The Forgotten Queen Ulises Arreola, Tini Howard, Amilcar Pinna, Jeff Powell Valiant Entertainment February 27, 2019 I don’t know a lot about Valiant’s established Pantheon. I’ve read some of XO Manowar, some of Archer and Armstrong, and I’m vaguely aware of some of the other titles, but beyond that I’m kind of a neophyte regarding…
Rise Like a Slayer: A Chat With Buffy the Vampire Slayer Writer Jordie Bellaire
Once more, with feeling, The Chosen One returns! Buffy Summers has returned to her high school roots and the continuity of the beloved Joss Whedon series has been reset to its origins in high school, with the transfer of the license to BOOM! Studios. Shortly after the debut issue—you can check out our review here—I…
Carta Monir Loves Her Risograph Machine and Her Friends
Carta Monir is known in the small press comics circles for her touching and personal comics, including 2018 Ignatz Award winner Lara Croft Was My Family. She’s also known in our hearts for being a warm and welcoming voice. So when she recently tweeted about the question she always wished an interviewer would ask her,…
The Whispering Dark #4: A Satisfactory But Predictable Ending
The Whispering Dark #4 Tomás Aira (artist and colours), Christofer Emgård (writer), Mauro Mantella (letters) Dark Horse Comics 13 February, 2019 Chief Hannah Vance is about to face her reckoning. Days of trudging through hostile weather in enemy territory with her rescued rangers have turned her into a hardened soldier. With food supplies low, the…
#CopyPasteCris: Romance Novelist Cristiane Serruya Caught in Plagiarizing Scandal
Until February 19th, 2019, most people in the romance world wouldn’t have been able to pick Cristiane Serruya out of a line-up. Yet the woman seemed to lead a successful career. A Brazilian lawyer by day and by night she was a romance novelist, mainly of contemporary romances, one of which—part of the One Heart boxed set—reached…
Star Trek: The Q Conflict #1: A Trek Crossover! ‘Nuff Said!
Star Trek: The Q Conflict #1 Scott Tipton (Writer), David Tipton (Writer), David Messina (Artist), Elisabetta D’Amico (Artist), Alexandra Alexakis (Colours), Neil Uyetake (Letters) IDW Publishing 30 January, 2019 Captain Jean-Luc Picard’s Enterprise has been sent by Starfleet to Cestus III, a planet whose sun has suddenly started going supernova. But this is not an…
V.E. Schwab Talks Bones, Knives, and The Steel Prince
Last year, V.E. Schwab opened a new doorway into the Shades of Magic world with The Steel Prince, a comic series focusing on the past trials and forging of Maxim Maresh. Four issues, a few stabbings, some badass magic and a decisive battle later, we thought that was all, only to be gleefully surprised with…
Growing Up Is Hard to Do in Bill and Ted Save the Universe
Bill and Ted Save the Universe Bachan (Illustration); Jim Campbell (Letters); Derek Charm (Cover Art); Alex Guimaraes (Colors); Brian Joines (Writer); Chris Rosa (Editor) BOOM! Studios January 2019 If there’s an ‘80s film that’s more fun, more silly, or more imaginative than Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventure, I don’t know it. The story of two California-based best friends…
Captain Britain Reading Diary 10: Howl at the Moon
The last period of Captain Britain’s hometown publication is split three ways: Alan Davis and reserve writers, Alan Davis and Jamie Delano, and Alan Davis going solo. It’s the most lastingly recognisable segment of superhero comics in Captain Britain’s history—it combines an unhappy hero with family drama and romantic tension, villainy from within and maimings…
Monstress and the Problem of Women in Pain
Please note this post contains discussion of violence against women. Also, spoiler alert for Monstress. Marjorie Liu and Sana Takeda’s Monstress has—justifiably—been on fire lately. It won heaps of accolades at the 2018 Eisner Awards and major love and respect from readers. Liu was the first woman to win the Best Writer award (about time),…
Dorphise Jean’s Haitian Hero’s Story Continues in Spirit’s Destiny
Celebrated last year as a Haitian comic book creator to watch for, Dorphise Jean brings more pride to her heritage with Spirit’s Destiny, a comic featuring a powerful Haitian superhero. Currently on Kickstarter, to order to turn the 2016 first issue into an ongoing series, Spirit’s Destiny now boasts an all female team under Short Fuse…
