From co-opted symbols, to to bigotry, to sexy demons, and keen adaptations, a lot went on in comics last week.
Hope in the Face of Adversity: Corinne McCreery on Supergirl
This might come as a surprise to some, but Corinne McCreery really loves Supergirl [WHAT?! —Ed.]. And it’s no wonder. Supergirl is a beacon of honesty and being true to yourself and passionately fighting for the things and people she cares about, which is a great description of Cori, too. But let’s let Cori speak…
Last Week’s Episode: Nostalgia in Space
Slow news week IMO, but at least there’s always something happening on The Walking Dead.
Titan Comics PUBWATCH: July 2019
Roll out those lazy hazy crazy days of summer and take a break from the beach and the barbecue to see what’s up in the world of Titan Comics.
Off Girl Volume One: Genesis Doesn’t Go Off Enough
Off Girl Volume 1: Genesis Tina Fine (writer), Mark Reihill (artist and letterer) www.offgirl.com Originally published January 2017 Julia has a problem: when she gets off, men get offed. She’s kept this problem under control for the past ten years by faking orgasms and tamping down her arousal through the use of medication, but of…
Bettie Page: Unbound #1 Tickles the Eyes And The Funny Bone
Bettie Page: Unbound #1 David Avallone (writer), Scott Chantler (covers), Sheelagh D (color flats), Taylor Esposito (letters), Mohan and John Royle (covers), Julius Ohta (art/covers), Kelsey Shannon and David Williams (covers), Ellie Wright (colors) June 5th, 2019 Dynamite Comics I said in my Dynamite Pubwatch that there’s something irresistible about the notion of Bettie Page:…
Critical Role: Vox Machina Origins is a Critical Success
Critical Role: Vox Machina Origins #1 Jody Houser (script), Ariana Maher (letters), Matthew Mercer (story), Msassyk (colors), Olivia Samson (art), Fiona Staples (cover) Dark Horse Comics July 10, 2019 I have been a Dungeons & Dragons nerd almost as long as I’ve been a comics nerd, and its wonderful seeing them both have major pop…
Who Run The Magical World? Chatting With Lilah Sturges About The Magicians: Alice’s Story
Forget Hogwarts. Brakebils College is where the magic is at. Lev Grossman’s The Magicians trilogy explores the school’s magical curriculum with danger, famous alumni, and only a few deaths per academic year. The series spun off into a hit TV show on SyFy, concluding its fourth season in April. Now, a new graphic novel from Lumberjanes writer…
She Said Destroy #2 Is In Full Sprint
She Said Destroy #2 Corallo, Kangas, Nalty, Ujimori Vault Comics July 3, 2019 I can describe She Said Destroy in a word: breathless. I commented on that last time, the way that the story moves at a breakneck pace, and it only continues here in the second issue.
Gou Tanabe’s At the Mountains of Madness May Enthrall, But Fails to Chill
H. P. Lovecraft’s At the Mountains of Madness, Volume 1 Gou Tanabe (artist & writer) July 9, 2019 Dark Horse Manga Continuing the legacy that the Cthulu Mythos has left upon the literary world, Gou Tanabe adapts H. P. Lovecraft’s At the Mountains of Madness in manga form. Tanabe adapts the work from a place…
Unearth Horror With Cullen Bunn and Baldemar Rivas
Like any good horror, Unearth introduces you to the grotesque in the gentlest way possible: by letting the innocence of a child take you by the hand. The child leads Dr. McCommick, Dr. Reyes, and Lt. Morris to the abominations that have developed from a mysterious flesh-eating disease. The mystery of the disease leads the…
Previously on Comics: Who Cancelled What Again?
Hello again, and welcome to another episode of Previously on Comics! Kate here to give you the headlines you might have missed. This week, that was mainly who was cancelling what, and sometimes who was cancelling what again.
