I'm pulling the same number of releases this week as last, with eighteen total books. I'm happy to say I'm trying out five new indie titles, to go along with five from DC, two other indies, three for the X of Swords event, and two other Marvel comics. All in all, a hefty week, but a very exciting one.
Since there are three Marvel comics that fit in to the X of Swords X-Men event, I've made them their own section so the discussions can all be together, in reading order of the issues. Hopefully this will make following along with the event a bit easier, or as I said last week, you can always pick up the collected edition towards the end of January, 2021. The five new indie titles are all experimental, coming from Dynamite, Aftershock, Vault, Oni Press, and Dark Horse Comics. The only one with a creative team I'm familiar with is Gerard Way's Killjoys original series follow-up, National Anthem. Out of the rest, I definitely imagine a few of them sticking around. Due to life complications, I'm only doing one spotlight this week, on female comic artist Carmen Carnero! She's made quite the name for her in the past few years, and I'm excited to tell you more! Continue Reading for all the best info on comic coming out this week!
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Its the end of September already, and the year has been like no other. I have to notice that having this space to talk about comics each week has become something of a comfort, when everything else seems to be going berserk. While my pull lists have gotten longer this year, I see the comics that I'm reading expanding my perspective and inspiring me creatively.
This week has a total of fourteen comics on my pull list! Two #1s, three one-shots, three more indie titles, one for X of Swords, three other Marvel titles, and two other DC ones. I like that I'm getting a little more spread with the publishers that I read, and especially evening out the cape-to-not comics. I'm also back to doing the three full spotlights again this week, for people of color, LGBTQ+ topics, and women in comics. I'm spotlighting the new Shang-Chi series in the first segment, and touching (very lightly, TBH) on the history of racism against Asian-Americans. Then, I'm talking about two female illustrators- Robin Eisenberg, who's queer-forward work is featured on this week's Wonder Woman 1984 variant, and Amanda Conner, artist and co-writer for Harley Quinn and the Birds of Prey, who is probably one of the most well-established female artists in comics. There's so much to discuss, again, this week, so Continue Reading to step into the delightful, if messy, world of comics!
This week, we have a rare thing in comics: a short pull list! Admittedly, four of the ten issues are Dawn of X books, one Marvel Annual, two are DC and three are from Image. A little skewed, as far as publishers go, but all quality comics nonetheless. And, I have to admit, it is a lot less pressure having fewer comics to write about every week.
This week I'm particularly proud of the representation spotlights. I talk about writer/artists Johnnie Christmas and Mirka Andolfo in the sections on creators of color and women in comics, respectively. Both creators have strong styles of and sectors of the comics world they thrive in, with impressive work under their belts already. Then, in the spotlight on LGBTQ+ topics in comics, I talk about Northstar and Daken--two queer male comics characters as two very different examples of queer male portrayal. Continue Reading for all this and more!
I refuse to hide in shame when I admit that three of my top-five picks this week are technically Dawn of X books. What can I say? Johnathon Hickman knows how to put together a universe.
X-Force, Marauders, and Empyre: X-Men are mt three mutant-based picks, leaving the other slots to this week's Wonder Woman and Captain Marvel. It also doesn't escape me how four fifths of this list are Marvel properties, but that is also easy to explain. Marvel's theory of "the more, the merrier" that they've had in recent years has excellent payoff, as far as I can see. There's something for everyone, no doubt about that. But let's not get too caught up in which publisher may or may not be better than others. When it comes down to it, Marvel and DC are both massive conglomerates that care only about their bottom dollar and give very little effort in terms of creator benefits. Dark sides of the industry aside, this was a pretty good week for comics! I'll admit that many of the other issues faltered for me, and many felt unimportant or like filler. These five, however, were the obvious choices that stood out for me in story, art, and overall quality, Continue Reading to find out more about my top picks from the week! WARNING: SPOILERS!
It's another banger of a comics week, with books of all kinds! At Marvel, the EMPYRE event wages on, leaving both excellence and stupidity in it's wake; plus X-books, some spiders, and a few unjustly digital-first released books finally getting their print release. DC has two doomed books, Mariko Tamaki's second issue of WONDER WOMAN, and more METAL! The indie stack is fairly well represented, with a new #1, Matt Fraction and the Dodsons' ADVENTUREMAN, and more Image books from Christopher Priest!
You may note I didn't do a "pick list" for last week. Usually I try to do them on Thursday, after binging the weekly comics by that afternoon. This week, however, I went on a road-trip Thursday instead! We went to the Bay Area for toy and comic book hunting, and I am pleased to report we found some INCREDIBLE collection pieces! I'll be writing somewhat about those eventually, but for now, onto the coming week's pulls! Continue Reading to see all the comics goodies I have picked out this week! Top-5 Comic Pick List from 7/29/207/30/2020
This week's comics were a breeze to get through, for the most part. It was a smaller week, based on my average pull list numbers. While some books, like X-Men #10, surprised me with not being quite as inspiring as I expected, it left room for the others to shine ever brighter.
This week's top 5 comics picks ended up being, in no particular order, Cable #2, X-Factor #1, Captain Marvel #18, Vampirella/Red Sonja #9, and of course, Wonder Woman #759. I'm particularly proud that four out of the five titles are written by women, as well (Cable being the exception)! Some spoilers here, so read at your own discretion! It's a good time to be a nerd, because the comics industry is evolving in new ways all the time, and I'm just thrilled to be here. Continue Reading for the run-down on my picks of the last week!
I've been saying it for ages, and even wrote it on this site at one point: Wonder Woman needs a female writer, and I'll add it to my pull list when that happens.
Ladies and germs, the day has finally come! On July 29th, DC released Wonder Woman #759, the first issue to be written in a run by Mariko Tamaki. Joyfully, I'm familiar with Tamaki's writing from HULK/She-Hulk at Marvel. She's also known for DC's Harley Quinn: Breaking Glass and Supergirl: Being Super with Joelle Jones, plus a number of other comics and graphic novels. To say that I was excited going in would be an understatement, as saying I'm happy with how it turned out would be. I loved this first issue so much, I say up last night with notes about WHY it was so good spiraling though my brain, and writing it all out before bed. With a few additions, continue reading for my full review of Wonder Woman #759 by Mariko Tamaki, with art by Mikel Janin and colors by Jordie Bellaire! |
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