We are not at war. There is no enemy. This is a rescue operation. – Mister Six, The Invisibles Volume 3 #12 The comic book industry is in the midst of a full blown crisis in the representation of transgender, non binary, and otherwise gender non-conforming people. The decision by Man-Eaters writer Chelsea Cain to…
The Horror of Internment: MAN-EATERS Under The Microscope
Trying to define “horror,” ultimately, is one of the toughest and most subjective artistic projects because, at its heart, horror relies of value judgement and opinions. What one person considers “horrifying” won’t have the same impact on another person, at least not all the time. You might read a comic, such as some of the…
The Comics Classroom: Cathartic Horror, JOOK JOINT, and Mahalia
In the previous part of this horror exploration series, I mentioned how art-horror was something different from other kinds of horror, i.e. being scared from a work designed to terrify was different than being scared in the real world by a snake or anything else. While I previously engaged with New Mutants and Demon Bear…
Transmyscira: The Cat Eats Its Own Tail in MAN-EATERS
We were rooting for you! We were all rooting for you! – Tyra Banks, America’s Next Top Model Season 4, Episode 7 (2005) Man-Eaters is, bafflingly, best described as an interesting failure. The idea seemed like a license to print money when it first got floated. The creative team behind Marvel’s polarizing Mockingbird miniseries:…
Review: BITTER ROOT #3
BITTER ROOT #3 Written by David F. Walker and Chuck Brown Art by Sanford Greene, Rico Renzi, Clayton Cowles Edited by Heather Antos Released by Image Comics Release Date: January 9, 2019 David F. Walker, Chuck Brown, and Sanford Greene’s Harlem Renassiance era tale of an African American family of demon hunters that protects the…
Review: THE MAGIC ORDER #5
THE MAGIC ORDER #5 Written by Mark Millar Art by Olivier Coipel, Dave Stewart, Peter Doherty, and Melina Mikulic Edited by Rachel Fulton Published by Image Comics Release Date: December 12, 2018 Full of murder, magic, mayhem, and betrayal Mark Millar’s The Magic Order #5 is another stellar entry into quite possibly one of the best…
Review: BITTER ROOT #2
BITTER ROOT #2 Written by David F. Walker and Chuck Brown Art by Sanford Greene, Rico Renzi, Clayton Cowles, and Jarreau Wimberly Edited by Heather Antos Published by Image Comics Release Date December 12, 2018 With the beginning of a new series, there is always quite a bit of heavy lifting for the first few…
Interview: Whitta & Robertson Twist OLIVER
This January, a project 15 years in the making is coming to Image Comics. Gary Whitta and Darick Robertson are teaming up to unleash Oliver, a post-apocalyptic twist on….well, Oliver Twist. As you can imagine with this creative team, nothing is what you expect it to be. Whitta and Robertson were kind enough to give…
Review: PRODIGY #1
PRODIGY #1 Written by Mark Millar Art by Rafael Albuquerque, Marcelo Maiolo, Peter Doherty, Melina Mikulic Edited by Rachel Fulton Published by Image Comics Release Date: December 5, 2018 Packed with action, science fiction, and all the thrills of espionage Image’s Prodigy #1 is a love letter to the classic spy genre and certainly one…
Review: DIE #1
DIE #1 Written by Kieron Gillen Art by Stephanie Hans, Clayton Cowles, Rian Hughes Published by Image Comics Release Date: December 5, 2018 In 1991, a group of teens gather to play a role playing game at a birthday party. They disappear for two years. In 2018, they reunite and find themselves drawn back into the world…