December 26, 2019
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…
September 27, 2018
Supergirl: Being Super (2018) Written by: Mariko Tamaki Artwork by: Joelle Jones Genre: YA Superhero Graphic Novel Pages: 200 (Trade Paperback) Publisher: DC Comics Why I Chose It: I’m a big fan of Kara Zor-El and wanted to see how writer Mariko Tamaki and artist Joelle Jones handled her origin story. The Premise: Caldecott Honor and Eisner Award-winning writer Mariko Tamaki…
September 28, 2017
DC Comics can be a bit of a clusterfuck, rebooting their own lines every few years, retaining some aspects of the previous comics while throwing others right out the window. But sometimes, a fresh start is just what the doctor ordered, which is what DC decided after the uneven results of their New 52 experiment. With Rebirth, DC renumbered all…
June 6, 2017
Welcome back to Sound Off!, a semi-regular column where members of Speculative Chic gather together to chat about the latest BIG THING in entertainment. This time, don your disguising eyeglasses and discuss Wonder Woman, which premiered in the United States on Friday, June 2, 2017. Sound Off! is meant to be a reaction, but not necessarily a review. After all, while…
May 25, 2017
Three years ago, my husband and I finally got married after eleven years of dating. And like most couples, we received plenty of wedding gifts. Knowing our geeky tendencies, my mother-in-law gave us a sign which placed our names alongside famous superhero couples: from Superman and Lois Lane to Daredevil and Elektra. I loved the sign and still do, but…
February 23, 2017
Superhero comic books aren’t always that friendly to new readers. In fact, they can be quite daunting. Newcomers can easily find themselves overwhelmed by storylines that have been going on for years, or even decades. Given the depth of existing mythology, even comics that feature a new hero or boasts a “#1” on the cover aren’t always safe bets. Add…
November 30, 2016
I am the most unoriginal gift buyer ever. Why, do you ask? I just buy people books. Go too far beyond that, and I am at a loss. For the people in my life who don’t read, I just wrap up a gas gift card and hope they don’t realize that I gave them the same thing last year. This…
September 22, 2016
Back when Greg Berlanti first announced that he was making a Supergirl TV show, I realized something very important. I knew embarrassingly little about Supergirl herself. Sure, I knew that she was a Kryptonian, and Clark Kent’s cousin, but beyond that? Yeah… not so much. To rectify this, I found myself hitting up my library, looking for Supergirl comics. The…