One of the most innovative and beautiful comics of the past year has been Matt Fraction and Christian Ward’s Ody-C (Image Comics): a gender-swapped, psychedelic revisiting of the Odyssey in space — although, of course, it’s also much more than that. I talked to Christian Ward about reinterpreting myth, divine psychedelia, and the individuality of…
Beauty in the Breakdown: The Wicked + The Divine
The Wicked + The Divine is a pretty cool comic, guys. You know this, I know this—hell, I’m pretty sure Jamie McKelvie, Kieron Gillen, and Matt Wilson know this. Lots of people have lots of different readings of it and Gillen has been kind enough to provide Writer’s Notes about his work. Still, I thought…
Cook Your Comics: Loki’s Salmon, Peppers, and Mustard Mash
I love it when comic books contain actual recipes. It’s the intersection of two of my very favorite things. So when I read Loki: Agent of Asgard #4 and the narration described a dinner Loki cooked for a friend, I knew instantly that I was going to try making it. And now I have. As…
Motorcycles, Archery, Can I Die Happy? Robin of Sherwood, TX
Sherwood, TX Shane Berryhill, Daniel Hillyard, Charlie Kirchoff, Ed Dukeshire 12-Gauge Comics 2014
Movies that Shaped Me: Pan’s Labyrinth
“It’s a fairy tale,” you say, as you watch the trailer. And to an extent, you would be right. Pan’s Labyrinth is a fairy tale shaped by Guillermo del Toro’s hands, one that doesn’t shy away from the blood that inevitably spills before the story comes to a close. In 2007, it was a free…
The Wicked, The Divine, and The Mythology—Part 3: Baal and Inanna
This series intends to briefly point towards the original mythological material, compare it to the Gillen and McKelvie comic adaptation of it (The Wicked and The Divine), and speculate about possible meanings and foreshadowing by using a bit of background knowledge. Part 1: Amaterasu and Lucifer Part 2: The Morrigan and Baphomet The end of the first…
“The Woods Are Full of Horrors:” A Review of Scott Snyder’s Wytches #1
Wytches #1 Scott Snyder (w) Jock (a) Matt Hollingsworth (color) Clem Robins (letters) Image October 2014 Between reading Emily Carroll’s Through the Woods (review to come) and Snyder’s first issue of his new horror comic Wytches, the deep, unnerving terror that the woods evoke is at the forefront of my mind. Both books bring out…
Reel Geek Girl: The Book Of Life
The Book of Life (2014) Written by Jorge Gutierrez and Douglas Langdale Directed by Jorge R. Gutierrez Produced by Guillermo Del Toro Starring: Diego Luna, Zoe Saldana, Channing Tatum, Ron Perlman, Hector Elizondo, and Ice Cube 20th Century Fox and Reel FX PG, 95 minutes Flat out and up front: If you loved Pacific Rim…
The Wicked, The Divine and The Mythology — Part 2: The Morrigan and Baphomet
This series intends to briefly point towards the original mythological material, compare it to the Gillen and McKelvie comic adaptation of it, The Wicked and The Divine, and speculate meanings and foreshadows only available with a bit of background knowledge. Issue #2 ended with a huge cliffhanger: a new god (it is possible indeed, Laura!)….
It’s the End of the World as We Know It: Apocalypse Fiction — WWAC Roundtable
This week the women of WWAC talked apocalypse fiction. What’s it all about? Why are we so fascinated by it? Megan P, Annie, Wendy, Claire, Jamie, Brenda, and Laura all chimed in. Content Note: Frank discussion of trauma, violence, disaster and apocalypse prepping, end times fundamentalism, and murder.
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…
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,…