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”3.0.47″ parallax=”off” parallax_method=”on”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.0.47″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat”] Its the lightest week we’ve had from DC in some time, with only eighteen books this week. This week we have two seventies heroes returning, some immensely fun meetings, and lots of political commentary. As always there are some spoilers…
52 Facts About DC, By The Numbers: October 2017, Week Four
Or However Many I Feel Like, And They Might Not All Be Facts Welcome back to By The Numbers, the column where I count things in this week’s new comics from DC! This column will contain spoilers, but I’ll keep them as vague as possible while still amusing myself. Halloween in coming! Every night is Halloween!…
52 Facts About DC, By The Numbers: September 2017 Week Two
Or However Many I Feel Like, And They Might Not All Be Facts Welcome back to By The Numbers, the column where I count things in this week’s new comics from DC! This column will contain spoilers, but I’ll keep them as vague as possible while still amusing myself. Last week I complained about 17…
Direct Currents: DC Discussion for August
Welcome to Direct Currents, where Annie Blitzen and Cori McCreery will talk about the month that was for DC Comics. Since this is our first column, we thought we’d let you get to know us first. Cori has been reading DC Comics since Superman died in 1992. Her favorite characters are Supergirl and the various…
52 Facts About DC, By The Numbers: August Week Five 2017
Or However Many I Feel Like, And They Might Not All Be Facts Welcome back to By The Numbers, the column where I count things in this week’s new comics from DC! This column will contain spoilers, but I’ll keep them as vague as possible while still amusing myself. Today is the mythic Fifth Wednesday,…