Fight Like A Girl Clementine Ford (Writer) Oneworld Publications August 29, 2018 #MeToo. #TimesUp. The world over, women have been standing up and sharing their stories of abuse at the hands of powerful men. It isn’t the first time women have risen up but there is a difference this time. These women’s voices are being…
Extermination #1 Leaves a Big Impact
Extermination #1 Ed Brisson (writer), Pepe Laraz (artist), Marte Garcia (colorist), Jo Sabino (letterer) Marvel Comics August 15, 2018 The saga of the time-displaced Original Five (or O5, as they’ve come to be known) X-Men has gone on for a long time. Too long, some might say. Brought forward by a rather bitter Beast to…
The Goddess of Storms Comes To New Orleans In The Black God’s Drums
The Black God’s Drums P. Djèlí Clark (writer) Tor Books August 21, 2018 When I read the description “Steampunk New Orleans with Orisha” I was immediately drawn in. P. Djèlí Clark’s novella The Black God’s Drums, was not at all what I expected when I picked up this book. Set in an alternate steampunk reality, where the…
Crowded #1 Fully Embraces Our Millennial Chaos
Crowded #1 Christopher Sebela (writer), Ro Stein (penciler), Ted Brandt (inker), Tríona Farrell (colorist), Cardinal Rae (letterer) Image Comics August 15, 2018 In the first four pages of Crowded #1, Charlie Ellison rents out her apartment, drives around some strangers, loans someone her car, feeds pigeons, picks up a guy, steals a dog, and hires…
DC PUBWATCH – August Edition
As most of the big news hit at SDCC last month, there’s little to report in the way of news this month. The biggest piece of news this month was the announcement of a new Batman & the Outsiders series by Bryan Hill, launching in November. I wrote my review of his last issue of…
The Re-re-invention of Psylocke
In 1989, Chris Claremont and Jim Lee did a thing to Betsy Braddock, aka Psylocke. The white, British, purple-haired model, turned agent, turned X-Man, sister of Captain Britain, stepped through the Siege Perilous and was discovered by the Hand, who reshaped her into a Japanese woman. In 1993 on the pages of X-Men, Fabian Nicieza…
Sequential Sartorial: Give Me More Fashionable Superheroes
Once upon a time, I wanted to be a fashion designer. I was constantly sketching ideas, collecting fabric samples, and chopping up my sister’s Vogue and Bazaar. I was infatuated with Christy Turlington and Linda Evangelista and the original supermodels. I dreamed of visiting the runways of Paris. As with many of my childhood obsessions,…
Archie Meets Batman ’66 #2: Villainy is Afoot
Archie Meets Batman ’66 #2 Michael Moreci (Writer), Jeff Parker (Writer), Dan Parent (Artist), J. Bone (Artist), Kelly Fitzpatrick (Colours), Jack Morelli (Letters) Archie Comics and DC Entertainment 15 August, 2018 Veronica Lodge’s panicked call from Riverdale spurs Batman into action in Gotham City. But even the world’s greatest detective must concede that Riverdale is…
Previously on Comics: Russ Heath, Comicsgate, Creator Advisor, and Supersuits
Welcome to the end of another busy week in comics! Every time I thought I had finally covered everything this week, something new popped up, which meant more writing for me but more interesting tidbits to read for you. With that in mind, let’s get this show on the road.
A Projection Review: Emotional Story, Confusing Art
A Projection Seekan Hui (Writer and Artist) Avery Hill Publishing July 6, 2018 Cecilia, a young woman in need of some quick money, takes a job as a live-in photographer, and glorified nanny, for an unusual family. The matriarch of the family is simultaneously vivacious and overly strict, while the father is aloof, at best….
Before the Hulk was Green: Pop Culture Literacy in the Composition Classroom
(This article was adapted from a presentation given at the TYCA-Northeast Conference in Fall of 2012) What is this professor talking about? I teach at a community college, which means I teach a lot of introductory classes. I can assume I’ll be teaching several sections of Standard Freshman Composition every Fall, and Writing about Literature…
Dump DC, Move Past Marvel… Viva Valiant? Yes! A Primer
Howdy, pals, it’s your trusty ex-Ed Claire here. What have I been doing since I left the hallowed halls of authority? Well, I’ve watched a LOT of Criminal Minds. And guess what? I also went bonkers for Valiant. Yeah! Valiant! Let’s talk about that, as my powerful heiress Nola Pfau, your WWAC managing editor, has…