First, I’d like to apologize for missing last week’s slew of books. Between a sinus headache exasperated by wildfires and planning for a trip, I ran out of time to get everything done. As for this week’s comics, we have lots of lead-in to Doomsday Clock, and a couple tie-ins to Metal. We also continue…
Made Men #1 Lumbers to its Feet
Made Men #1 Paul Tobin (writer), Arjuna Susini (art), Gonzalo Duarte (colors), Saida Temofonte (letters) Oni Press September, 2017 Made Men #1 would have felt like fun progressive pulp in the late 50s, early 60s, but feels dated now. It tells the story, largely in first-person captions, of a young woman calling herself Jutte Shelley….
Previously
Good morning! I hope you’re starting your week off well. It’s been a couple of weeks since we rounded up the news, but we’re back at it! First, here’s the more recent stuff: You may have noticed some changes around here! WWAC has some sisters now; our games coverage has split off into a separate…
Comics Academe: Who are YOU Calling Monster?
Hello Sports Fans! As I’m writing this post, I’ve just returned to New York from San Diego Comic Con. I had tons of fun, and gave a little poster presentation at the Comics Art Conference that the wonderful Kathleen McClancy runs. My talk this year was titled “Monstrous Disruptions: Noelle Stevenson’s Nimona as Girl and…
Capes and Guts: DC House of Horror
DC House of Horror #1 Keith Giffen, Edward Lee, Mary SanGiovanni, Bryan Smith, Brian Keene, Nick Cutter, Ronald Malfi, Wrath James White and Weston Ochse (Writers), Howard Porter, Bilquis Evely, Kyle Baker, Rags Morales, Scott Kolins, Dale Eaglesham, Tom Raney and Howard Chaykin (Artists), H-Fi, Mat Lopes, Lovern Kindzierski, Romulo Fajardo Jr, Jordan Boyd, Gina…
Halloween Mini-Reviews Bonanza: Haunted Chunks to Chew On
It’s Halloween on Tuesday! Woah, scary! Want some comics with that? Yes you do! Try these. Coady and the Creepies Liz Prince (writer) and Amanda Kirk (artist) BOOM! Box October 11, 2017 Coady and the Creepies stars horror pop punk band The Creepies made up of triplet siblings Coady, Cory, and Criss. The band and…
No One’s Running the Asylum in The Unsound’s Lackluster Debut
The Unsound #1 Cullen Bunn (Writer), Jack T. Cole (Artist) BOOM! Studios June 7, 2017 In the maiden voyage of writer Cullen Bunn and illustrator Jack T. Cole’s The Unsound, a young nurse named Ashli weathers her first day at Saint Cascia, a baroque insane asylum tucked away in an obscure corner of what I assume…
Book Beat: The Secret Letters of Harper Lee
Hello, fellow literature lovers, this is Christa! Welcome to another installment of Book Beat: your source for what’s happening in the bookish world. Intimate Correspondences I want to start this week with something that makes me smile – the new unseen Harper Lee letters. These thirty-eight letters, which she wrote between 2005 and 2009 to…
Oni Watch: Onwards and Upwards!
With Oni Press rounding its 20th year of existence, the past several months have been chock full of pretty exciting news as they expand their reach to wider markets. A lot has happened, so this pubwatch is going to be a little longer than usual. But hey, check out Oni Press’ brand new logo, designed…
Academic Conference Asks: What Makes Women Monstrous?
Women are often called monsters. Even before the internet made trolling a favorite misogynist past time, women’s bodies, functions, and perceptions have been fair game for name calling. I joined a wonderful group of scholars to discuss what after all is so “monstrous” about women at the Monstrous Women Conference this last May in at…
The Dracula File Offers Bite-Sized 1980s Horror
The Dracula File Gerry Finley-Day, Simon Furman and Ken Noble (writers); Eric Bradbury, Geoff Senior and Keith Page (artists) Rebellion: 2000 AD October 16, 2017 (Originally serialized in SCREAM! issues 1-15, 1984 and Holiday Specials 1985-1988) The Dracula File offers cozy horror nostalgia. Both the art style and the text—“Meanwhile, behind the Iron Curtain, a KGB…
Cancelled Deal with Weapons Manufacturer Shows Marvel Is Its Own Worst Enemy
Seventeen years ago, Marvel Comics introduced the Sentry, a retconned hero from the early days of the heroic age. While the Sentry was immensely powerful—one of the Earth’s mightiest heroes—he had a secret, unknown even to himself. The Sentry, it turned out, was his own worst enemy: the supervillain known as the Void. And, to…
