In our first Four-Color Fave of the new year, Louis Skye gets to talk about Gwenpool, a character whom she’s only just recently met, but has clearly fallen in love with. And really, what’s not to love about a character that gets to live out our fandom dreams by becoming a part of the world…
Cover Reveal: Marguerite Sauvage’s Tammy & Jinty Special!
Tammy and Jinty are two pioneering British comics for girls — originally published in the 1970s and 80s, they produced girl-centric stories as varied as Bella at the Bar (about a schoolgirl’s love of gymnastics) and The Land of No Tears (a glimpse of a future where emotions are forbidden). Following the success of the…
The ABC Murders Are Batman
Powered by the will of a promise he’s made to those he’s lost, a man reinvents himself as a detective, and a famous one at that. Upon a chance acquaintance with this detective, a man for whom too many excuses have been made pushes himself a step further, becoming a deranged killer with an overwhelming…
Last Week’s Episode: Gay Eternals, BDSM Batman, and a Prince and the Dressmaker Musical! OH MY!
Another long week has passed and in the wake of the high-drama of the Oscars, nothing has slowed down with a slew of interesting movie and TV news headed our way, a lot of which is comic book-centric! So strap in for this week’s edition of Last Week’s Episode.
WWACommendations: Webtoons, Utena, How to Be a Werewolf, InvestiGATORS, and More
Happy February and happy Black History Month! What comics are you reading lately? This month’s picks are packed with variety from supernatural thriller to cute romance — with fake dating! — to kid-friendly mysteries. In celebration of Black History Month, several Black creators on Webtoon recently collaborated to create a list of Black creators on…
Vault Comics Pubwatch: February
Welcome to the new year with Vault. January started off too slow to warrant a Vault Comics Pubwatch, but that doesn’t mean the publisher hasn’t been busy. Here’s a handful of what they’ve been up to this winter.
Doctor Who, Villa Diodati, and the Haunting of Gallifrey One
I usually watch new Doctor Who stories in the quiet comfort of my bedroom on Sunday afternoons, but I will happily watch Doctor Who with a crowd whenever given the chance. “The Haunting of Villa Diodati,” written by Maxine Alderton and directed by Emma Sullivan, was the most recent occasion and one of the most…
Peter Cannon: Thunderbolt: You Read It 35 Minutes Ago
Peter Cannon: Thunderbolt- Watch, the oversize hardcover collection of Dynamite Comics’ 2019 miniseries, is phenomenal. In five issues, the creative team tells a story that’s both massive and intimate in its scope, at once the story of a hero who realizes he must also be a man, and simultaneously a commentary on the stranglehold the…
Deadpool #2 Goes Hunting for Some Trouble
Ultimately, Deadpool #2 is a little messy — but as Wade himself says, that doesn’t mean it’s not worthwhile.
New Meets Old in Atlantis Attacks #1
Atlantis Attacks #1 is a new Marvel miniseries that follows right on the heels of 2019’s Agents of Atlas #5. It’s a fresh new story that Marvel readers can jump right into without having read the preceding Agents of Atlas series, or much Marvel at all. But if you’re a long-time Marvel reader, or just…
Katy Keene’s “You Can’t Hurry Love” Proves Love Is Worth Waiting For — Or At Least Thinking About
The second episode of CW’s Katy Keene, “Chapter Two: You Can’t Hurry Love,” is still frothy, though some of its plot points do grate more than its pretty pilot did.
Excalibur #7: The Warwolves Among Us
After bringing the first arc to a close, Excalibur #7 surges forward towards a new adventure. Tini Howard, Wilton Santos, Oren Junior, Erick Arciniega, Tom Muller, and Cory Petit take Excalibur on a wild hunt, as the team pursues a new quest for -A- with unexpectedly high stakes. The most otherworldly of the Dawn of…