Test #1 Jen Hickman (artist), Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou (letterer), Harry Saxton (colorist), Christopher Sebela (writer) Vault Comics July 3, 2019 The first issue of Test throws you right into the story, asking you to keep pace with protagonist Aleph Null as the story hurtles ahead in a world that feels familiar, but becomes something uncertain and…
She Said Destroy #2 Is In Full Sprint
She Said Destroy #2 Corallo, Kangas, Nalty, Ujimori Vault Comics July 3, 2019 I can describe She Said Destroy in a word: breathless. I commented on that last time, the way that the story moves at a breakneck pace, and it only continues here in the second issue.
She Said Destroy is an Apocalypse in Pastel
She Said Destroy #1 Corallo, Kangas, Nalty, Ujimori Vault Comics May 29, 2019 I’ve been trying to think about how to approach She Said Destroy. I suppose I’ll start with “it’s a book of its time.” The world that its team is creating here has a fairy tale sort of quality. Looking at the first…
Vault Comics: April Pubwatch
Welcome to the Vault Pubwatch, where I’ll spend a little time catching up on what Vault Comics has been up to over the past little while.
Long Lost Book 2: Who Needs Answers?
Long Lost Book 2 Matthew Erman and Lisa Sterle Scout Comics January 23, 2019 Disclaimer: A review copy of this book was provided by the publisher in exchange for an honest review. When I closed Long Lost‘s final issue, there was a moment where I thought, “That’s it?” This sounds like a bad thing, but…
Vita Ayala and Lisa Sterle Sink into the Abyss with Submerged Volume 1
One might say that writer Vita Ayala and artist Lisa Sterle were drawn together by Fate. The result is a beautiful, poetic, and soulful journey of Submerged, where the main character, Elysia (Ellie) Puente, plunges into the unknown to save her estranged brother following his desperate call for help. Taking shape from the ominous eve…
Previously in Comics: An Ever-Expanding Universe
Good morning. After a mostly quiet early week, the comics world punched things into overdrive over the weekend.
Submerged #2 Goes Deep
Submerged #2 Vita Ayala (writer), Rachel Deering (letterer), Stelladia (colourist), Lisa Sterle (illustrator), Jen Bartell and Lisa Sterle (cover) Vault Comics 29 August 2018 Submerged is one of those comics that makes you feel like you’re discovering what comics can really do, maybe for the first time in your life. Ayala has delivered a fresh,…
How To Start An Indie Comics Publisher, with The Wassel Brothers
Running a business and running a comics business are not often themes that go hand in hand. On rare occasions, the two paths meet and a truly interesting discussion can be had that begs the question: how does one run a comics publisher that isn’t one of the Big Two? Is there room in the…
Previously, On Comics: Something Nice, Something Nasty
Happy May everyone and welcome back to your weekly comics news. It’s been a long week full of a variety of announcements and events. Let’s take a look!
Dark, but Not Grim: Songs for the Dead
Songs for the Dead #1 – #2 Andrea Fort (Writer), Michael Christopher Heron (Writer), Sam Beck (Illustrator), Deron Bennett (Letterer) Vault Comics January 31, 2018 and February 28, 2018
Treasures in the Vault: the Women In Front Covers Initiative
If you don’t know about it already, Vault Comics is an up and coming indie comics publisher that Women Write About Comics has covered several times. Vault Comics, or Vault, is a privately owned independent comics publisher founded in 2016 by two ambitious and enthusiastic brothers, Damian and Adrian Wassel. They partnered with Art Director Nathan…