The Witcher: Fading Memories #1 opens with a narration over Geralt of Rivia’s actions as he moves through a silent forest of tall, dark trees. The slanted font implies a handwritten letter that reflects a somber tone, one that is understandable for a Witcher for whom work is scarce, calling into question everything he was…
REVIEW: Fabulous Killjoys: National Anthem is The Comic That 2020 Needs
The national anthem. It played on the original Danger Days album. It’s written on the side of Mike Milligram’s car. I’ve heard it in classrooms and sports arenas my entire life. I’ve thought, at times, about what it represents in terms of the American consciousness. So has Gerard Way, and apparently, now it’s time to…
REVIEW: Bill and Ted are Doomed #1 Rocks Out
In the first issue of this Bill and Ted Face the Music prequel comic, much fun is had, and an intriguing plot is born.
REVIEW: Legend of Korra: Turf Wars Library Edition is a Worthy Successor to a Beloved Series
It is often bittersweet when a television show goes off the air, especially if it ends on a note that left you wanting more. Many series have tried to address this by offering “official” continuations of canceled shows via comic books, a practice popularized by the successful Buffy the Vampire Slayer run from the mid-00s….
Weary of Being a Woman: Dark Agnes — from Pulp to Comics
Conan the Barbarian is the best-known of the characters created by Robert E. Howard, but he is far from the only one. Prior to his early death in 1936, Howard conceived an entire pantheon of pulp heroes including the likes of Solomon Kane, Kull of Atlantis and Bran Mak Morn, many of whom had afterlives…
Archie vs. Predator II Goes for the Jugular—and the Funny Bone
The last time we checked out life in post-apocalyptic Riverdale, Betty, Veronica, and a sympathetic-to-humans Predator disguised as Archie were trying to survive off scraps. Fearing for their lives and forever prevented from leaving the city’s limits, a bit of devil magic-related universe-hopping finally broke Betty, Veronica and not-Archie free – and landed them in…
Previously on Comics: Dear Comics Industry
Hello once again Dear Reader! I hope you are quite recovered from the New Year’s festivities and ready to face 2020 with alacrity. No? Yeah, me neither. So, let’s get into the news that came out last week, which was a lot, thanks to the holidays and such. It seems like two comics companies decided…
Tales from Harrow County: Death’s Choir #1 Sings a Song of Horror
If you have not visited Harrow County before, then fear not, says creator Cullen Bunn, you’re more than welcome to visit in this new series from Dark Horse Comics, Tales from Harrow County: Death’s Choir. Ten years later, the original series’ protagonist, Emmy, has moved on, leaving the care of the town’s supernatural concerns to…
The Exquisitely Beautiful Darkness of Snow, Glass, Apples
Snow, Glass, Apples Colleen Doran (artist), Neil Gaiman (writer), Val Trullinger (flatter) Dark Horse Comics August 2019 Disney has mastered the art of reimagining fairy tales to the point where many believe their versions to be true to the originals, but it’s always a delight to find reimaginings that twist the story in entirely new…
Butcher of Paris: A Gory and Gripping Murder Mystery
Butcher of Paris #1 Dean Kotz (Artist), Troy Peteri (Letters), Stephanie Phillips (Writer), Jason Wordie (Colours) Dark Horse Comics December 4, 2019 The Second World War was a time of great horror, but one man decided to take advantage of the despair around him for his own personal, and horrific, gain.
[Exclusive Preview] The Mystery Deepens in Ruby Falls #3
Falling asleep in the sleepy town of Ruby Falls brings nightmares. For Lana, those dark dreams take her back to the cold case of Betty Gallagher’s “disappearance.” In the third issue of the four-part series, Lana’s obsession with the case takes a dangerous turn when she tricks Raymond into helping her hunt down the killer,…
Unlikely Superhero: Margaret Atwood’s Angel Catbird
In 2016, before the first volume of the three-part graphic novel by world renowned Canadian author Margaret Atwood was released, a lot of interviews with her flooded comics news websites, as well as the literary subsections of major newspapers. Mike Richardson described it: “a bold and unforgettable new character, paying homage to both classic pulp…
