Author: Antony Johnston Artists: Sharri Chankhamma Release Date: August 2, 2017 Publisher: Image Comics Genre: ’60s spy homage, noir For a medium most known for super heroic punch-ups, comics generally have a dicey history in depicting the fight scene. It’s a bigger challenge than many readers may realize. The way comics […]
KFC Is No Chicken When It Comes To Comics
Well, KFC has done it again. The fast food giants gave us something we didn’t know we wanted until they gave it to us. Much like the Double Down, you don’t think you’ll like the comics they have released until that first bite. Packed with flavor, juicy plot, and great […]
SDCC 2017: ‘The Secret Loves of Geeks’ Contributors Give Us A Sneak Peek of What to Expect From the New Anthology
If you haven’t already heard, The Secret Loves of Geek Girls is getting an inclusive sequel that includes more genders, orientations, and cultural backgrounds! We loved the emotional honestly, openness, and how relatable the first book was, so it’s safe to say we’re pretty excited to see what topics the […]
SDCC 2017: Cullen Bunn Speaks About Harrow County’s Main Characters, Collaborating With Tyler Crook & The Ending of The Series
Harrow County is my favorite on-going comic series out right now and it’s always a pleasure to catch up with Cullen Bunn to chat about it. But first, know that Cullen Bunn didn’t tell us when Harrow County is going to end (not that we didn’t ask so that we could […]
The War Goes On in the Dread-Filled Return of ‘B.P.R.D.: The Devil You Know’ #1
Author: Mike Mignola and Scott Allie Artists: Laurence Campbell Release Date: July 26, 2017 Publisher: Dark Horse Comics Genre: Horror From its inception, B.P.R.D. has been a series with much more genre latitude than any other in Mike Mignola’s universe. Over nearly 150 issues, the story morphed from a Lovecraftian descent into gothic […]
Kong Kenan Takes Up the Super-Man Mantle in ‘New Super-Man Vol. 1: Made in China’
Author: Gene Luen Yang Artist: Viktor Bogdanovic Release Date: June 27, 2017 Publisher: DC Comics Review Spoilers: Moderate GoodReads | Amazon So far a lot of the Rebirth titles I’ve read have been pretty hit or miss, but I am happy to say that I really enjoyed the first volume of New Super-Man. I […]
#NerdsRead Pull List – July 5, 2017
This week was all about Cullen Bunn for Kylee, with the debut of Unholy Grail from Aftershock Comics and the continuation of his newest BOOM! Studios series, The Unsound – both issues are fantastic. Jackson enjoyed revisiting the Valiant world with Bloodshot’s Day Off and Renee stuck with Jessica Jones and Spider-Man, both from Marvel Comics. […]
Benjamin Renner’s ‘The Big Bad Fox’ is a Surprisngly Cute Story About a Fox Who Just Wants to Eat Chickens
Author: Benjamin Renner Release Date: June 20, 2017 Publisher: First Second Review Spoilers: Moderate GoodReads | Amazon The Big Bad Fox is a surprisingly touching story for a book about a fox raising baby chicks up so he can eat them. Translated from it’s original French, it’s a really fun book that reads more like a […]
‘Pigs Might Fly’ is an Incredible Read Full of Science, Magic, and High Flying Swine!
Author: Nick Abadzis Artist: Jerel Dye Release Date: July 11, 2017 Publisher: First Second Books Review Spoilers: Low GoodReads | Amazon Pigs Might Fly is probably the most unexpectedly great graphic novel I’ve read this year. Don’t get me wrong, I loved the premise from the start. Who doesn’t love the idea of a strong, […]
‘Unholy Grail’ #1 is a Horror-Fueled New Spin on an Old Legend
Author: Cullen Bunn Artist: Mirko Colak Release Date: July 5, 2017 Publisher: Aftershock Comics Genre(s): Horror Review Spoilers: Mild It can be difficult to take a well-known tale and spin it into something that feels fresh and new, but that’s exactly what Cullen Bunn and the creative team accomplish with Unholy Grail #1. It’s no […]
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