Angel and Faith: Season Ten Volume 1: Where the River Meets the Sea Victor Gischler (W), Derlis Santacruz (A), Michelle Madsen (C) Dark Horse January 6, 2015 Considering that I never particularly cared for Angel or the Angel series, I find myself preferring Angel & Faith to the regular BtVS. Now, that has a lot…
Incredible Indie Tuesdays: Year-End Round-Up
The wave of awesome indie comics continued to swell in 2014 with the comics world increasingly focusing beyond just Marvel and DC to focus on the work outside the superhero mainstream. The world of indie comics is so varied and vast that no year-end summary could be anything close to comprehensive; so instead, let’s check…
If You Like…Pitch Perfect
Pitch Perfect is one of my comfort movies. I throw it on whenever I’m in a funk or just need something playing in the background while I work. The combination of singing, humour and sarcasm speaks to me. So when the trailer for Pitch Perfect 2 débuted a little while ago I was aca-ecstatic. Haven’t…
Incredible Indie Tuesdays: Oodles of Interviews
Big news in the indie comics-sphere was scant this week, probably thanks to the holiday, but there were lots of interesting, meaty interviews posted, on comics you don’t hear about every day.
GIF: Motorcycle Dreams: 2014 in Bike Comics
At first glance, this year has been terrible for motorcycles. In fiction. Kamen Rider, okay? Let me get my personal bias all shaken out first. Forty-three years of superheroes on motorcycles, oh yeah! There’s a new series every year, and this year said new series has a superhero… in a car. Ghost Rider? A bonehead……
Incredible Indie Tuesday: Is There Anything Better Than a Girl Gang?
Seriously, people, we all know that real life gang violence and organized crime is screwed-up and horrifying, but, when it comes to fiction, girl gangs are about the best thing in the world. Tough girls defending turf, kicking butts, riding motorcycles! Finally, BOOM! Studios is bringing us the girl gang comic we need with Curb…
Incredible Indie Tuesday: All Interviews, All the Time
News has been scant lately (probably due to a Halloween hang-over), so, instead, let’s give creators the chance to talk in a rapid-fire, all-interview news post! First up, Artist Jillian Tamaki Talks About This One Summer, the award-winning graphic novel that came out this summer. I am kicking myself for not reading this yet, especially after seeing…
Webcomics Capsules — Halloween edition!
This month your short webcomics reviews are all spooky and gore.
Butterfly #1: Who is Nightingale?
Butterfly #1 Arash Amel, Marguerite Bennett (W) Antonio Fuso (A) BOOM! Studios I am loving the new wave of female-led spy thrillers lately. First Ed Brubaker and Steve Epting’s Velvet, then Black Widow’s solo series, and now Butterfly by Arash Amel, Marguerite Bennett, and Antonio Fuso.
October Staff Picks: Comics!
MAGNETO #11 Cullen Bunn (W) Gabriel Hernandez Walta (A) Cover by David Yardin Marvel Comics It’s almost not even an effort to say that Cullen Bunn’s Magneto is going to be hot for October. This series has been a solid punch in the gut and a kick in the teeth since issue one. Magneto’s powers…
Throwing Popcorn: Steven Universe
Steven Universe Rebecca Sugar Cartoon Network The 15 second theme song tells you the most basic information about the show: We — are the Crystal Gems We’ll always save the day
Comic Cover Showdown: Big Trouble In Little China #4 vs Alien Legion: Dead and Buried
Welcome to Comic Cover Showdown, where we pit new comic releases against one another to see who has the stronger cover design. We’ll be critiquing covers by referring to fine art elements, so you should expect to come away from this with new knowledge. This showdown’s theme is negative space.