With Kodansha and others having huge sales recently, it’s hard not to spend a bunch of money on new series. Thankfully, I showed some restraint and only picked up five new volumes. Considering how big my existing “to read” pile is, five new series seemed like a good number. For now. This might change by…
Stellar Streaming Storytimes for When You Are Stuck at Home
Now that my husband and I are the chief facilitators of our kid’s remote kindergarten experience, in addition to both working from home at our full time jobs, I find weekday lunches to be a pretty exhausted time for me. Thus, I’ve instituted a lunchtime storytime practice, where some professional reads my kid picture books…
Katy Keene Learns That Sometimes Wishin’ and Hopin’ Ain’t Easy
In Katy Keene chapter nine, everyone’s dreams come horribly true. Katy turns to Pepper for help when her new position at Lacy’s becomes too much for her to handle, thanks to Guy; Josie’s viral video inspires Alex to reunite the Pussycats, but he, Josie, and Alex’s father all have different visions for what the new version…
What Happens After You Bid for #Creators4Comics?
[Editor’s note: This article was updated 04/19/2020 to include a link to a central spreadsheet for the auction] If you’re an avid comics fan and Twitter user, you might’ve seen tweets in the past few days tagged #Creators4Comics. Creators of all stripes have offered up an assortment of goodies for fans to bid on: lots…
How to Make a One-Page Zine
Life is rough at the moment. With everything that’s going on it can be tough to find ways to distract yourself. That’s why I recently started a personal project making one page zines about films that I’ve watched during self-isolation. It’s been giving me a lot of joy, so I thought I’d share this little…
Last Week’s Episode: New Normal
*taps mic* Is this thing on…? Hello, again, from the new normal of never going anywhere except to the grocery store. Those of us who are privileged enough to be able to stay and work at home have a lot of content coming our way, and things continue to change quickly as studios and creatives…
The #VaultColorUp Colouring Book Is a Good Way to Kill Some Time
Not a company to sit idle, Vault Comics introduces the Vault Color Up! coloring book to help pass the time during quarantine and social distancing. Available for free download, the book features 22 pages from their diverse library of science fiction, fantasy, and horror comics.
Dr. Love Wave and the Experiments #1 Hits All the Right Notes
Dealing with the passing of a loved one takes time, and on the anniversary of the death of his mother, Milt just wants to play the night away with his band in Dr. Love Wave and the Experiments #1. Too bad about those aliens though.
Big Punk #1 Review: Life on the Wild, but not Queer, Side
In Big Punk, our protagonist asks an important question—didn’t the world used to be about pushing against convention and boundaries? Why has everyone turned into a yes-man? She can take no more of this and makes the only sensible decision—move to the woods. But is she alone?
Kate Karyus Quinn, Demitria Lunetta, and Maca Gil Bring Two New Heroes to Gotham in DC Kids’ Anti/Hero
Piper is a super hero-in-training who has a lot to learn about taking the law into her own hands. When she stumbles on Sloane mid-crime, their paths continue to collide and intertwine in unexpected ways. Through a Freaky Friday-esque switch up, Anti/Hero explores the gray areas of heroics and villainy, class struggles, family life, family…
Dynamite Pubwatch: April 2020
In this month’s Dynamite Entertainment Pubwatch, reboots are announced for both the Bettie Page license and The Green Hornet…that is, if Dynamite unpauses its book launches. Welcome to the Dynamite Entertainment Pubwatch for the month of April! I’m Lisa, Dynamite is my explosive beat, and here’s this month’s news!