Is there anything more terrifying than the truth? Strange Skies Over East Berlin, from Jeff Loveness, Lesandro Estherren, Patricio Delpeche, and Steve Wands, asks this question with every dread-inducing page. Following an American spy trapped within a Soviet bunker during the heights of the Cold War, Strange Skies is equal parts chilling extraterrestrial horror and…
REVIEW: Marauders #11: The Funeral We’ve All Been Waiting For
We’ve been holding out hope for Kate Pryde’s resurrection, but Marauders #11’s funereal cover has been preparing us for the worst.
REVIEW: The Tammy & Jinty Special 2020 Brings Back a Beloved British Heroine
Summer 2020 has been far from ideal, to put it mildly, so it comes as a true pleasure to see a tradition from British summer times past make a comeback: the children’s comic special. Published by Rebellion, the Tammy & Jinty Special 2020 continues the legacy of two beloved comic anthologies that enthralled generations of…
REVIEW: Gudetama: Adulting for the Lazy Is Not Entirely What It’s Cracked Up To Be
If one thing is for certain, I personally would not trust life advice from a famously lazy, talking egg. Although Gudetama seems like it never says much, it has a few words to say in Gudetama: Adulting for the Lazy. Gudetama has advice to give for all young adults struggling out there, from dealing with office…
REVIEW: Lois Lane and the Friendship Challenge Races to Action
In mid-August, just in time for summer reading, comes Lois Lane and the Friendship Challenge, a high-speed bicycle adventure featuring a thirteen-year-old Lois Lane with her cell phone in hand, building her social media brand.
REVIEW: Empyre: X-Men #2: She Talks to Himbo Angels
The Cotati have invaded Genosha! And there they find…zombies! And…old ladies? The X-Men are in for one of their strangest fights yet, and we’re here to talk about it!
REVIEW: Guardians of the Galaxy #5 Helps its Heroes Become Better
Guardians of the Galaxy under Al Ewing and Juan Cabal has taken the beloved underdog team and refreshed them into a new, exciting direction: proper big-time superheroes. Trading in the mercenary, scrappy niche that the group had found itself locked into since the debut of the Marvel Studios film adaptation for genuine character growth and…
REVIEW: Wonder Woman #759: Mariko Tamaki and Mikel Janin Take the Helm
Wonder Woman meets new friends and encounters old foes in this first issue by the new creative team of Mariko Tamaki and Mikel Janin.
INTERVIEW: Ask for Mercy: A World of Disquiet Brings Richard Starkings and Abigail Jill Harding’s Monster Hunters to Apocalypse 2020
In season one of the fantasy horror comic, Ask For Mercy, mild-mannered real estate agent Mercy discovered there was far more to her potential when she is snatched into World War II to hunt Nazis and other monsters in The Key To Forever. In season two, The Heart of the Earth, the intrepid team of…
Previously On Comics: It’s a Good News Week – Huzzah!
It’s my turn to write the news roundup for the week, and how sweet it is to see that, at least for the moment, the major events are positive!
Tokyo Tarareba Girls: A Love Letter To My What-If Women and Third Places
I didn’t know where to start this piece. I am overwhelmed and tired all the time. But through the quarantine there has been Tokyo Tarareba Girls (TTG) by Akiko Higashimura. From its first full page, TTG was a shock. The banner congratulating Tokyo for hosting the 2020 Olympic Games was such a rude reminder of…
[PATREON EXCLUSIVE] Bakuman Is a Comic about Death Note
In 2003, writer Tsugumi Ohba and illustrator Takeshi Obata collaborated for the first time on a manga called Death Note, serialized in Weekly Shonen Jump from 2003 to 2006. Death Note was a huge hit across demographics, later turned into an anime, stage play, and multiple live action adaptations. This article will discuss the manga…
