Giant Days #22 Publisher: BOOM! Box, an imprint of BOOM! Studios Writer: John Allison Artist: Max Sarin Cover Artist: Lissa Treiman Price: $3.99 Synopsis: Daisy struggles with the persistent advances of Ingrid Oesterle, Esther struggles with her job at Bakermax, and Susan struggles walking up hills with smoker’s lungs.
Preview: GIANT DAYS #15
Giant Days #15 Publisher: BOOM! Box, an imprint of BOOM! Studios Writer: John Allison Artist: Max Sarin, Whitney Cogar Cover Artist: Lissa Treiman Price: $3.99 Synopsis: Creative tensions and “mildly erotic subcurrents” proliferate as Esther and her oblivious crush battle Susan and Daisy for a £5,000 Film Festival prize.
THE HONOR ROLL: May 4, 2016 Releases
It’s been a great week of comics and we have some great spoiler filled picks for you this week. No more fanfare, let’s get to it! GIANT DAYS #14– James Kaplan Are you reading Giant Days? If not, you’re really missing out. If you’re looking for a change of pace from overwrought superhero comics, high-concept…
Preview: GIANT DAYS #14
Giant Days #14 Imprint: BOOM! Box Writer: John Allison Artist: Max Sarin, Whitney Cogar Nominated for 2016 Eisner Awards for Best Continuing Series and Best Writer (John Allison)! Esther, Susan, and Daisy start the search for a house to rent for their second year quite late, so their options leave a lot to be desired.
Preview: GIANT DAYS #13
Giant Days #13 Imprint: BOOM! Box Writer: John Allison Artist: Max Sarin, Whitney Cogar Daisy and Susan visit Esther’s hometown to convince her to come back to University.
Review: GIANT DAYS #12
GIANT DAYS #12 Written by John Allison Art by Max Sarin, Whitney Cogar Imprint: BOOM Studios Release date: March 2, 2016 Like many who go off to university relationships can get messy and fall apart. Both Susan and Esther find that relationship drama has made life at school unbearable. Their morose outlook is what helps…
TRADE WAITING: Week of November 18, 2015
GREETINGS TRADE WAITERS! It’s another Monday, which means another look at the week’s hottest trade paperbacks, collected editions, and graphic novels in this edition of “Trade Waiting” – your weekly spotlight of five noteworthy comic book collections that are being released this coming Wednesday and why you should watch out for them! BATMAN THE GOLDEN…
Review: GIANT DAYS #6
GIANT DAYS #6 Written by John Allison Art by Lissa Treiman and Whitney Cogar Published by BOOM! Studios Release Date: August 19, 2015 There’s a secret ingredient in John Allison’s work, and it’s that special, fuzzy four letter word: love. Let me venture back in time for a moment and explain myself. I picked up…
We’re Here and We’re Queer: 35 Indie Titles Doing Right by LGBTA Fans
It’s been a very challenging week for LGBT comic fans. Without any visible LGBT leads for their All-New All-Different relaunch in the fall, Marvel Comics has given its queer fans a lot to think about. This concern crescendoed with the stone cold declaration that a character who had been identified as bisexual by previous writer…
Review: GIANT DAYS #5
GIANT DAYS #5 Written by John Allison Art by Lissa Treiman, Whitney Cogar Published by BOOM! Box Release Date: July 15, 2015 Giant Days is a quirky, dialogue-driven story of three college freshmen — Esther, Susan, and Daisy — who live in the same dorm and have become fast friends. This issue begins with the…