A.C. Esguerra is a comics author and illustrator. Their debut, black-and-white, original graphic novel, Eighty Days â a queer romance inspired by the early days of aviation â was published by BOOM Studiosâ Archaia imprint this month. A novella version of the story won a Prism Queer Press Grant Award in 2016. Esguerra was born…
Archie Comics has been publishing all-ages tales of the Riverdale gang for 80 years, and while the core of the gang remains the big five (Archie, Betty, Veronica, Jughead and Reggie), plenty of other characters have joined the gang. While many come and go after a couple years, a few stick around, like Moose Mason,…
Although they never made it an official career goal, Made in Korea author Jeremy Holt said it felt surreal and exciting when they were approached to contribute the new Marvels Voices anthology, Identity. Itâs fitting as well, they said, since as a non-binary, identical triplet, Korean adoptee, Holt said they will never not explore identity…
A time traveler, a pharaoh, a despot and a savior at the end of time, Kang aka Nathaniel Richards is and has been many different people since making his debut in Fantastic Four #19. But, as a master manipulator in the Marvel Universe, the villain has always embraced mystery, using personas like Scarlet Centurion, Immortus…
Marvel Comicsâ What IfâŚ?, appropriately enough, was born from a moment of pivotal decision. After two years as the top editor at the House of Ideas, preceded by the better part of a decade as the right hand man to Stan Lee, Roy Thomas had stepped down from his position at the helm of the…
Note: This feature discusses plot points through the first six issues of Radiant Black. Trade waiters be warned. Image Comicsâ new series Radiant Black, created by writer Kyle Higgins (Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, Nightwing) and artist Marcelo Costa, introduced readers to failed writer Nathan Burnett. Nathan is 30, debt-ridden and recently moved back home with…
An online binge shopper receives a grisly package. A horde of the decaying undead grapples with its dwindling humanity. A family man endures an endless grind of the mundane as cosmic madness looms outside. The Beauty and The Realm creator Jeremy Haun returns to horror with Haunthology, a black-and-white graphic novel of interlocking short comic…
My wife watched a bunch of âmurder showsâ this past year, a mix of true crime documentaries and crime fiction. Mare of Easttown, Crime Scene: The Vanishing at the Cecil Hotel, Mary Kills People. Up and Vanished. Conversations with a Killer: The Ted Bundy Tapes (and the movie that came out around the same time…
With the release of The United States of Captain America #1 this month, several more ‘Captains’ are stepping into the spotlight to help the original out as Steve Rogers tries to recover his lost shield alongside the Falcon and Bucky Barnes. Much in the same way Spider-Verse opened up the world of Peter Parker and…
You open the door to the record shop, and waiting for you is an old friend, or maybe someone youâve never met before, there to sell you a record and tell you a spooky tale or two. Thatâs the experience youâll get when you back Dead Beats 2: London Calling, the new anthology that launches…
Zoe Tunnell: With the announcement of your new Moon Knight ongoing alongside Black Cat and the Infinite Destinies crossover you’re heavily involved in it feels like a bit of a moment for you as a writer with Marvel! How do you feel about your metaphorical time in the spotlight? Jed MacKay: It’s kind of weird-…
Horror, queerness and New Jersey. Could a headier mix of topics exist? Iâm not sure, but writer Emmett Nahil and artist George Williams are looking to explore it in the new graphic novel Let Me Out, currently wrapping up its Kickstarter campaign. Before the funding window closes, I was able to ask Nahil about the…
Back in February, Zachary Jenkins had the opportunity to sit down with M.O.D.O.K. Head Games and Huluâs M.O.D.O.K. writer/series co-creator Jordan Blum to talk about Head Games and what to expect from the Hulu series. Now that Season One of M.O.D.O.K. has been released, I caught up with Jordan to talk about the series and…
The 1987 film âThe Monster Squadâ is perhaps best known for the line, âWolfmanâs got nards!â Janie Jones âStrummerâ Mercado doesnât have nards, but she is a werewolf. And a private investigator. And she just got presented with a case of biblical proportions. Thatâs the premise of Blackâs Myth, a new, black-and-white series from AHOY…
Diet Cig is an acclaimed two piece band known for catchy hooks and fun, honest lyrics. To celebrate their latest album Do You Wonder About Me? The band curated a comics anthology inspired by the album featuring work by Sabrina Mellado, Shelby Criswell, Kit Fraser, Daniel Torraca, Arantza Pena Popo, Daniel Zhou, Viktoria Cichon, Kailee…