I will not be sad to see the year 2021, my only regret being not making much of a dent in my to-read pile of comics! But the indies and webcomics on this list were good friends during another pandemic year, and hopefully, you’ll find a new favorite here too!
REVIEW: Dead Beats Volume 2: London Calling Mostly Hits the Right Notes
As I said way back in 2019—I’m a sucker for both horror and music. Dead Beats Volume 2: London Calling called my name, especially with its stunning Claudia Iannciello cover, featuring a Black vampire woman holding a french fry container full of fingers. How could I not pick it up?
REVIEW: Dead Legends II Makes Me Want to Punch Things — But in a Good Way
Dead Legends makes me feel the same way I do when the Mortal Kombat theme starts playing.
REVIEW: The Orphan King Is the Latest Twist on Arthurian Legend
There is no shortage of King Arthur reimaginings, adding some twists here and there to freshen up the story of the prince of Camelot, beloved of Merlin, wielder of Excalibur. Changing up names and adding in lore from another medieval hero, The Orphan King tries its own hand at the legend of Arthur.
INTERVIEW: Wendy Chin-Tanner on Embodied: An Intersectional Feminist Comics Poetry Anthology
Poetry is Wendy Chin-Tanner’s first love. In her own poetic work, she calls on the influences of poets such as Audre Lorde, Ai, Sylvia Plath, Vera Pavlova, and Lorine Niedecker. For A Wave New World’s Chin-Tanner, poets are a kind of literary world superhero, because, she says, “they’re always trying to do the impossible —…
Dead Legends #1 Wants to Test Your Might
Dead Legends #1 Ryan Ferrier (letterer), James Maddox (writer), Gavin Smith (artist) A Wave Blue World October 9, 2019 Descending a long staircase buried deep in a lush forest, competitors bring their medallions to the registration table, marking their names to become part of the Dead Legends fighting tournament. Winners become legends. Losers become, well, dead…
Mezo #1 Promises to Be the Next Epic Fantasy
Mezo #1 Tyler Chin-Tanner (writer), Doug Garbark (colourist), Claudia Ianniciello (cover artist), Thomas Mauer (letterer), Josh Zingerman (artist) A Wave Blue World October 2, 2019 The land of Mezo has known peace for many generations, but the Tzalekuhl Empire has ended that peace in the emperor’s quest for power, revenge, and submission from the tribes around his…
Matthew Erman and Sally Cantirino Talk Emo, Horror, and the Upcoming Dead Beats Anthology
Love music? Love horror? Same, which is why I was immediately drawn to Dead Beats, an upcoming comics anthology from A Wave Blue World. Collecting comics from talented creators like Christina “Steenz” Stewart, Daniel Kibblesmith, Rachel Pollack, Ivy Noelle Weir, and Vita Ayala, the anthology celebrates the spooky side of our favorite music genres.