Lured into the ocean by the hypnotic melodies of a mythical creature, 15-year-old Corinth finds herself swept away in the most unlikely friendship. Reimagining The Little Mermaid fairy tale with a properly terrifying sea creature and a relationship that goes far deeper than yearning from a distance, Jessi Sheron makes us a part of her…
DC PUBWATCH – May 2022 Edition
World’s Finest #3 is still great, but as she tends to do, Catwoman #43 snuck in and stole the best book crown this month.
Taneka Stotts Dives Deep into Pinecone & Pony and Building a Truly Inclusive Creative Team
Taneka Stotts made a name for herself in the comic book community as a vibrant and brilliant writer, editor, and comic book publisher. But a few years ago she began to carve out a new career in animation. Since then, credits on Steven Universe, Craig of the Creek, and My Little Pony have made her…
Decoded Pride #3 Interview and Cover Reveal
What better way to celebrate Pride than with a story-a-day anthology of queer science fiction, fantasy, and horror created entirely by queer authors? Now in its third year, Decoded Pride brings together 31 queer and trans creators sharing one short story a day through the month of June. Subscriptions cost $14.99USD, giving access to the…
Seven Seas Pubwatch: May 2022
April showers bring May flowers and I hope your manga picks help you weather the storms that climate change is bringing to your door–because climate change is in fact, one day coming for us all. Plenty of superb titles released last month that I scooped up including the second volume of the very swoon-worthy second…
EXCLUSIVE PREVIEW: Betty and Veronica Jumbo Comics Digest #304
There are three ladies that Archie comics fans definitely love: Veronica Lodge, Betty Cooper, and Sabrina Spellman. All three teens collide in the upcoming Betty & Veronica Jumbo Comics Digest #304, which features an assortment of Betty, Sabrina, and Veronica stories, both new and old. The issue’s fresh story, “Smells Like Teen Spirits,” features Sabrina trying…
REVIEW: Immortal X-Men #2 Is A Monster of A Book
Who knew “gatekeeping” could mean tending to your recently awakened Kaiju of a gate? With brisk pacing and a clever implementation of character focus, Immortal X-Men is shaping up to be an all-timer.
How I Won Homeschooling with Chad Sell’s Doodleville
(NB: I wrote this essay more than two weeks after the events herein described took place, to ensure that no one in my pod contracted Covid-19 in pursuit of this story. Thankfully, no one did!) Once upon a time, when Free Comic Book Day was rescheduled to August 2021, I visited my local comics retailer…
Vault Comics Pubwatch: May 2022
Heading into the summer, Vault Comics is getting ready for a new Mindset this month with Vault’s psychedelic sci-fi thriller debuting on June 29th. Creators Zack Caplan and John J. Pearson chatted with The Beat about what readers can expect from this new series. Did you catch the Heathen blog tour? Celebrating The Complete Series…
Worlds of Exile and Illusion Collects a Hearty Portion of Early-Career Ursula K. Le Guin
Across a nearly 60-year career, Ursula K. Le Guin left an indelible mark on speculative fiction. She is best known for her fantasy work A Wizard of Earthsea and the science fiction novels The Left Hand of Darkness and The Dispossessed. The latter two belong to the Hainish Cycle, a series of five books that…
REVIEW: The World of Squire Is a Familiar Face
Sara Alfageeh and Nadia Shammas’s Squire is a comic I have been waiting for — not just since it was announced, but also my entire life.
