Storm #2 Greg Pak (W) Victor Ibanez (A) Marvel Comics Issue two of Storm’s new solo series is, put simply — just as good as the first. Okay, no, it’s better. The issue begins with a recap by way of a casual date: Ororo and Logan (that’s Wolverine to most people, or does he let…
Review: All-New X-Men #30
All-New X-Men #30 Brian Michael Bendis (W) Sara Pichelli (A) Marvel Comics The cover doesn’t lie. X-23 and Angel are an item, spending the night together after last issue’s ending saw them riding off into the sunset on Cyclops’s stolen bike. I was initially trepidatious when Marvel revealed #30’s cover–it was only a few months…
The Tangled Relationship Between Religion and Comics (Part Two)
In part one of this tangle, I talked about four ways I conceive of the relationship between comics and religion: comics as religion, comics in religion, religion in comics, and religion and comics in dialogue. In this month’s installation, I’ll give you second two categories (religion in comics and religion and comics in dialogue)—but be…
Pouches: The Case For Respect
There I am on the side of a cliff, feeling pretty good. What possessed me to get up there? Pouches. See that belt around my waist? That’s got a pouch on. In fact it’s got two. Sometimes there are more, but that depends on where I’m going, and what for. Pouches are as versatile as your…
Mighty Marvel Monday: Hey, Did Guardians come out yet?
Marvel Monday! Again? Already? Here’s a round-up of what has happened in this new, Post-SDCC, world:
Review: Storm #1
Storm Greg Pak (w) Victor Ibañez (A) I have made no secret of my excitement at the news of a solo title for Storm. Greg Pak did his best to get close to the fans right off the bat by taking to social media. His efforts to build interest, create buzz, and generate goodwill for the…
Northstar’s Wedding Passed Singapore Censors Because it Was “Balanced,” Keven Keller’s Not
Earlier this month, Singapore censors banned Life With Archie #16, which featured the wedding of gay veteran Kevin Keller and his physiotherapist Clay. But Astonishing X-Men #51, which depicted Northstar’s wedding to longtime boyfriend Kyle, made it through.
A Tale of Comics Academe in a History Department: An Interview with Professor Julian Chambliss
Professor Julian Chambliss’s true origin remains shrouded in mystery but his LinkedIn page tells us that he has been a professor at Rollins College in Florida since 2003. In an interview by Chris Rawlins, Chambliss recounted his first experience teaching with comic books in 2006. As an editor and contributor for a recent compilation of research…
Review: X-Men: Days of Future Past
X-Men: Days of Future Past Starring Hugh Jackman, James McAvoy, Jennifer Lawrence, Michael Fassbender Directed by Bryan Singer PG-13 20th Century Fox “We need you to hope again,” Professor X tells his younger self in a psychic pep talk across time and space. But he may as well have been talking to an audience fatigued…
Review: X-Men: No More Humans
X-Men: No More Humans Mike Carey, Salvador Larroca Marvel Comics 2014 “No more mutants” was the cry heard ‘round the Marvel Universe, when the conclusion to the “House of M” event in 2005 decimated the mutant population and made the X-Men bigger outcasts than they had ever been before. X-Men: No More Humans obviously wants…
Brian Wood Leaving X-Men
Brian Wood has left X-Men, he stated on Twitter today. “FYI, I left the title on my own accord, no drama, no pressure, just moving on,” he wrote. He has been on the title since May of last year, after penning runs on X-Men, Volume 3 and Ultimate Comics: X-Men. Brian’s last issue will be…
News & Things: Hellfighters and Snow Queens
New Book on Black WWII Soldiers Combines History and Entertainment Coming from World War Z author Max Brooks and Uber artist Canaan White, the new graphic novel Harlem Hellfighters follows the black soldiers of the 369th Infantry Regiment who fought in World War One. Amidst the history of war comics, black and other minority members of the…
