This week, Sam started a new Lumberjanes arc, which may turn into her favorite one yet. Jackson returned to the Black Magick series from Greg Rucka and Image Comics and Renee continues to enjoy the “Predator” arc in Spider-Gwen. Read our reviews and let us know which comics we’re missing out on in […]
Video Games Come to Life in Christopher Eliopoulos’s “Cosmic Commandos”
Author: Christopher Eliopoulos Release Date: July 4, 2017 Publisher: Dial Review Spoilers: Mild GoodReads | Amazon Video games and graphic novels are the perfect combination in Christopher Eliopoulos’s brand new book, Cosmic Commandos. When a young boy accidentally brings his favorite video game to life, he has to rely on his […]
Cullen Bunn Shares Invaluable Comics Insight & His Prose Writings Through Patreon
Every time I turn around, Cullen Bunn has something new up his sleeves. If you’re unfamiliar with his work, he writes what is probably my favorite on-going comic at the moment, Harrow County, and has more recently released Regression from Image Comics and The Unsound from BOOM! Studios. Other creator-owned comics he’s writing […]
‘Buffy the High School Years: Parental Parasite’ Provide Nostalgia for the Show
Author: Kel McDonald Artist: Yishan Li Release Date: June 28, 2017 Publisher: Dark Horse I’m a huge fan of Buffy the Vampire Slayer and was naturally psyched to read the latest installment of Buffy the High School Years: Parental Parasite by Kel McDonald; where Buffy tries to balance slayer duties, and school in […]
Greg Rucka and Nicola Scott Dial Up the Horror as Black Magick Returns to Comic Shelves
Author: Greg Rucka Artists: Nicola Scott Release Date: June 28, 2017 Publisher: Image Comics Genre: Horror The witch, with her roots in Puritan New England, has had something of a resurgence in indie horror as of late. Between Robert Eggers’ allegory of faith, desire, and power, The VVitch, to Scott Snyder and JOCK’s […]
The #NerdsRead Pull List – June 21, 2017
Coady and the Creepies from BOOM! Studios ends this week and Sam is sad to see it go (and hoping for more in the future!), while she also enjoyed the Lumberjanes: Faire and Square 2017 Special. Jackson’s found that Shirtless Bear Fighter from Image Comics may be the best built-up joke in […]
PanelxPanel is the Digital Road Map & Road-Side Attraction of Comics Journalism (Get in the Car)
Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou is (or should be) known for his video series Strip Panel Naked. He frequently breaks down the tools and trade secrets utilized by professionals in order to bring comics to life before our very eyes. Now, he’s taking comics journalism one step further and raising the bar once again. […]
‘Making Scents’ Ends With A Strong Message But Doesn’t Focus As Much on Dogs As We’d Hoped
Author: Arthur Yorinks Artists: Braden Lamb and Shelli Paroline Release Date: June 27, 2017 Publisher: First Second Review Spoilers: High GoodReads | Amazon Dogs and quirky kids are a staple in middle grade fiction. Whenever you put the two together shenanigans seem to inevitably ensue. Making Scents is a graphic novel that starts off with the […]
The #NerdsRead Pull List – June 14, 2017
There was plenty to read this week, with Misfit City, Grass Kings, and Godshaper from BOOM! Studios, Winnebago Graveyard and Regression from Image Comics, and Briggs Land: Lone Wolves, Harrow County, and American Gods from Dark Horse Comics. Check out what we loved and let us know which series we’re missing out on in the comments! Sam’s Reads Misfit […]
Golden Kamuy Volume 1 is the Perfect Introduction to a Rising Manga Star
Author: Satoru Noda Artists: Satoru Noda Release Date: June 20, 2017 Publisher: Viz Media Genre: Adventure, War It’s hard to ask for a much stronger introduction to a western audience than what Satoru Nada offers in Golden Kamuy Volume 1. A relatively new creator in the incredibly competitive seinen manga market, Nada […]
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