Madame Frankenstein #5 Jamie S. Rich, Megan Levens Image Comics We’re reaching the climax of this seven-issue miniseries, a reimagining of the Frankenstein story with a feminine perspective, set in the early 1930s. Levens’ black and white art is gorgeous and lively, and Rich’s story provides an interesting twist on the familiar tale. Nailbiter #5…
Taking Another Stab – A Review of Red Sonja: The Black Tower #1
Red Sonja: The Black Tower #1 — today’s seco0d look! Frank Tieri (w) Cezar Razek (a) Dynamite Based on the success of Gail Simone’s Red Sonja, Dynamite decided to take a stab (har!) with another Red Sonja title—this time a mystery written by Frank Tieri (Deadpool, Wolverine). This series, The Black Tower, is premised on the…
Short & Sweet: United States of Murder, Batgirl, Hexed, and More!
The United States of Murder Inc. #4 Brian Michael Bendis Michael Avon Oeming Taki Soma Icon The newest series from the creative team behind Powers has been four issues of building an alternate reality of a mob controlled America, with shoot outs and double crosses between the growing cast. After multiple attempts on their lives,…
Ghost in the Shell: The Major’s Body (6) [Trigger warning: rape culture]
The Major, or Motoko Kusanagi, is the protagonist of each incarnation of the Ghost in the Shell manga-anime-merchadise franchise. If you care to google, Motoko Kusanagi is autocompletes to “a man” and “is hot,” then “in bed with a boy” and “in bed.” For a science-fiction philosophy character named for her military position, we (the audience — although I don’t…
Review: The Return of Zita the Spacegirl
The Return of Zita the Spacegirl Ben Hatke First Second, 2014 The Return of Zita the Spacegirl really couldn’t be published fast enough! I couldn’t wait to read the last of Zita’s space trilogy. I love Zita. I want to be Zita. Her outfit is utilitarian but practical. She’s spunky without being annoying; determined without…
Sensation Comics #1: Wonder Woman in Gotham
There may have been someone out there more excited than me to hear that DC was launching (or re-launching, maybe) the Sensation Comics title as a digital first, but I’m totally not making it a competition, because we can all like the same things at different levels, right, pals?
Just Keeps Getting Better and Better: A Review of Storm #2
Storm #2 Greg Pak (W) Victor Ibanez (A) Marvel Comics Issue two of Storm’s new solo series is, put simply — just as good as the first. Okay, no, it’s better. The issue begins with a recap by way of a casual date: Ororo and Logan (that’s Wolverine to most people, or does he let…
Review: All-New X-Men #30
All-New X-Men #30 Brian Michael Bendis (W) Sara Pichelli (A) Marvel Comics The cover doesn’t lie. X-23 and Angel are an item, spending the night together after last issue’s ending saw them riding off into the sunset on Cyclops’s stolen bike. I was initially trepidatious when Marvel revealed #30’s cover–it was only a few months…
Review: Judge Dredd Mega-City Two: City of Courts
Judge Dredd Mega-City Two: City of Courts (TPB) Douglas Wolk (W) Ulises Farinas (A) IDW Judge Dredd Mega-City Two: City of Courts does what so many other Dredd stories have done—take Dredd, stick him somewhere that isn’t Mega-City One, and watch the culture shock unfold—but with panache and a firsthand cultural understanding that make it…
Short & Sweet: Steven Universe, Supreme Blue Rose, and More!
Steven Universe #1 Jeremy Sorese (W) Coleman Engle (A) KaBOOM! Studios Cartoon Network was so confident that Rebecca Sugar’s creation, Steven Universe, would be popular that they greenlit the comic before the first episode even aired. Artist Coleman Engle definitely has the feel of the source material—it looks a lot like watching one of the…
The Wicked, The Divine and The Mythology — Part 1: Amaterasu and Lucifer
McKelvie and Gillen’s new ongoing series The Wicked + The Divine is a sensation. With strong worldbuilding revolving around different mythological sources, this comic already has fans speculating and theorizing, even with only two issues out. It may be THE comic for mythology nerds, and I couldn’t help but toss my two cents in. This series…
Let Bygone be Bygone: Batman Eternal #16-17
Did you enjoy issue #15’s voyage into the depths of Arkham? Good because it’s not over yet. #16 – The Monster Machine Story by Scott Snyder & James Tynion IV Script by Ray Fawkes Consulting writers: John Layman & Tim Seeley Art by Dustin Nguyen
