From the dawn of the Golden Age of Comics, there has been one overlooked group of people that has faced the most adversity and struggled more than any other to find a place in comics: straight white men. At this year’s TCAF, a panel of talented comics creators tackled the important, yet controversial, issue of…
A Rebirth Retrospective: Batgirl and the Birds of Prey
This month saw Batgirl and the Birds of Prey become the latest DC Universe Rebirth launch title to end its run. Running for 22 issues, plus a special “Rebirth” issue published as a lead-in to #1, the comic was written by Julie and Shawna Benson who were tasked with tailoring the Birds of Prey— a…
Mighty Morphin Power Rangers Annual is Mighty Stuffed
Mighty Morphin Power Rangers 2018 Annual Becca Barnes, Anthony Burch, Adam Cesare, Alwyn Dale, Caleb Goellner (Writers), Dylan Burnett, Simone Di Meo, Hyeonjin Kim, Patrick Mullholland, Marcus To (Artists) BOOM! Studios April 25, 2018 Mighty Morphin Power Rangers 2018 Annual has a lot going on. It’s so jam-packed with details and events that my brain…
WWE Boom #17: Mercifully, It’s Over
WWE #17 Dennis Hopeless and Tini Howard (Writers), Serg Acuna and Hyeonjin Kim (Artists) BOOM! Studios May 9, 2017 In 2002, WWE crowds witnessed one of the worst matches of the modern era. It was a tag team match that involved the extremely talented Trish Stratus and Jackie Gayda, the winner of the recent Tough…
Antar: The Black Knight #1 Brings History to Life
Antar: The Black Knight #1 Nnedi Okorafor (Writer), Eric Battle (Artist), Jason Scott Jones (Colours), Thomas Mauer (Letters) IDW Publishing 18 April, 2018 A young slave is beaten by cruel masters. He takes the beating, believing that hardship will only make him stronger. Where does he get this strength from? His mother, Zabiba, better known…
Snot Everywhere: An Interview with Snotgirl’s Leslie Hung
Happy National Allergy Month! While ‘allergy month’ does bring bad tidings of itchy eyes and runny noses, it also brings volume two of Image’s Snotgirl ‘California Screaming’. Snot everywhere!!!
Grab a Sword and Enter the Cardboard Kingdom
The Cardboard Kingdom Chad Sell (creator & artist); Jay Fuller, David DeMeo, Katie Schenkel, Kris Moore, Molly Muldoon, Vid Alliger, Manuel Betancourt, Michael Cole, Cloud Jacobs, Barbara Perez Marquez (writers) Random House June 2018 Adventure roams the streets as a neighborhood of children turn their suburban homes into a mythical fairy tale world separate from…
Harbinger Wars 2: Should I, An Adult, Read This Superhero Summer Event?
I don’t know. Do you now or have you ever liked Marvel comics? If the answer is no, I’m probably not gonna be much help here. Valiant’s Harbinger Wars 2 is straight outta Westchester, a Mutant Registration Act battle for America over whether or not it’s OK to kill teens. It feels rude to relegate…
Crowdfunding Comics Roundup, May ‘18
Spring has finally actually joined us in the northeastern United States, and with it came new set of incredible comic campaigns! From historical documentaries and collection, to introspective anthologies, to artfully illustrated BDSM comics, Kickstarter is currently teeming with gorgeous work to feast your eyes upon. So treat yourself! We survived the winter, go and…
Sword of Ages: Action-Packed Ode to a Legend
Sword of Ages #3 Gabriel Rodriguez (writer and artist), Lovern Kindzierski (colourist), Robbie Robbins (letterer) IDW Publishing 11 April, 2018 Warrior Avalon has taken hold of a powerful weapon—a sacred blade embedded in crystal for years. Chosen by the sword, Avalon hopes to wield it in a bid to bring peace to her planet. Alongside…
Previously On Comics
Sadly, we began this week on a sombre note with the loss of Margot Kidder at age 69. Best known for her role as Lois Lane in Superman: The Movie and its sequels, Kidder also starred in numerous movies and television programmes such as The Amityville Horror (1979) and R L Stine’s The Haunting Hour…
RUSH! Just Ain’t Up to Speed
RUSH! Andrew Roby (co-creator, writer), Nicole Kaiser (co-creator, colors, lead character design), Olivia Fowler (art) Diamond Dragon Comics Rapid City was on the verge of destruction, at least until it got its own superhero. Enter Bolt, a super speedy, super arrogant hero to save the day. Now, just as the city seems to be getting…