Dejah Thoris: The Gardens of Mars Volume 1 Amy Chu (writer), Pasquale Qualano (artist), Anthony Marques (editor), Thomas Napolitano (letterer), Valentina Pinto (colorist) Dynamite Entertainment September 26, 2018 Dejah Thoris was raised on stories of the Gardens of Ephysium, beautiful structures where water flowed night and day. Now Helium is dry, and this drought is the…
Should You Grab It? The Life of Captain Marvel #1-3
With the Captain Marvel trailer release and the announcement of a new creative team in January, things are abuzz with news about Carol Danvers. She has shot into the spotlight to bring us higher, faster, and farther. Unfortunately, in the years since Carol’s taking of the mantel, beginning in 2012 with V.C.’s Joe Caramaga (Letterer),…
Monthly Marvel Muster: Let the Answer Sustain You
Welcome to the Marvel Muster. We start things on a solemn note this month with last week’s news of the death of Stan Lee, the man who did more than anyone else to create and shape the Marvel comics universe. There have been many lovely tributes to Lee in the last few days; he influenced…
Book Beat: Rick Riordan’s Emails, William Goldman’s Death, and A Criminal Reception to Grindelwald
Hello readers! It’s Emily, back again to share the latest in book news. As the weather takes a dive and the snow rolls in, we have even more reason to curl up on the couch and binge-watch our favourite movies (and why yes, I did just finish rewatching the extended editions of Lord of the…
Archie Meets Batman ’66 #4 Review: The Threads Finally Come Together
Archie Meets Batman ’66 #4 Michael Moreci (Writer), Jeff Parker (Writer), Dan Parent (Artist), J. Bone (Artist), Kelly Fitzpatrick (Colours), Jack Morelli (Letters) Archie Comics and DC Entertainment 31 October, 2018 Jughead Jones has been captured by the Joker, who plans to brainwash the hapless youth. The Gotham villains had hoped to use the Siren’s…
Mighty Morphin Power Rangers #32: New Players Enter the Fray
Mighty Morphin Power Rangers #32 “Beyond the Grid” Marguerite Bennett (Writer), Simone Di Meo (Artist), Alessandro Cappuccio (Artist), Walter Baiamonte (Colours), Francesco Segala (Colours), Ed Dukeshire (Letters) “The New Adventures of Blue Senturion & Ninjor” Ryan Ferrier (Writer), Bachan (Artist), Jeremy Lawson (Colours), Jim Campbell (Letters) BOOM! Studios 24 October, 2018 The last we saw…
Cynthia Von Buhler’s Glamorous Gumshoe, Minky Woodcock: The Girl Who Handcuffed Houdini
A mysterious death is the perfect source material for a juicy story. More so when it is the death of a famous person like Harry Houdini. The official report is that Houdini, aged 52, died of peritonitis at 1:26 p.m. on October 31, 1926, in Room 401 at Detroit’s Grace Hospital. The peritonitis was believed…
Uncanny X-Men #1: Xs and Uhhhhhs
Uncanny X-Men #1 “Disassembled Part 1” Mahmud Asrar (artist), Ed Brisson, Matthew Rosenberg, Kelly Thompson (writers), VC’s Joe Caramagna (letterer), Rachelle Rosenberg (colorist) “What Tomorrow Brings Part 1, 2, 3 & Epilogue” Mark Bagley, Mirko Colak, Ibraim Roberson (artists), Ed Brisson, Matthew Rosenberg, Kelly Thompson (writers), VC’s Joe Caramagna (letterer), GURU-eFX (colorist), Andrew Hennessey (inker)…
IDW PUBWATCH: Board Games and New Series
IDW puts out a lot of really fun comics every month, but this past month it felt like they really knocked it out of the park with some of their new series. But before I get into which of these new series caught my eye, there were also some exciting new announcements from the games…
The 10 Rules You Really Need For Writing (That Are Much Better Than That Other Guy’s)
It has come to my attention recently that some writer on the internets has put out a list of the ten rules for writing a book, those things made of paper and ink and probably including words. Dearest reader, I took a look at this so-called “list” and I am gravely sorry to inform you…
No Better Words: A Study in Nakedness Versus Nudity
No Better Words Carolyn Nowak Silver Sprocket 2017 Mallory lusts after Theo so thoroughly she’s taken to creating new metaphors for just how he makes her feel. When Theo throws a party, she gathers her courage and tells him, even though she doesn’t feel she has the right words to express herself. “I—I… had a…
Cyborgs, Porn Stars, and Warlords: Tracy Queen Has it All
Tracy Queen opens with a disclaimer that makes it clear that this book is not for some very specific people. Specifically, no homophobes, sexists, misogynists, people under 18, xenophobes, transphobes, trolls, fatphobes, or the sexually repressed allowed. Published by Oneshi Press, Tracy Queen promises to be “an epic, pulpy-sci-fi adventure about one woman’s journey from…