Category Archives: A Family of Comic Lovers
Comic Book Review: Survivors’ Club # 1 (Vertigo Comics)
I have been counting down the days until I could hold this comic in my hands. Originally hinted at several months ago, when I heard the great Lauren Beukes (Broken Monsters) was collaborating on a new comic series, I was … Continue reading
Reading Through Comics, Alphabetically: RUNAWAYS by Noelle Stevenson (Art by Sanford Greene)
This recent rehashing of Runaways is probably the one that diverts most from the original (created by Brian K. Vaughan and Adrian Alphona) If you aren’t familiar with the original, it’s certainly not required to have any knowledge of it before … Continue reading
Reading Through Comics, Alphabetically: Prez by Mark Russell (art by Ben Caldwell)
Yes, this all sounds quite far-fetched and unbelievable. Yet, in our current political climate, when a man lacking in…a filter and any sense of political correctness, is running for presidential office. A revamp of an older series originally published in … Continue reading
Reading Through Comics, Alphabetically: Nonplayer by Nate Simpson
When I discovered Nonplayer a few months ago, little did I knew the comic I held in my hand was actually the third printing of an issue originally released four years ago. Originally released in 2011, Nonplayer was an instant hit. Yet the … Continue reading
Reading Through Comics, Alphabetically: Mythic by Phil Hester, John McCrea
Everything we know about science is a lie. Instead, it is magic that guides the world. A motley group of individuals including an Apache shaman, an immortal Greek oracle, and an Indian cellphone salesman, make up a team known as … Continue reading
Reading Through Comics, Alphabetically: Jem and the Holograms by Kelly Thompson, Sophie Campbell
If you were a young girl growing up in the 1980s, Jem and the Holograms were a cultural icon! Their iconic 80s style clothing, catchy tunes were, dare I say it, truly outrageous?! When I heard IDW was releasing a … Continue reading
Reading Through Comics, Alphabetically: Injection by Warren Ellis
In this most recent edition of Reading Through Comics, Alphabetically, I’ve decided to feature the comic series known as Injection, written by Warren Ellis, illustrated by Declan Shalvey. The thing about this series? You don’t know much. Of anything. About the plot, … Continue reading
Reading Through Comics, Alphabetically: Harrow County by Cullen Bunn, Tyler Crook
Readers of this blog know it takes a lot to scare me. I read a lot of horror fiction, which carries over into comics and graphic novels. Recently, I discovered Harrow County, a new horror comic out from Dark Horse … Continue reading
Reading through Comics, Alphabetically: Ghosted by Joshua Williamson
Criminal mastermind Jackson T. Winters is in jail after his last heist proved unsuccessful…and deadly. During a violent jailbreak, he wakes up in the home of Markus Schrecken, an extremely wealthy man with the most unusual collection. Schrecken promises … Continue reading
Reading Through Comics, Alphabetically: Feathers by Jorge Corona
Poe is a young recluse, unexplainably covered by black feathers. Unable to see in the light of day, he wears a set of yellow-goggles to protect his yes. He lives with the man who rescued him in the Maze, a … Continue reading