I started this column figuring hoping I’d write entries in it building up to election day, then use it to look back at the reality we narrowly avoided. That didn’t exactly go as planned. Instead, I’ve had to come to grips with the fact that I now live in a dystopia and decide whether it’s […]
Kate Leth, Megan Levens Give Us the Start of a Satisfyingly Fun Romp with Spell on Wheels
Spell on Wheels is like a dream for girls who grew up on Sabrina the Teenage Witch. It works especially well for girls like me who moved on to Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Regardless of the difference in tone and intention, both shows feature girls who suddenly find themselves with powers they don’t expect and […]
Despite Margaret Atwood’s Byline, Angel Catbird Falls Oddly Flat
Margaret Atwood is old. She is the first to admit this, even in the introduction of her first graphic novel, Angel Catbird, where she discusses growing up during World War II and beyond, being a child during the Silver Age of comics. To say that her age and her childhood experiences of comic books color […]
Questionable Comics: Jason Copland and Curt Pires
This week in Questionable Comics we’ve paired frequent collaborators Jason Copland and Curt Pires, the team behind some of our favorite indie series, including Pop and The Tomorrows, both published through Dark Horse. Up first is Jason! What current projects are you working on? I’m currently working on a comic for Stela with Fabian Rangel Jr called […]
Being a Housewife Assassin Seems Boring in Lady Killer 2 #1
Lady Killer is a series built on one of my favorite concepts: women with immaculate makeup and giant heels murdering people (mostly men). Unfortunately, it is also a series falls back on using lazy assassin tropes. Josie, our heroine, becomes an apparent liability to her organization, due to her life as a housewife and mother, […]
Questionable Comics: Daniel Chabon and Paul Allor
In today’s Questionable Comics we talk to an editor and a writer/letterer. Up first is Daniel Chabon, who edits a number of series for Dark Horse, including the new Margaret Atwood, Johnnie Christmas and Tamra Bonvillain series Angel Catbird, which is the feature length debut of the celebrated novelist. What current projects are you working on? Mostly creator-owned […]
Saint, Super Mutants and One Punch Men: The Best Comics of 2015
2015 was a crazy year for comics, but it was also a year of creative explosions, with the small press and digital comics spheres in particular showing off incredible material. Most of our favorite comics this year came from creators working outside the confines of the mainstream industry, with boutique presses like Nobrow and Youth […]
The 100 Best Comics of the First Half of the 2010s: Part Five, 20-1
People tend to reminisce about long gone eras, arguing that things were always better way back when. But when it comes to comics, there’s no denying that the 21st century has seen the medium explode in unprecedented and unpredictable ways. For many people, that has come primarily in the form of the advent of the […]
The 100 Best Comics of the First Half of the 2010s: Part Three, 60-41
People tend to reminisce about long gone eras, arguing that things were always better way back when. But when it comes to comics, there’s no denying that the 21st century has seen the medium explode in unprecedented and unpredictable ways. For many people, that has come primarily in the form of the advent of the […]
The 100 Best Comics of the First Half of the 2010s: Part 2, 80-61
People tend to reminisce about long gone eras, arguing that things were always better way back when. But when it comes to comics, there’s no denying that the 21st century has seen the medium explode in unprecedented and unpredictable ways. For many people, that has come primarily in the form of the advent of the […]
