Vault is all about your listening pleasure this month, with the announcement of a team up with GraphicAudio to produce Vagrant Queen audiobooks.
REVIEW: Fate: Winx Saga Fails To Live Up To Its Predecessor
In December 2020, Netflix released the first trailer for Fate: The Winx Saga, a live-action adaptation of the 2004 animated series Winx Club. Upon its release, the trailer was criticized for its darker and edgier tone, as well as the whitewashing of two of the main characters. Upon the show’s release, The Winx Saga was…
REVIEW: Strange Academy #8 Makes Time for Therapy
Skottie Young and Humberto Ramos’ Strange Academy has been a fascinating read thus far in that the narrative has been quite a slow burn, allowing the characters to be fleshed out. Classes have resumed at the titular school of magic, and Doyle goes to therapy.
REVIEW: Hollow Heart #1 Beats With Heaviness and Hope
Hollow Heart #1 is heavy. It promises a story of pain — of silent pain endured — and it drags you down hard from the moment it begins. It’s not without some sliver of hope within the despair it presents though, as the once-man, now mostly machine named EL finds a connection with a lonely mechanic…
10 Anime Series That Don’t Contain Pervy Fan Service
Anime, like every other medium, has its share of problems. One of the more frustrating and noticeable aspects of anime is how often female characters are portrayed as overly-sexualized fan service (even where the character in question is just a tween). These gratuitous depictions can often detract from the actual plot, undermine the character, or…
REVIEW: Excalibur #18 – Is Betsy Possessed or Just Depressed?
Now that Betsy has returned to Earth-616, what does this mean for Excalibur? She’s acting unusual for Betsy, so how can they be sure that she’s actually their Betsy? These are questions in search of answers in Excalibur #18.
REVIEW: A Day in the Life of Eden in S.W.O.R.D. #3
Knull has come to Earth. The Avengers are battling his forces, the X-Men’s numbers have dwindled, and SWORD is fighting off any potential invasions of the Peak. Wait, where in the universe is Eden Fesi?
VIZ Media Pubwatch: February 2021
Welcome to the February VIZ Pubwatch! Love is in the air in a lot of this month’s new releases, including new volumes of Komi Can’t Communicate, Kaguya-sama: Love is War, and Shortcake Cake. This month, we’re going to be doing something a little different: instead of reviewing three new volumes, I’ll be comparing and discussing…
REVIEW: Wit, Weirdness and Warped Ethics: Lakewood by Megan Giddings
Lena Johnson receives an invitation to take part in the Lakewood Project, which purports to be a series of research studies relating to mind, memory, personality and perception. There is something about the letter that makes her uncomfortable – but with paid expenses, housing and perhaps even life insurance, Lena finds the offer more enticing…
REVIEW: Eternals #2 – Ikaris Burning an Eternal Flame
Ikaris versus Thanos! Eternal versus Titan! Thrill as the most formidable fists in the galaxy punch through time and space, bruising reality itself!
REVIEW: X-Force #17 Asks “How Do You Solve A Problem Like Quentin Quire?”
I’ve mentioned before how much I’ve enjoyed the many deaths of Quentin Quire. X-Force #17 asks me to consider what it might be like if he lived.
Previously on Comics: Manic Tricksy Scene Girls
Good morning. Yesterday was Valentine’s Day, and today is President’s Day. Those are holidays, I guess, not that they mean much, as apparently Presidents can literally incite violence and escape any kind of justice, these days. Speaking of gross misuses of legal power, a hearty “Fuck you” once again to Brandon Graham, who last week…