Previously on Comics: Fear and Inhumanity
Good morning! We’re officially into the month of May this week, which means a solid third of the year is over. Go ahead, sit and process that one for a few.
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Previously On Comics: Time To Get To Work
Good morn—err, Afternoon! It’s time for a definitely-punctual news update that absolutely did not skip a week in light of intense amounts of stress and worry due to a large national event.
Comics, News, Pubwatch, Reviews
DC PUBWATCH: SDCC and July Edition
I spent last weekend in San Diego, attending as many DC-relevant panels as I could to gather information for you, dear readers. I was also invited to attend the DC Press Breakfasts, one of which turned into a cult initiation, but they gave me a snazzy robe, so all hail Tom King!
Comics, Con Diaries, Profiles & Primers
Dark Matter and the Doomsday Clock! What We Learned from DC at #SDCC2017
A little over a year ago, DC Comics announced their publishing event Rebirth and the titles that it would be comprised of. The brand-wide relaunch has been a major success, and as we head into the second year, I took in several panels at San Diego Comic Con to see what is in store for the ...
They Make Us Like Them: On Identity and Gentrification [SPOILERS]
I am a foreigner and an ethnic minority. I spent my entire childhood in the predominantly Asian-ethnic environment of Hawaii. My adulthood has played out so far in predominantly white regions and, within that, extremely white-dominated academic and professional fields; that’s what happens when ...
Thought Bubble: TB Leeds to the future (har har)
An intro to, and con diary of, Thought Bubble comics convention, Leeds, 2013
All Star Lois Lane: Superman, icons, personhood and love
A look at All Star Superman, Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman, and Clark’s current date calendar
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Goodbye to the Tiger Mother: Batman Incorporated #13 [spoilers]
At the end of July, we said goodbye to Grant Morrison’s Batman run with the final issue of Batman Incorporated. Goodbye to one of the best Batman story arcs for a long time, to a Batman that remembered how to smile even in the darkest and strangest days, and to a great villain in Talia al Ghul.
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(late) Summer Reading
Summer reading lists usually come out in late spring, early summer. Just as you’re starting to dream of a cold drink on a hot afternoon (or consuming your body weight in liquid, while being submerged in liquid, as one does). This ain’t no ordinary summer reading list though, ...
