There’s something looming ahead in the distance for the denizens of Krakoa, and it’s not just the Hellfire Gala — the Shadow King’s intentions hang over everything and remain unrevealed. This issue doesn’t bring us any closer to understanding his aims; instead, this issue continues to use the mutants as a metaphor of dysphoria, explicitly…
Previously on Comics: Pride Edition
Hey hey hey, it’s Kate here again to give you the comics news round-up for the first week of June aka Pride Month. And while I, like other queer people, are queer the other 11 months of the year as well, Pride Month has become known for one thing other than the annual queer/kink discourse,…
Last Week’s Episode: Blue’s Clues Says, “Gay and Trans Rights!”
Happy Pride Month, everyone! We’re back with this week’s entertainment news, beginning with this adorable sing-along pride parade featured on Nickelodeon’s Blue’s Clues & You!, the reboot of the original 1996 series. The song features Nina West, winner of Miss Congeniality on Season 11 of RuPaul’s Drag Race, who has responded with grace in the…
REVIEW: The Secret to Superhuman Strength Connects Mind, Body, and Community
In the introduction to The Secret to Superhuman Strength, Alison Bechdel issues herself a swift, succinct diagnosis. Amid nonstop movement from panel to panel — she kicks, guzzles water, and shifts from a downward dog on an orange yoga mat to doing rapid bicep curls — she declares, “I’m not good at sports. I’m not…
Seen But Not Satisfied: The Logic of Prejudice in Shadow and Bone
I didn’t know I was going to fall for Shadow and Bone as hard as I did. The luscious world, the characters, and the mythology all nestled their way into my heart. There was so much to love in the series. And yet, my love was uneasy.
REVIEW: Doctor Who: Alternating Current is a Memorable Jaunt Through Time
The Tenth and Thirteenth Doctors team up in a brand new timey-wimey adventure in Doctor Who: Alternating Current. Having crossed paths with each other, the two Doctors have accidentally broken time. Now, it’s up to them and their companions to return Earth to its former glory.
A Marriage of Literacy & Tarot: A Chat With Brink Literacy Project CEO Dani Hedlund
If there was ever a tarot deck that was designed for avid readers, the Literary Tarot is it. This deck, which is being published by the Brink Literacy Project, aims to seamlessly marry classic and modern literature in an innovative way. Each of the traditional 78 tarot cards represents a piece of classic literature which shares…
REVIEW: Silk #3 Has Silk Tangled in a Villainous Web
Silk’s current antagonist, Saya Ishii, might not have Spider-powers like Cindy Moon, but she has certainly been weaving an impressive crime web over the past three issues of Maurene Goo and Takeshi Miyazakwa’s ongoing Silk series. Silk #3 finds Saya Ishii and the cat demon Kasha continuing their rampage on Brooklyn’s gangsters.
REVIEW: Rogue: Untouched Is an Origin Story With Issues
Rogue: Untouched is the second book in Marvel and Aconyte Books’ Marvel Heroines line; a collection of novels focusing on female characters. Written by Alisa Kwitney (Cadaver & Queen), Rogue: Untouched follows the titular character in an alternate version of her origin story. The usual players are all there and many of the events are the same…
House of Socks/Powers of Socks: An Interview with Al Ewing on S.W.O.R.D #1-5
As we draw closer and closer to the Hellfire Gala, we took the time to sit down with Al Ewing to talk about all thing S.W.O.R.D. We take a look at the many ways the book and its team took shape, how to offend Khora of the Burning Heart, and how to launch a title…
REVIEW: Way of X #2: Questioning the Inevitable
David Haller, aka Legion, takes full control in Way of X #2. Can Nightcrawler figure out how to keep up?
Previously: Neil Gaiman’s Fucks
As May draws to a close, we look back at how the comics industry did this past week or so.