Howdy, pals, it’s your trusty ex-Ed Claire here. What have I been doing since I left the hallowed halls of authority? Well, I’ve watched a LOT of Criminal Minds. And guess what? I also went bonkers for Valiant. Yeah! Valiant! Let’s talk about that, as my powerful heiress Nola Pfau, your WWAC managing editor, has…
BOOM! Bar: Licenses, Lettering, and Letting Go
BOOM! Bar! Where we talk about the month’s BOOM!, KaBOOM!, BOOM! Box, and Archaia releases, try to spot trends, and think about what BOOM! “is,” as a publisher. Remember last month, when I wondered about how letterers get attached to projects at BOOM! and their substudios? Well, I got some answers. So let’s start with…
BOOM! Bar: Half-Year Check-In
If you’ve ever been curious about what BOOM! and their imprints KaBOOM!, BOOM! Box and Archaia put out into the world, this overview should give you a snapshot of their range. Ah, BOOM! Bar readers, when last did we speak? January. Forgive me. In apology, I bring you February through June, all at once. We’ll…
Rocko’s Modern Life: Still Punching My Guts
Existing is kind of gross. It’s also unreasonably hard sometimes. And because I like things I consume to reflect the realities of my life, I want my art to be nasty, brutish, and short. I like to prod the beach rubble, you see. So, as a young person I was drawn to Rocko’s Modern Life, but…
Mighty Morphin Power Rangers #25: Shattered Grid
Mighty Morphin Power Rangers #25 Kyle Higgins (Writer), Daniele Di Nicuolo with Simona di Gianfelice (Artists), Walter Baiamonte (Colorist), Ed Dukeshire (Letterer) BOOM! Studios March 28, 2018 If you’re not caught up on Mighty Morphin Power Rangers and Go Go Power Rangers, get caught up right now. Because the grid has been shattered and no one…
Pubwatch Oni Press – Celebrating 20 Years with Charity and Dragons
And we’re back! Two-ish months in and it already feels like a year’s worth of things have happened in 2018 (did January last like three months for anyone else?). Over in the Oni Press corner, we’ve got some catching up to do, so let’s get going. Things to look forward to: Have you read Katie…
Previously on: Mighty Morphin Power Rangers
The wider Power Rangers universe is about to get entwined with BOOM! Studios’ Power Rangers comics in upcoming crossover event Shattered Grid. Don’t worry if you are far behind though because this article is here to tell you what exactly is going on in Mighty Morphin Power Rangers.
Star Wars Adventures: Ahsoka and Padme Bites Off More Than It Can Chew
Star Wars Adventures: Forces of Destiny #4: Ahsoka and Padme Beth Revis (writer), Valentina Pinto (artist and colours), Tom B. Long (letters) IDW Publishing 24 January, 2018 The Forces of Destiny series heads to the Star Wars prequels and The Clone Wars animated series with Jedi Padawan Ahsoka Tano and Naboo Senator Amidala starring in…
Journey Across the Seven Seas: Manga in the Hold
What is Seven Seas? No, it’s not the company releasing Sinbad’s Adventure (at least, not yet). Founded in 2004, Seven Seas releases about 20 new volumes a month. If the name flew under your radar like it did mine, you may not even realize how many titles they get out until you start checking your…
BOOM! Bar: 2018 in Licences Vs Creator-Owned Comics
A short week to ease us back in! Yes, friends, foes, readers—it’s been a while. I took a Christmas break that became a year-start break. I feel much better. I’m ready. I’m prepared. Let’s begin. The last week of January sees BOOM! birth six releases: three single issues, two softcover collections, and one hardcover. Of…
Previously on Comics: A Lot of Action
Welcome back everyone! A new week of comics news. There’s a lot that’s happened in the comics world recently, so we will get right down to it. Writer Kelly Thompson has been helming the Hawkeye series, and has a history with Marvel working on X-Men, Captain Marvel, and Star Wars comics. It’s been announced that…
Robots, Knights and Magic: Q&A with Magdalene Visaggio
For the past few years, IDW has been publishing comics set in what’s called the “Hasbroverse”, which consists of various Hasbro properties such as Transformers, G.I Joe, M.A.S.K, ROM and the Micronauts. The latest addition to this universe are the Visionaries, made up of two factions: the heroic Spectral Knights and the nefarious Darkling Lords.
