New Mutants #1, in addition to being a great issue in its own right, had a very important highlight: like other mutants, Rahne Sinclair is alive again. That brings us to an important point of discussion regarding her: She’s ours now. By ‘ours’, of course, I mean that she belongs to trans people. You may…
Breaking In! With Daredevil #261
Daredevil #261 Ann Nocenti (writer), John Romita Jr. (penciler), Joe Rosen (letterer), Al Williamson (inker), and Greg Wright (colourist) Marvel Comics December 1988 Before I watched any of the Daredevil Netflix show, I knew two things about Matt Murdock from my comic friends. First, at one point in time he fights a vacuum cleaner, and second, he…
Friending as an Adult is Hard, So Read This Manual
Friending: Creating Meaningful, Lasting Adult Friendships Gina Handley Schmitt Microcosm Publishing November 12, 2019 1 in 4 people have no intimate friendships in their lives, even if they do have hundreds of Facebook friends. This consistent loneliness can be deadly—leading to a 26% increase in early death, more than deaths caused by smoking or air…
New Mutants #1 Is a Fresh and Essential Rejuvenation of Old Friends
New Mutants #1 Jonathan Hickman & Ed Brisson (Writers), Travis Lanham (Letterer), Tom Muller, (Designer), Rod Reis (Artist) Marvel Comics November 6, 2019 Even in the Dawn of X, New Mutants is special. Among all these new titles, game-changing missions, and unconventional team rosters, we have a reunion. This first issue brings old friends back…
X-Force #1 Provides Black Ops, Black Tom, and a Black Eye on the Line
X-Force #1 Joe Caramagna (Letters), Joshua Cassara (Art), Tom Muller (Design), Benjamin Percy (Writing), Dean White (Colors) Marvel Comics November 6, 2019 After weeks and weeks of high praise for the new direction of the X-Men overall line, it was inevitable that we would eventually hit a stumble. X-Force #1 is exactly that point.
Previously on Comics: The Word of the Week is “LIBRARY”
Hello again, gentle reader. This is my second to last Previously of 2019, because, in case you were wondering, there are 50 days left in 2019, 44 days until Christmas, 42 days until Hanukkah, and 38 days until The Rise of Skywalker. Yep. So there’s no time to waste. Shall we? The word of the…
Open House: HoXPoX and a New Era for X-Men
It wouldn’t be misspeaking to say that we enjoyed House of X and Powers of X around here, as a bunch of die-hard X-Men fans. Now that the twin series are wrapped up, we sat down to have a chat about the moments that worked for us, the moments that didn’t, and what we hope…
LibraryCon Summons “All Book Nerds, Librarians, and Fans of Graphic Novels, SF, and Fantasy”
Returning for its third year, LibraryCon opened its virtual doors for one day on November 6, welcoming book nerds, librarians, educators, and fans of comics and speculative fiction. Offering live webcast talks and ample networking opportunities, LibraryCon is a “celebration of fandom-beloved stories and characters, featuring the creators behind mind-bending speculative fiction, innovative comics, and…
Last Week’s Episode: The Disney Cometh For Us All
Horror movie season is over (though it hasn’t stopped me), and we now tumble into Christmas movie time, where every problem can be solved by moving back to your hometown, leaving your high-powered corporate job, and marrying your high school boyfriend Chad once he helps you discover the true meaning of Christmas.
Vengeance of Vampirella #2: Dazed, Bloody, and Confused
Vengeance of Vampirella #2 Joshua Middleton (cover artist), Troy Peteri (letterer), Omi Remalante Jr. (colourist), Tom Sniegoski (writer), Michael Sta. Maria (artist) Dynamite Entertainment November 6, 2019 This is a bleak future and the emptiness left by Vampirella’s death is palpable, even to her greatest enemy and the one who sent her to her grave….
“God’s Country” is a ’90s Story of Small-Town Corruption that Remains Relevant
Editor’s Note: This author has chosen to remain anonymous, due to the very specific geographical knowledge contained here. I grew up in Stanwood, Washington, a small town a couple miles off the interstate. Its got that quintessential small-town feel: the dairy farms handed down through generations, the locally owned businesses being edged out by big…
Insta Made Me Read It: Eggnoid and Deor
Insta Made Me Read It is a twice-monthly column covering the webtoons advertised by Webtoon (used to be LINE Webtoon—now just Webtoon) on their Instagram account webtoonofficial and on their app (also available on webtoons.com). The focus of this column is on what’s both popular and encouraged to be popular by the publisher-platform itself. I…
