Browsing Category : Comics

Fresh Media On the Regular with Webtoon


Usually the advertisements on YouTube are annoying or completely irrelevant to my tastes, and I like to skip over them as soon as possible. But one day, a trailer of some kind (or what I assumed was a trailer) started playing. Then I realized it was actually a series of still images with voice-overs. My next thought was this was…

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Ares Returns and G. Willow Wilson Takes up the Pen in Wonder Woman, Vol. 1: The Just War


Wonder Woman, Vol. 1: The Just War (2019) Written By: G. Willow Wilson Illustrated By: Cary Nord, Xermanico, Emanuela Lupacchino, Jesús Merino Genre: Superhero Pages: 192 pages (Trade Paperback) Publisher: DC Comics Why I Chose It: I’m a big fan of Wonder Woman, but haven’t really connected to her main comic in years. Fortunately, I am also a huge fan…

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Webcomics To Get You Through the Winter


Autumn is finally here, and we all know what that means. Despite initially being energized by the arrival of cooler weather, soon we’ll don our favorite tees and sweatpants, huddle under blankets, pull our comfort food close, and hole up for the winter. So of course it’s time to find engaging entertainment. And that’s what I’m here to talk to…

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You’re My Inspiration with Errick Nunnally


One of the most common questions authors face is a deceptively difficult one to answer: “Where do you get your ideas?” Yet, the answers to that common question can be almost as interesting as the resulting story. Welcome to You’re My Inspiration, a new column dedicated to discovering what inspires a particular author and their work. Whether it be a…

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You’re My Inspiration with Stephanie M. Wytovitch


One of the most common questions authors face is a deceptively difficult one to answer: “Where do you get your ideas?” Yet, the answers to that common question can be almost as interesting as the resulting story. Welcome to You’re My Inspiration, a new column dedicated to discovering what inspires a particular author and their work. Whether it be a…

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Universe Hopping and Crossover Woes: A Review of Spider-Gwen: Ghost-Spider, Vol 1: Spider-Geddon


Spider-Gwen: Ghost Spider, vol 1: Spider-Geddon (2019) Written By: Seanan McGuire Illustrated By: Rosi Kampe and Takeshi Miyazawa Genre: Superhero Pages: 112 pages Publisher: Marvel Comics Why I Chose It: Spider-Gwen is a character that I’ve been meaning to get back into, so a new writer seemed like a great place to start. The premise: Gwen Stacy makes her sensational…

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Disney Gets “Woke” — And That’s a Good Thing


Growing-up, I played with Barbie dolls with blonde hair and blue eyes, and I wanted to be like Jessica Wakefield from the Sweet Valley High books. It wasn’t until I was introduced to Claudia Kishi (a Japanese-American teenager with “long, silky black hair and dark, almond-shaped eyes”) from The Babysitter’s Club book series that I truly felt represented in the…

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