Content warning: Discussions of rape. Not many people can tell you that much about DC Comics’ Apollo. Those that do tend to know him as Midnighter’s boyfriend or husband, the second father to Midnighter’s daughter, or the Superman to his Batman. Created in 1997 by Warren Ellis and Bryan Hitch for Wildstorm Productions’ Stormwatch, he…
Previously on Comics: Creators React to the U.S. Election
Hello, readers! It’s been…a week. A very stressful one for many people, myself included. It’s amazing how one day can change everything and make you yearn for the days when the latest comics world garbage fire was your biggest concern. To no one’s surprise, the U.S. election has been leaving its mark on comics. Champions…
The Artist: Trying in the Spirit of Failure
The Artist Anna Haifisch BreakdownPress, 2016 Breakdown Press’ hardback release of Anna Haifisch’s The Artist is a print compilation of nineteen strips that appeared on VICE.com between September 2015 and January 2016. Since then, VICE has also digitally published a second season of Artist strips. They are worth having on paper, worth appreciating in ink,…
Batman: Arkham VR – Storytelling Gamers Deserve
Most VR games are fine sitting down, but this one recommends standing. Confident from my demo at EGX, I’m ready to don the cape and cowl, standing vigilant with a Move controller in each hand. I press “Start.” Spoiler Warning: This article contains spoilers for the first two acts of Batman: Arkham VR.
Short & Sweet: Canzine Edition
On October 29, I attended the 2016 edition of Canzine Toronto. Although I didn’t pick up many zines or comics this year, I still found some good ones. Ready? Let’s go.
My Local Comic Shop and Me
Shoreline Comics 419-N Shoreline Village Dr. Long Beach, CA 90802 (562) 435-7827 Local Comics Shops inspire all kinds of feelings in us. Love, loyalty, indifference, fear of the unknown. I was lucky enough when living in London to have the most wonderful LCS in Orbital Comics. Even better, the last months that I lived in…
Duality of Desires in Park Chan-Wook’s The Handmaiden
The Handmaiden Director: Park Chan-wook Writers: Chung Seo-kyung and Park Chan-wook Starring: Kim Min-hee, Kim Tae-ri, Ha Jung-won, Cho Jin-woong North American premiere: October 28, 2016
Bearded Gourd And Other Euphamisms: A Review of Loose Lips
Loose Lips: Fanfiction Parodies of Great (and Terrible) Literature from the Smutty Stage of Shipwreck Edited by Amy Stephenson, Casey Childers Grand Central Publishing September 27 2016 Disclaimer: A review copy was provided by the publisher in exchange for an honest review. In Loose Lips: Fanfiction Parodies of Great (and Terrible) Literature from the Smutty…
On Being In a Bad Relationship with The Walking Dead
The Walking Dead has gone from being the show I could wax poetic about for days to being the equivalent of that feeling you get when an estranged ex shows up unannounced and drunk to a holiday party and all you can think is, “Oh, it’s you.”
Canzine Toronto Was Busy Busy Busy
Canzine, a festival of zine and indie comics culture started by Broken Pencil magazine, takes place every year in Vancouver and Toronto. This year’s Toronto edition of Canzine, on October 29, was hosted by the Art Gallery of Ontario and admission the low low price of no dollars. That’s thanks in part to the festival’s…
How to Build Your Own Geek Terrarium
Building a terrarium is easy, peaceful, and can give you a piece of mindfulness that you’ll never expect to have. I wanted to build my first terrarium after reading Amy Parish’s zine Terrarium – Give Yourself Room to Grow. It was the perfect jumping off point for me to dive into terrariums, mindfulness, and self-care…
75 Years of Veronica Lodge: You’re Welcome, World
Archie 75 Series: Veronica Contributors: Dan Parent, Jim Amash, Hy Eisman, Mindy Eisman, Barry Grossman, Rich Koslowski, Jack Morelli, Kathleen Webb, Bill Yoshida, and Digikore Studies Archie Comics July 2016 The Archie 75 Series reprints a selection of comics that best represent the character in hand – in this case, Veronica Lodge. WWAC has had Team Betty…
