X-Men #3 Gerry Alanguilan (inker), Rain Beredo (colorist), VC’s Clayton Cowles (letterer), Sonny Gho (colorist), Jonathan Hickman (writer), Tom Muller (design), Leinil Francis Yu (artist & inker) Marvel Comics December 4, 2019 A Krakoan gate is jeopardized, and the X-Men travel to the Savage Land to investigate an unexpected threat. Just the mention of the…
Previously on Comics: Season’s Gratings
Hello again, dear reader. Once a month it’s my turn to conceptualize all the things that happened in the past week and think about what, of everything, is too important to leave out, and how best to try to make sure it doesn’t get overlooked. Some weeks I manage that better than other weeks. Some…
Cover Girl: The Amazing Mary Jane #1
Welcome to Cover Girl. Each month, we gather a team of WWAC contributors to analyze a new and notable comic book cover featuring one or more women. This month, Nola, Claire, Wendy, and Emma examine Humberto Ramos’s cover of The Amazing Mary Jane #1.
Four-Colour Faves: Jackie Brown presents Mister Sinister
Whether he’s messing around in the Summers gene pool, or messing around in, well, the entire mutant population’s gene pool, Mister Sinister — nee Nathaniel Essex — is one of the most enigmatic villains the X-Men have ever faced. He’s always got something up his sleeve, and that’s just a small part of his charm….
Last Week’s Episode: Robert Batmanson Strikes Again
We’re so close to the premiere of Cats AND Laura Dern won best supporting actress at the New York Film Critics Circle awards so let’s end the week with some good energy.
The Wilds Volume One: A Beautiful Zombie Apocalypse
The Wilds Volume One Natasha Alterici (cover artist), Vita Ayala (writer), Jim Campbell (letterer), Danny Lore (editor), Marissa Louise (colourist), Emily Pearson (artist), Stelladia (colourist) Black Mask Studios November 20, 2019 What is most striking about this zombie apocalypse is, well, the flowers. Every zombie story seeks a new take on the shambling press of undead…
The Complete Gail Simone Red Sonja Omnibus
The Complete Gail Simone Red Sonja Omnibus Simon Bowland (letters), Walter Geovani (artist), Gail Simone (writer) Dynamite Entertainment November 26, 2019 CONTENT WARNING: This article contains discussion of rape. Slave. Warrior. She-Devil. I don’t remember Red Sonja. In fact, I think I fell asleep during it … the movie, I mean. Everything I know about…
For the Love of Time and Sandwiches: Jughead’s Time Police #3-5
Jughead’s Time Police #3-5 Derek Charm (Art and Covers), Sina Grace (Writing); Matt Herms (Coloring) Rebekah Isaacs with Matt Herms (Covers), Ryan Jampole (Cover), Jack Morelli (Lettering); Darick Robertson with Matt Herms (Cover), Dan Schkade with Matt Herms (Cover), Brent Schoonover (Cover), Greg Smallwood (Cover) Archie Comics August 17th, 2019-October 17th, 2019 It’s been awhile…
The Performative Horniness of Dawn of X
Adjoining bedrooms. That was all it took for the X-Men’s most infamous love triangle to suddenly become a canon poly triad in the minds of fans everywhere. Elsewhere in the same issue, we bore witness to Corsair’s partner hitting on Rachel Summers, his granddaughter, another character generally accepted as queer despite only the most subtextual…
Butcher of Paris: A Gory and Gripping Murder Mystery
Butcher of Paris #1 Dean Kotz (Artist), Troy Peteri (Letters), Stephanie Phillips (Writer), Jason Wordie (Colours) Dark Horse Comics December 4, 2019 The Second World War was a time of great horror, but one man decided to take advantage of the despair around him for his own personal, and horrific, gain.
Con Diary: Thought Bubble 2019
This year was to be only my second time attending Thought Bubble, the first two years ago and, having missed 2018 as it was the weekend after my wedding. As much as I was tempted to bring my wedding dress and get a second wear of that puppy at the mid-con party, I opted for…
IDW Pubwatch December 2019
Welcome to the December IDW Pubwatch! It’s been a busy month at IDW and I’ve got all the interesting news coming out of the publishing house as well as tons of IDW comic book reviews. Plus, I have a selection of my favourite covers from this month!