Comic Books Reviews of both new release and older comic books. Marvel, DC, IDW, Image, Archie, and other publishers will be explored!
Reviews of both new release and older comic books. Marvel, DC, IDW, Image, Archie, and other publishers will be explored!
Jun 12 2019
Invasion from Planet Wrestletopia Deserves a Title Shot
Combining professional wrestling and comics seems like a match made in heaven. Over-the-top personalities and silly stipulations for matches could create magic on the pages. World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) teamed up with BOOM! Studios to release comics based on their characters and history,…
Jun 05 2019
Bizenghast Is Freakishly Fantastical Fun
Every now and then, I have an experience most other readers have had at least once: I come across something that makes me do a double-take in the middle of the bookstore. Something that, while seemingly uninteresting at first glance, makes me question the reality of what I thought I saw within that fraction…
Jun 01 2019
Explore the Joyful Trepidation of Self-Discovery in Maia Kobabe’s Gender Queer
Gender Queer, cartoonist Maia Kobabe’s latest work, is simultaneously a cathartic memoir, a heuristic for trans and nonbinary experiences, and a demonstration of the power of comics to convey lived memories. While it is is unflinchingly honest to the point of being somewhat explicit, describing…
May 25 2019
Sincerely, Harriet Is the Best Kind of Graphic Novel for Kids
It’s 1996 in Chicago, and Harriet Flores is bored. Not just bored, but bored. It’s summer vacation, but since she and her parents just moved to Chicago, she has no friends from school. Her parents are busy with trying to get situated in their new jobs, so she can’t even explore the city. The only person around…
May 24 2019
Hashtag: Danger Effortlessly Fits AHOY Comics’ Niche
Before I came across Hashtag: Danger, my only knowledge of AHOY Comics was the news that they were releasing the recently cancelled Jesus-themed DC comic Second Coming, written by Mark Russell. In fact, it was only through reading the editor’s notes in Hashtag: Danger that I discovered AHOY…
May 03 2019
Mad Cave’s Battlecats Is an Epic Medieval Cat Comic
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I’m a ’90s baby. I grew up with Rugrats, Dexter’s Laboratory, and The Powerpuff Girls. I missed out on all the classic ’80s cartoon shows such as He-Man and the Masters of the Universe, ThunderCats, and Voltron. When I received the first volume of Battlecats, produced by Mad Cave Studios,…
Apr 20 2019
New Kid Explores the Challenges of Being “Different” in Middle School
Everyone has been the new person. Even if you’ve never changed residences, there are plenty of unfamiliar situations to enter for the first time. People frequently change jobs, schools, and social groups. Sometimes, you get lucky and everyone is in the same situation; when you start kindergarten,…
Apr 12 2019
Mad Cave’s Midnight Task Force Is a Gripping Cyberpunk Adventure
When looking for comics to read, I prefer to purchase trade paperbacks versus single-comic issues. I find there are so many comics to enjoy that I tend to fall behind in my favorite series. When I purchased Midnight Task Force from Mad Cave Studios I fell back on my ways and purchased the whole volume instead…
Mar 29 2019
It’s a Visually Stunning New Era for Marvel’s Venom
When it comes to on-screen depictions of Venom, the mishandling of David Michelnie and Todd McFarlane’s creation in the 2007 Spider-Man 3 still stings, and Tom Hardy’s crazed yet slightly entertaining portrayal in the 2018 blockbuster Venom is fresh in the mind. But in the comics, writer Donny Cates…
Mar 28 2019
Mad Cave Studios Is Making Fresh Indie Comics
When I first started reading comics, I exclusively read DC comics—I was so hyperfocused on reading about the superheroes dominating the box office that I missed out on the great indie comic series out there. As a result, I have a lot of comics to catch up on. I’m currently reading Moonstruck from…