Looking at my pull list of 17 comics this week, I have to wonder. Is this sustainable?
Ideally I'd say of course a pull list like this is manageable, but the entire world is running very different from the world we had a year ago today, so I can't make any promises. What I can say is the series' I eventually DO drop from my pull list will be because of their quality first and foremost. I have seventeen comics on my pull list this week, and another beginning of a series I'm debating picking up or not. What's great about getting a bigger pull list every week is that the variety of comics you end up reading is so much more broad and satisfying. This week I have comics of ALL KINDS on my pull list, and I'm pumped to talk about every single one of them. I'm also excited about this week's Representation Spotlights, as we have some truly wonderful examples of representation in the comics industry. I've picked out Far Sector to speak on people of color as comics creators as well as in comics themselves; Horizon Zero Dawn for it's female creative team and female-driven plot; and I'm even doing a small commentary on male bisexuality in our masculinity obsessed society, with Sex Criminals and Deadpool (hell yeah Deadpool is queer!) as comic book examples. Continue Reading to dive into the wild wild world of comics in my pull list this week!
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Back in Business! Comic Book Pulls+ SPOTLIGHTS on POC, LGBTQ+, and Women in Comics-- July 12th, 20207/12/2020
It has been a minute, hasn't it?
It feels diminutive to try and list all the goings-on of the world and my life in the past 6-months or so, so I'm not going to try and do that here. I might make a long-winded general blog post later, but don't wait for that one. World news is constantly updating, so it may be some time before I figure out how to address these situations. This is my first post since February, and I've just finished redesigning the layout of the site, as well! I'm changing up the format of my posts a little, which I hope will make sense, and also changing the format of the weekly Pull lists. I want to be sure to include and point out the weekly books of great representation. Be it the creative team or subject matter, representation of all people belongs in comics. To further drive this point, I will be including in my pull lists Spotlights on the books that have quality real-world representation in some way. On that note, this also happens to be an EXCELLENT week to start reading new comics--I've got FIVE series premiers picked out and a few more "jumping on points" for ongoing books, all of which make great starting points for new readers! Continue Reading for the down-low on some of the best comics in the biz! It's already February! This may be a pattern, but the past few months have FLOWN by. And they're likely only going to start moving faster, because there are a LOT of amazing new comics starting this winter/spring, and I'm not planning on missing them! I've started compiling my list of upcoming reads, and it's a lot. Which is great! I love reading comics and I love sharing the world of all things comics, so all this does is give me more material to talk about! Speaking of talking about comics, this week I'm sticking with my "looser" format of posting--instead of the long-form, title/solicitation/response I have been doing for a while. I find it to be more conversational, and it's likely more interesting to read! Without further ado, continue reading to see whats in store this week! I don't want to put the wagon before the horse, but this year has started off pretty good for me. I feel like I've gotten ahead of my life enough after the holidays finally to relax a little on the weekends and enjoy my hobbies. Which is a good thing, because comics are getting going full steam ahead! This week brings me thirteen new books, so a pretty solid start to the year. Continue reading to learn more about what's good and exciting this week in comics! New Comic Books December 11th, 201912/8/2019
NEW COMICS MEGA-WEEK! November 20th, 201911/17/2019 Holy pull-list Batman! The year is finishing off STRONG for comics, as I have a massive NINETEEN issues I'm reading! Thank goodness Thanksgiving "break" is coming up, and I'll have a few extra days off from work to catch up on my reading. All of these issues coming out this week are set to be totally stellar, too. Of the 19, three are one-shots, a Deadpool #1, the final issue of Absolute Carnage, a landmark Captain Marvel issue, and one of Tom King's last ever on Batman. Amazing stuff, as we've been seeing a LOT of recently. It makes me look forward to what the future of comics has to bring, and makes me want to share the brilliant stories and art I see in them with anyone who'll listen. Comics are a world I love, and I'm thrilled to share it with others. Continue Reading for the whole lot of this week's comics! At this point, you should get the picture: it's always a good week for comics. Since earlier this year, I've been challenging myself to round out my personal pull list to include more variety, as well as just more in general. Compared to a year ago, my pull list has doubled in size on a weekly basis, so I'm reading a lot more as well as recommending a lot more. The more knowledge about comics I have, the more I can talk about it to you people! It's great. As I always say, it's a good time to be a nerd. There's all kinds of amazing comics coming out week after week, so I know you're missing out if you aren't hitting up your Local Comic Shop! Talk to your own local shops about getting in issues you're interested in, and what recommendations they might have based on your interests. If I can read twelve issues a week with a full-time job, you can read a few, too! In the meantime, I'll be continuing my weekly run-downs of comics I read and recommend, as well as other reviews, un-boxings, discussions, and recipes mixed in. Continue Reading to see what I've got this week!
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