It’s been a year since the first issue of Dr. Love Wave and the Experiments left us high and dry, with a marina devoid of water and aliens lurking about. You’d think the second issue would come bounding in with all kinds of funky music and action. Instead, it pulls us back into its quiet…
REVIEW: Women of Marvel #1 is a Joyful Celebration of Badass Ladies
In Women of Marvel #1, some of the greatest female characters of the Marvel Universe find themselves battling foes or dealing with everyday nuisances. Whatever they encounter, these ladies know how to come out on top!
REVIEW: Along for the Ride in Witchblood #2
I’m a sucker for a good scene of death and destruction over a piece of music. I generally don’t mean evil-sounding or soupy instrumentals — I mean the juxtaposition of a violent scene with the “wrong” music: the “Don’t Stop Me Now” zombie slaughter in Shaun of the Dead, or the “Father Figure” scene in…
REVIEW: X-Force #19: In-Quire-ing Minds Want to Know
With continuing art by Garry Brown, X-Force #19 wraps up a very necessary introspective arc about Quentin Quire’s transition into adulthood.
DC PUBWATCH: April 2021 Edition
April showers bring May Milestone comics! Surprising nobody, The Dreaming: Waking Hours #9 continues to be the cream of the crop, but surprising everyone, including me, The Joker #2 was actually my second favorite book of the month.
REVIEW: What’s Inside a Hero’s Mind in Children of the Atom #2?
In Children of the Atom #2, a new superhero group finds themselves facing off against old foes. Their mission to help people is commendable, but it may not be what the world wants from them right now.
Previously On Comics: Rising Stars
Good morning! I don’t know about you but it’s been another of those weekends that just aren’t long enough for me. For our most important news item, last week had some great news on the Former-WWACers-moving-up front: Kelly Kanayama has joined the Scottish BAME Writer’s Network as their Admin and Media Support! Joining alongside her…
Teaching Comics with Comics: On Meghan Parker’s Teaching Artfully
I first heard of Teaching Artfully in the second year of my doctoral program. I was just starting to grapple with the idea of drawing my dissertation as a comic and had reached out to Nick Sousanis, the author of Unflattening and the only person who I knew had drawn their dissertation. Nick led…
[PATREON EXCLUSIVE] Star Beasts and Spider-Gods: Doctor Who Comics of the Tom Baker Era
Our monthly Patron-exclusive essay series continues. You can read all of these incredible analyses for as little as a dollar a month on our Patreon. A science fiction series as long-running as Doctor Who could hardly avoid spawning its fair share of comics. By the same token, comics tying in with a science fiction series as…
Last Week’s Episode: At Least Movies are Good?
Hello again entertainment news fans! Welcome to another addition of Last Week’s Episode. This week we’ve got the good, the bad, and the terrible in everything Hollywood so grab your popcorn, settle in and get ready to add douse your brain in some new movie and TV news.
Vault Pubwatch: April 2021
A website redesign, 18k followers on Twitter, and Tor.com singing the praises of the short-lived Vagrant Queen television series. Seems like Vault has had a pretty good month!
REVIEW: The Treasure of The King And The Cat Is Filled With Magical Furry Fluff
With boys’ love manga being such a popular subgenre, you’d think that there would be more variety. There is so much potential for it beyond schoolboy romances, and newer manga such as You Kajika’s The Treasure of The King and The Cat is one example of this. Published in English by Tokyopop, this single-volume fantasy…
