Football played by men is going on all around us, in this, the year of “World Cup 2014”. That’s not entirely interesting to me, but maybe it is to you, and besides — the irrelevance of American Football to my life did not keep me from enjoying Down Set Fight! A story is a story, no matter…
Moose Kid Comics: Green, Green With Envy
Moose Kid Comics launches today: a digital anthology comic for kids. Lucky kids. Disgustingly lucky, doubtless ungrateful, giddy, excitable kids. I’m not joking: I feel actual slight nausea at the positivity-rush I would have got from this bonanza as a lass. Jamie Smart, you canny fuck.
THE WICKED + THE DIVINE: Your Favorite New Comic
I am not a critic, and this is not a review. I am a fan, and this is my spoiler-free reaction. I loved THE WICKED + THE DIVINE #1 even more than I thought I would. It shouldn’t have surprised me – I’ve been fully in the pocket of Big Gillen/McKelvie since Young Avengers started (yeah,…
My Geek Family: Review
GrayHaven Comics recently ran a promotion to recruit reviewers to preview some of their publications. I decided to take a look at their stand-alone comic My Geek Family by Doug Hahner and Donal DeLay. My Geek Family is a sweet portrayal of multi-generational geekery along with a realistic depiction of parenthood. Doug and Tina are
Review: Ms. Marvel #4
Review: Ms. Marvel #4 Continuing the review of the premiere arc of Marvel’s newest superheroine, Kamala Khan. “Past Curfew” I did a reread of all three issues before working on reviewing issue #4 so I could go write with my head fully in Kamala’s world. SPOILER WARNING! This series is as much recap as review,…
Short & Sweet: Puppycats, Princesses, and Past the Last Mountain
Bee and Puppycat Natasha Allegri and Garrett Jackson Kaboom! Studios Bee and Puppycat is an experimental all ages comic overflowing with cuteness. Bee is a woman in her 20s with difficulty holding down a job. Puppycat is a mysterious, angry looking cat/dog that lands her intergalactic temp jobs. Bee is charming and upbeat. Puppycat is…
Top Ten All Ages Comics
Kids love webcomics! Adults love comics “meant for kids,” too! Here are webcomics everyone can enjoy. It’s a Top Ten Countdown of the best All Age Webcomics out there on the interwebs! #10 The Last of the Polar Bears by Lindsay Cibos Global warming is destroying the polar ice caps and a mom polar bear…
Review: X-Men: No More Humans
X-Men: No More Humans Mike Carey, Salvador Larroca Marvel Comics 2014 “No more mutants” was the cry heard ‘round the Marvel Universe, when the conclusion to the “House of M” event in 2005 decimated the mutant population and made the X-Men bigger outcasts than they had ever been before. X-Men: No More Humans obviously wants…
Buffalo Minotaurs! Or Buffalotaurs? Minoffalo?
Manifest Destiny Chris Dingess, Matthew Roberts, Owen Gieni, and Pat Brousseau Image Comics Until reading this, I never gave Lewis and Clark much thought. There was that IMAX movie about their expedition a few years ago but it seemed like the whole thing was pretty dry. Just two guys walking slowly across the country with a…
The New Wonder Woman and Greek Mythology
Wonder Woman’s current run is rich with greek mythology. Before, Diana was born from clay and her mother Hippolyta’s desire to have a daughter. In 2011, though, DC Comics revamped its entire universe, that now is called the New 52. In this new take on the character by writer Brian Azzarello and artist Cliff Chiang,…
TOONBooks: Interview with Francoise Mouly
For an excellent introduction to graphic novels, or heck, reading at all, TOON Books has you covered. TOON Books was founded by Françoise Mouly as an alternative to Easy Readers. For the uninitiated, Easy Readers are beginner level books that break dialogue and storyline down to the equivalent of caveman grunts. Think “see Spot run….
FCBD Review: DC Comics
Future’s End #0, by Brian Azzarello, Jeff Lemire, Dan Jurgens, Keith Giffen, Ethan Van Sciver, Patrick Zircher, Aaron Lopresti & Art Thibert, Dan Jurgens & Mark Irwin, and Jesus Merino & Dan Green “If you want a picture of the future, imagine a boot stamping on a human face – forever.” And then imagine someone…
