My earliest childhood ambition was fairly straight-forward: be Red Sonja or She-Ra. I had a horse and my mom humored me with a fake plastic sword from the circus, but I was not allowed to wave said sword around the horses because horses will freak out over the most innocuous things, like plastic bags. I…
Geek Mystique: Lifestyle News for July
Welcome to our newest column, Geek Mystique, where I, your geek lifestyle editor, curate and collate the latest in the month’s geeky lifestyle news. For July, we’ve got more adorable superhero-themed clothes from Her Universe, a ’90s flashback, and cosplaying kittens.
Review: Red Sonja #2-6
Red Sonja Vol. 3, #2-6 Marguerite Bennett (writer), Aneke (illustrator), Aneke & Diego Galindo (illustrators #4-5), Jorge Sutil (colorist), Jorge Sutil & Morgan Hickman (colorists on #3), Erica Schultz (letterer) Dynamite 2016 Disclaimer: This review is based on advanced review copies from Dynamite. I had been anticipating Bennett’s work on Red Sonja ever since Dynamite…
Review: Red Sonja Vol. 3, #1
Red Sonja #1 Marguerite Bennett (script), Aneke (art), Jorge Sutil (colors), Erica Schultz (letters), Marguerite Sauvage (main cover) Variants: Jay Anacleto, Tula Lotay, Tony Fleecs, Ming Doyle, Nicola Scott, Robert Hack Dynamite January 13, 2016 (Note: This review is based on an advanced digital copy from Dynamite and may contain spoilers.) Here it is! The…
Old Friends: Who’s Your Favourite Comic Book Character?
What do we love? Comics! Why do we love them? For various reasons! But among those reasons, of course, lies this one: a lot of comics let us form emotional bonds with made-up people. Characters! We all have favourite characters, right? Here are some of ours.
Review: Swords of Sorrow #6
Swords of Sorrow #6 Gail Simone (script), Sergio Davila (art), Jorge Sutil (colors), Erica Schultz (letters) Tula Lotay (main cover), Emanuela Lupacchino & Ivan Nunes (cover B), Robert Hack (cover C) Dynamite October 14, 2015 Here it is! The final issue in the epic crossover event featuring the ladies of Dynamite, Swords of Sorrow. As…
Review: Red Sonja #18
Red Sonja #18 Gail Simone (script), Walter Geovani (art), Vinicius Andrade (colors), Simon Bowland (letters) Jenny Frison (main cover), Adriana Melo (variant cover), Stephanie Buscema (subscription cover) Dynamite September 21, 2015 (Disclaimer: This review may contain spoilers and is based on an advanced review copy from Dynamite.)
Dynamite Announces New Red Sonja Writer
Gail Simone has been teasing for awhile on her Tumblr about who the new writer will be for Red Sonja now that Simone has stepped down, but with a recent press release from Dynamite, the new Red Sonja writer has been revealed. It’s MARGUERITE BENNETT of DC Bombshells, A-Force, and other great lady-led comics. Essentially, this…
Review: Swords of Sorrow – Red Sonja & Jungle Girl #3
Swords of Sorrow: Red Sonja & Jungle Girl #3 Margeurite Bennet (script), Mirka Andolfo (art) Dynamite September 23, 2015 (Disclaimer: This review may contain spoilers and is based on an advanced review copy from Dynamite.)
Getting a Feminist Makeover: Red Sonja, Gail Simone, and Chainmail Bikinis, Pt. 1
Gail Simone’s run on Red Sonja has been a huge boon to the character. Simone has changed the character’s origins, tweaked some of her personality (or more accurately, “enhanced”), made her canonically bisexual, and worked with artists who are willing to depict Red Sonja as the powerful warrior woman and complex character that she should be. Issue 18 will…
Review: Swords of Sorrow #5
Swords of Sorrow #5 Gail Simone (words), Sergio Davila (lines), Jorge Sutil (colors), Erica Schultz (letters) Tula Lotay (cover A), Emanuela Lupacchino & Ivan Nunes (cover B), Robert Hack (cover C), cosplay cover Dynamite September 9, 2015 Disclaimer: This review may contain spoilers and is based on an advanced review copy from Dynamite. It is…
Review: Swords of Sorrow: Miss Fury & Lady Rawhide
Swords of Sorrow: Miss Fury & Lady Rawhide Mikki Kendall (words), Ronilson Freire (lines), Kirsty Swan (colors), Erica Schultz (letters) Mirka Andolfo & Vincent Di Salvo (cover) Dynamite September 2, 2015 Synopsis from Dynamite: “When everything is going wrong, sometimes the only person you can trust is a complete stranger. Can Miss Fury and Lady…