Like many comics readers of my generation, I’m a product of the 90s manga boom and the subsequent middle grade graphic novel boom – I love slice of life, and I love memoir! This reading history may be why Hourly Comics Day is so popular. Hourlies are a mishmash of both genres, but with an…
Man-Eaters: Chelsea Cain Comes with Claws
Already a best-selling book author, Chelsea Cain stormed into comics with an Eisner-nominated run on Marvel’s Mockingbird that landed on Amazon’s best-seller list. It also infuriated a legion of internet trolls due to the now-infamous cover of issue 8 (plus the second collected trade paperback), where Bobbi Morse gazes out at the reader wearing a shirt that…
CATS! A Celebration of Hourly Comics Day 2018
I love Hourly Comics Day! On February 1st, many cartoonists take to Twitter or Instagram to draw comics detailing what happened during each hour of their day. There are no rules regarding format, style or consistency; some draw on post-it notes, take pictures of their sketchbooks, do fully shaded, multi-panel comics – anything goes! Hourlies,…
A Tail of Two Cat Lovers: Two Takes on Benji Nate’s Catboy
Catboy Benji Nate Silver Sprocket August 1st, 2017 A review copy was provided in exchange for a fair review.
Small Press Bites: A Girl & Her Cat, A Catgirl, and More
Something Familiar Pam Wishbow Pam Wishbow’s work is delightfully creepy, always adorned with eyes and runes and enough esoteric symbols to catch my eye from across a room. Something Familiar, true to form, is a dark and creepy comic drawn in stark black and white, its shadows often dominating each scene in a way that…
Review: Wuvable Oaf: Blood and Metal
Wuvable Oaf: Blood and Metal Ed Luce Fantagraphics November 2016 Disclaimer: Wuvable Oaf: Blood and Metal was reviewed using a copy provided by Fantagraphics. This is probably the raunchiest non-fuck comic I’ve read in recent years. Do not read until midnight. It is not appropriate for kids. Wuvable Oaf: Blood and Metal is the followup to…
Geek Mystique: Lifestyle News for October
Y’all, there’s so much going on this month, this is going to be a packed one, what with the Geek High Holy Day, that would be Halloween, approaching! Sure, we geeks like any excuse to cosplay and indulge our geek fantasies all year, but there’s just something about the month of October that makes all…
Cats and Identity Crises: A Review of Finding Molly
Finding Molly: An Adventure in Catsitting Justine Prado (Writer), Jenn St-Onge (Artist), Carey Pietsch (Colorist), Joyana McDiarmid (Letterer) Emet Comics If you are a poor, unfortunate soul who follows Melissa Brinks and myself on Twitter, you’ve noticed a trend in our chats. As Melissa put it best: “Roughly 80% of our conversations are about cats….
Geek Mystique: Lifestyle News for July
Welcome to our newest column, Geek Mystique, where I, your geek lifestyle editor, curate and collate the latest in the month’s geeky lifestyle news. For July, we’ve got more adorable superhero-themed clothes from Her Universe, a ’90s flashback, and cosplaying kittens.