China, 1345. A peasant girl from the Zhu family has, between drought and bandits, lost almost all of her relatives: only her brother Zhu Chongba remains. A fortune teller has predicted vastly different fates for the two of them, seeing greatness in the future of the brother – who is due to attend a monastery…
Seven Seas Pubwatch: August 2022
August is here, which means you can work through all your FOMO before Summer’s end, not to mention the stress of not one, but two plagues. This month we’ve got some treats for the mature readers who love smutty goodness, some older manga, and an important update on a translation controversy! Jump in, and take…
2022 Hugo Awards: A Master of Djinn by P. Djèlí Clark
A Master of Djinn is the first full-length novel in the series that started with the short story “A Dead Djinn in Cairo” and continued with the novella The Haunting of Tram Car 015. The setting is an alternate timeline where Egypt was able to successfully rebel against the British Empire with the aid of…
ECCC 2022 Con Diary: Nervous Laughter
I’m very nervous about conventions. We’re still in the middle of a pandemic, as much as folks are trying to pretend we aren’t, and the COVID death toll is still hovering around 500 people a day. Still, as the saying goes, needs must when the devil drives, and the devil sure does drive capitalism. My…
Archie Comics Pubwatch: August 2022
Welcome to the Archie Comics Pubwatch for the month of August! I’m Lisa, reporting from a corner booth at Pop’s Chock’lit Shoppe, and here’s this month’s news! In this month’s Archie Comics Pubwatch, a notorious hero returns, some exclusive covers, and more!
REVIEW: “I Want To Be a Wall” Is a Winner
The premise for I Want to Be a Wall is too great to not garner attention. An asexual, aromantic boys love (BL) fan marries a gay man still in love with his childhood best friend. The first volume of this quirky manga is a sweet slice of life story about a married couple who will…
Previously On Comics: End of an Era
Good morning friends. This week was marked by another sad loss to our community with the passing of artist Tom Palmer. Palmer was best known as an inker for Marvel Comics who he worked with from the late 60s into the early 2000s. We have just learned that legendary comic book artist Tom Palmer…
EXCLUSIVE PREVIEW: Archie Milestones Jumbo Comics Digest #16: Best of the 2000s
You’ve travelled with Archie Andrews back to the groovy ’60s, you’ve gone with him all the way to the neon-bright ’90s. Now journey with him 20(!!) years into the past, back to 2000, in Archie Milestones Jumbo Comics Digest #16: Best of the 2000s.
REVIEW: She-Hulk is Refreshing, Hilarious and Relatable—Who Cares About the CGI?
Jennifer Walters (Tatiana Maslany) is a great attorney who just wants to do her job, win her cases, live her life, and pay off her enormous student loans. But when an accident turns her into She-Hulk, a green superpowered being, Jennifer’s life is turned upside down, though not always in a bad way.
2022 Hugo Awards: Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir
A man wakes up to find himself in a high-tech environment but has no memory of how he got there. Through observation, he is able to piece together the basics. One, he is on board a space vessel; two, he is the sole surviving occupant, the other crew being mummified corpses. Then, bit by bit,…
INTERVIEW: From Supergirl to Assassin G — Writer Jen Troy Leaps into the Immortal Storyverse
Immortal Studios’ Immortal Storyverse expands with its latest comic series, Assasin G, written by CW’s Supergirl writer, Jen Troy, with art by He Tao, and featuring colors by Hi-Fi Design and letters by AndWorld Design. Based on Wuxia Master Shiao Yi’s 甘 19 妹 (Gan the 19th Sister), Assassin G joins the Immortal Storyverse with…
REVIEW: Han Solo & Chewbacca #4 Bends the Wookiee
Han Solo & Chewbacca #4 is both a semi-silent, action-packed romp seen through the eyes of Chewbacca and a quippy action romp featuring Chewbacca and Han Solo’s (apparent) biological father going on a rescue mission to rescue Han. It’s a decent story with some great dialogue that moves the story along, but the art is…