Dejah Thoris volume 1 featured a tired cover by J. Scott Campbell, but volume 2, Dejah Rising, promises so much more. A cover by Diego Galindo features a deadly and determined Princess of Barsoom that is ready to defend her kingdom to the death.
Vault Pubwatch Light: June 2020
We’re slowly starting to see things back on the shelves at our local comic stores, but things are still a little light. While Vault waits for the vaults to open, the company isn’t sitting idle on the more pressing matters affecting our world right now:
The Savage Beard of She Dwarf Is a Colorful Adventure
Believing herself to be the last dwarf in existence, She Dwarf is determined to find the lost dwarven city of Dammerung. Many obstacles will interrupt this arduous journey, but She Dwarf is inspired by thoughts of her late mother’s heroism. Gaining both allies and enemies along the way, will finding Dammerung bring the answers she…
Excalibur #10: Long Live Captain(s) Britain
After the long, unintentional pandemic break, we return to an Excalibur that is very different from what we left. What happened in the two and a half months off to get us to the new status quo of Excalibur #10?
Anne Bonny Takes No Prisoners on the High Seas in A Man Among Ye #1
There’s a lot of mystery surrounding the redheaded pirate known as Anne Bonny. She appears in Captain Charles Johnson’s A General History of the Pyrates, but that information leaves her Wikipedia entry short on details, which means writer Stephanie Phillips and artist Craig Cermak have lots of room to get creative in A Man Among…
Examining Protests & Rioting Through The Nib’s Political Comics
Since the murder of George Floyd on May 25, much has been said about what constitutes a peaceful protest, a riot, or an opportunistic looting. Within weeks, non-Black citizens have found countless ways to critique, tone police, and implore that Martin Luther King Jr. would have never supported such chaos in the pursuit of human…
Titan Comics Pubwatch: June 2020
June is bustin’ out all over, and so are comics, now that Diamond’s distribution channels are back up and running. And while it’s far from normal, it’s nice to see new books on the shelves. What’s been going on across the pond? Let’s find out! (And if you are venturing out to your comic shop to…
Review: DPS Only! Brings e-Sports to Tapas
DPS Only! is a new exclusive webcomic created by Vel for Tapas Media. Vel, known for their previous webcomic Countdown to Countdown and illustrations for Boom! and the League of Legends EU Championship series, brings their polished technique to the world of e-sports.
The Artemis Fowl Movie Is What No One Wanted and More
This review contains spoilers for Artemis Fowl (2020). Fifteen years ago, if I was told that an Artemis Fowl movie adaptation was definitely going to happen, I would have been incredibly excited. But after seeing what I just saw, in this holy year of 2020, I’m not sure I would have wanted this.
New Mutants #10: Welcome to the Nightmare Zone
It’s been a long few months since New Mutants #9, but as the comics industry is waking back up after a forced slumber, the New Mutants find themselves dragged down into a waking nightmare. In an issue rich with lurid visuals, Ed Brisson, Flaviano, Carlos Lopez, and Travis Lanham bring the New Mutants back to…
Stepping Stones: A Farm to Table Reading Experience
Stepping Stones by Lucy Knisley is bound to be engrossing for young readers and is satisfyingly layered for an adult audience.
Previously On Comics: Priorities
I don’t know how to do this today. I don’t know how to be anything but scared and angry anymore. I don’t know how, during a pandemic, where Black people are being forced to risk their lives in order to explain that their livers MATTER, on the three year anniversary of Grenfell, a few days…
