Welcome back to Last Week’s Episode! This week we have more depressing news about a merger that will end one monopoly and create a new one, YAY! But there’s actually a ton of legitimately exciting movies and TV to talk about too, so it’s not all bad. Let’s get to it!
WWACarls: The Definitive List of Carls in Comics
According to all those baby naming sites, the name “Carl” has old Germanic origins and means “Free Man.” It’s considered to be a form of “Charles,” but with that strong, German influence that gives us the “K(a)-rl” pronunciation. Is it a good name? Fiction seems to think so. More specifically, the comic book industry seems…
Vault Pubwatch: May 2021
Vault’s spotlight this month is on its middle grade and young adult imprint, Wonderbound, which announced a new title coming this fall: Hello My Name is Poop, written by Ben Katzner, illustrated by Ian McGinty, colored by Fred C. Stresing, and lettered by Andworld Design.
INTERVIEW: Glenn Head’s Cathartic Return to Chartwell Manor
Content warning: Discussions of sexual and psychological abuse and trauma.
A Fistful of Comics: Crowdfunding Roundup, May ‘21
Folks, the comics this month are weird, varied, and absolutely up-and-down incredible, so instead of listening to me talk about the weather for a paragraph, let’s jump right into the experimental, opportunistic, and entrepreneurial goodness. Here we go!
VIZ Media Pubwatch: May 2021
Hello again! After taking April off, the monthly VIZ pubwatch is back and better than ever! This month we’re taking a look at… mostly Shonen Jump stuff, but also the latest release from horror master Junji Ito and volume 2 of Naoki Urasawa’s Asadora!. Let’s start with the news!
INTERVIEW: Paul Cornell, Sally Cantirino, and I Walk With Monsters
The Important Man took Jacey’s brother from her and she has spent the past little while hunting other such monstrous men to make them pay for their evil. Beside her walks David, who sometimes transforms into an actual monstrous beast. When they come upon the Important Man himself, Jacey’s hopes for revenge don’t work out…
REVIEW: Hellions #11 Ties Things Up Before The Hellfire Gala
When last we left our decrepit band of misfits, they were in the insipid clutches of the maniacal Arcade. While they struggle through their own greatest desires and fears, Arcade holds their boss-man captive in an effort to get his own clone farm. Hellions #11 resolves this plot for now, letting the series get ready…
REVIEW: Marauders #20 Bids an Unsatisfying Farewell to Storm
Ahoy, folks! Uh…avast ye scabbies? Look, I’m going to level with you here, that’s about the extent of my pirate lingo. What I’m trying to say is Hey! I’m taking over for WWAC’s Marauders coverage going forward, starting with the final pre-Hellfire Gala tale, Marauders #20. A rare Storm spotlight, it’s an issue I would…
Previously On Comics: In Memoriam
This week, comics lost more than it gained with the deaths of writer and artist Jesse Hamm and creator and illustrator Patrick Dean. Both deaths were announced by loved ones via Twitter with Jesse’s wife stating “Jesse just died. Blood clot on lung”. The sudden passing was met with an outpouring of love and support…
Last Week’s Episode: Skipping the 2022 Golden Globes
The biggest news that started off this week was NBC’s announcement they would break with years of tradition and not host the Golden Globes in 2022. WarnerMedia is the latest in a string of entertainment companies (including Netflix and Amazon) to cut ties with the Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA) because of their lack of…
