Chainmail Bikini Hazel Newlevant (Editor), Various artists Fall 2015 Chainmail Bikini is an anthology centered on the experiences of women gamers. Video games, tabletop games, card games—they’re all covered in this book, with points of view on how alienating, connecting, frustrating, and wondrous gaming can be. The book was funded with Kickstarter, and includes over 40 artists….
Review: Two Takes on Archie #3
Archie #3 Mark Waid (script), Fiona Staples (art), Andre Szymanowicz (colors), Jack Morelli (letters) Archie Comics September 30, 2015 Disclaimer: This review may contain spoilers and is based on an advanced review copy from Archie Comics.
The Concept of Epiphanies: Rebecca Fox in Profile
Up-and-coming graphic novelist Rebecca Fox’s work is defined by strong lines and piercing philosophical questions. A talented artist and storyteller, Fox, 32, is in the midst of prepping her first graphic novel for publication. Set to hit bookshelves next year, her book will be made up of twelve separate, but conceptually linked comics, each with a very…
Review: Swords of Sorrow: Red Sonja & Jungle Girl #2
Swords of Sorrow: Red Sonja & Jungle Girl #2 Marguerite Bennett (words), Mirka Andolfo (lines), Vincenzo Salvo (colors), Erica Schultz (letters), Jay Anacleto (cover lines) & Ivan Nunes (cover colors) Dynamite August 26, 2015 In the second issue of Red Sonja & Jungle Girl, Red Sonja and Jana must get down to business fighting off…
Review: The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina #4 Does Horror Right
The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina #4 Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa (writer), Robert Hack (art), Jack Morelli (letters) Archie Horror July 29, 2015 (Spoiler Warning: This review contains spoilers for The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina #4 and is based on an advanced review copy from Archie Comics)
Review: Red Sonja #1973
Red Sonja #1973 Eric Trautman, Roy Thomas, Luke Lieberman, Gail Simone, David Walker, & Cullen Bunn (scripters in order of stories) Ivan Rodriguez, Rich Buckler, Rod Rofolfo, Kewbar Baal, Bilquis Evely, & Jonathan Lav (illustrators in order of stories) Marcio Menyz, Arison Aguiar (2-4), Bilquis Evely, & Ivan Nunes (colorists in order of stories) A…
Review: Legenderry Red Sonja #4
Legenderry Red Sonja #4 Marc Andreyko (scripter), Juanan Ramirez (illustrator), Impacto Studios (colorist), Dave Lanphear (letterer) Cover by Sergio Davila & Ivan Nunes Dynamite June 3, 2015 (Note: This review contains some spoilers. Ginnis reviewed Legenderry Red Sonja #4 with an advanced review copy from Dynamite.)
Review: Swords of Sorrow #2
Swords of Sorrow #2 dropped last Wednesday, and with all the build-up from the first issue, as well as the Masquerade and Kato one-shot and the first issue in the Vampirella and Jennifer Blood team-up, we were pretty excited to see where the story was headed in #2. In this issue, the Messenger continues to…
Review: The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina #3 or Sabrina’s Purity4Satan Campaign
A conversation between Claire and Ginnis on Chilling Adventures of Sabrina #3 Archie Horror Script: Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa Art: Robert Hack, Jack Morelli Cover: Robert Hack Lettering: Jack Morelli Warning: Contains Spoilers for Sabrina #3
Review: Lady Killer #5
Lady Killer #5 Joelle Jones & Jamie S. Rich (writers), Joelle Jones (artist), Laura Allred (colors), Crank! (letters) Dark Horse May 13, 2015 (This review contains spoilers.)
Control Your Gun In Comics: Don’t Put the Muzzle There!
If you’d like a frank discussion over gun legislation, Second Amendment rights, or violence in comic books, this is not the article for you. There is a place for each of these, but what I’d like to bring to the table is a discussion about the respect given to the representation of firearms in comic books….
Crying Freeman, Woman Slave to Desire! Sex, Sex, Sex [NSFW]
The first volume of Crying Freeman is entirely about sex, and that’s no mistake on the part of creative teammates Ikegami Ryoichi and Koike Kazuo (like another buff brunette with tears in his eyes—Kenshiro, son of Hara Tetsuo and Buronson—Freeman is the product of two men working together. Uncommon for manga production, it’s almost as…