“…There Is No Meaning” – Reviewing And Eulogizing Transformers: Lost Light #25
How do you end a series like this one? In its seven years of publication under two names, Transformers: More
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The Wheel Turns – Writing, Worldbuilding, And Editing With Sebastian Girner
This past year marked Sebastian Girner’s first journey into writing comics. A longtime editor with a focus on creator-owned work,
Read moreReacquainting With The Unfamiliar: Long Lost’s Matthew Erman Interviewed
One of the strangest and most delightful introductions to comics of the past year has been Scout Comics’ Long Lost,
Read moreThe Vampire As Colonizer: These Savage Shores #1 Reviewed
I don’t much care for vampires. Hollywood long ago standardized them beyond interest, leaving a power fantasy of being refined,
Read moreThe Fount Of Life And Its End Collide In Animosity #16
It’s been a long time since we visited the world after The Wake. Animosity #15 came out at the very
Read moreNYCC 2018: Comic Book Legends Remember 1968, The Year That Changed Comics & The World
Early on the second day of New York Comic Con, Danny Fingeroth (comic educator, Marvel writer, and multi-decade editor of
Read moreNYCC 2018: Psyche! Even More Photos From The Show!
New York Comic Con may be over but here’s a gift for those not ready to let it go: a
Read moreNYCC 2018: Valiant Beyond Promises Character-Driven Adventure, Mind-Bending Exploration & Rai!?
Valiant closed out the third day of New York Comic Con with a look at their new Valiant Beyond initiative,
Read moreNYCC 2018: Image Believes In Vision, Hard Copies & The Monster Slaying Power Of Metal
Image assembled an all-star line up for it’s We Believe in Vision panel including Jason Aaron (Thor, Southern Bastards), Gerry
Read moreNYCC 2018: Marvel’s Spider-Men Prepare For Spider-Geddon!
New York Comic Con is home for Spider-Man. With home-town enthusiasm, Nick Lowe introduced Nick Spencer (Amazing Spider-Man, Superior Foes
Read moreNYCC 2018: Why Dan Didio Hates Dick Grayson
Asked why he hates Nightwing, Dan DiDio answered back, “Why do people love Nightwing? Because he ages with you.” That’s
Read moreNYCC 2018: Who’s Your Favorite At Marvel’s X-Men Panel
Jordan White (X-Men group editor), Sina Grace (writer of Iceman), Leah Williams (X-Men: Black Emma Frost), Annalise Bissa (Assistant Editor),
Read moreNYCC 2018: Marvel’s Next Big Thing Panel Teases Avengers, Fantastic Four, Conan & More!
Marvel’s Next Big Thing opened with interviews with the audience about their favorite Marvel character. One fan championed Spider-Man, the
Read moreNYCC 2018: Editors On Editing From Scalera, Rybandt & Hawkins
Host Buddy Scalera opened by introducing Joe Rybandt, Editorial Director at Dynamite Entertainment, and Lysa Hawkins, Valiant Entertainment editor. Before
Read moreA New Kind Of Justice League In Justice League Odyssey #1
It’s been a long and grueling wait for one of the strangest and most interesting Justice League launches that I
Read moreClone Armies, Giant Robots, And A NEW CAR In Amazing Spider-Man: Renew Your Vows #23
With relatively little fanfare, The Amazing Spider-Man: Renew Your Vows comes to an end this week as Jody Houser rounds
Read moreScales & Scoundrels #12 Brings An Adventure To An End And Cries Out For Further Journeys
When I wrote about previous issues of Scales & Scoundrels, I compared it heavily to Dungeons & Dragons, from tone,
Read moreThere Are Some Monsters In Us That Never Really Die – Immortal Hulk #5 Reviewed
After just a handful of stand-alone fables, The Immortal Hulk turns to a grander plot with issue #5. Something is
Read moreTartarus Is Other People In Submerged #2
Deep in the abandoned tunnels beneath New York, Ellie Puente discovers that she’s not as alone as she thought. The
Read moreX-Men: Red #7 Brings The Series’ First Arc (And A Few Other Things) In For A Landing
It’s been a hard time for the X-Men. Mutants have struggled ever since “House of M” and even the restoration
Read moreBarbara Gordon And The Challenge Of The Anniversary Issue: Batgirl #25 Reviewed
Lately DC has decided that twenty-five issues is an anniversary. All of the DC Rebirth titles have seen extra sized
Read moreCable & Deadpool Timeslides Ten Years Into The Future For A Brand New Annual
Annuals are once-yearly, extra-sized issues that allow writers to develop big storylines with style or provide something different from what’s
Read moreTradewaiting – August 15th, 2018 Releases: Hearts Of Steel
A lot of comics come out every week. It’s easy to get lost in the sea of #1s and dramatic
Read moreTransformers: Lost Light #22 Transforms The World As We Know It, In More Ways Than One
Not long ago James Roberts relaunched his acclaimed Transformers series as Transformers: Lost Light. Since then he’s teased an army
Read moreWhere is Zojaqan? When Will It Return? – The Complete Series Reviewed
When I wrote my review of Zojaqan #2 back in late 2017, I joked that the series’ sporadic release schedule
Read moreSDCC 2018: DC For Everyone Talks Black Label, Young Animal, Vertigo & Zoom
On Sunday of San Diego Comic Con 2018 DC Comics assembled Lee Bermejo (Batman: Damned, Joker), Cecil Castellucci (Shade, the
Read moreSDCC 2018: More Than Marketing – Lion Forge’s Comics For Everyone Panel
Lion Forge’s core SDCC panel was hosted by senior publicist Jeremy Atkins. The panelists included editor Greg Tumbarello, senior editor
Read moreSDCC 2018: DC World’s Finest With Sharp, Andreyko, Jurgens, Humphries, Venditti, Taylor, Seeley, Gerads
DC’s World’s Finest panel consisted of Liam Sharp (Brave and the Bold: Aatman and Wonder Woman), Marc Andreyko (Supergirl), Dan
Read moreSDCC 2018: The Rebirth Of Vertigo (And It Sounds Amazing)
Vertigo executive editor Mark Doyle welcomed a packed room to the DC Vertigo panel on the second full day of
Read moreSDCC 2018: A Justice League For Everyone At DC’s Justice League Panel
As the Batman crew moved on, Scott Snyder (Justice League), James Tynion IV (Justice League Dark), Josh Williamson (Justice League:
Read moreSDCC 2018: Batman, Batgirl, And Catwoman At DC’s Batman Family Panel
“Thank you for coming to the DC: Batman panel, even though, as you know, ‘fuck Batman.’” With that Batman editor
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