Golo rises, and with his rise comes the fall of Monkey Meat Island. Is this truly the end of the Monkey Meat industry? And has it now been replaced with something far, far worse? Only one thing is for sure ā there are no winners in Monkey Meat #5, a Juni Ba creation (with special…
A haunted battle rages across the West Coast, watched by the whole world … including the world’s ghosts. Let’s hope they don’t get any bright ideas. Or really stupid ones. Weāre almost at the end in Home Sick Pilots #14, written by Dan Watters, drawn by Caspar Wijngaard, lettered by Aditya Bidikar and designed by…
A hidden king is uncovered ā¦ with the help of some makeup, in Bylines in Blood #4, written by Erica Schultz and Van Jensen, drawn by Aneke, lettered by Cardinal Rae and published by AfterShock. Former New York City police Detective Easton Newburn met a New York City resident who became his assistant. This is…
Alana meets a fellow survivor, Hazel learns that learning is hard, and the Skipper learns the truth about Bombazine in Saga #58, drawn by Fiona Staples, written by Brian K. Vaughan and lettered/designed by Fonografiks. Matt Lazorwitz: Well, isnāt it nice when a plan comes together, Mark? We do a three-section column, and this issue…
Atticus Sloane — misanthrope, criminal, asshole and vampire — lives in a world where blood isn’t the only thing vamps crave. And for the right price, he’ll make you a vampire, too. After all, immortality isn’t cheap in Blood Stained Teeth #1, written by Christian Ward, drawn by Patric Reynolds, colored by Heather Moore and…
Dan Grote Ā· WMQ&A Episode 207: David F. Walker's Impostor Syndrome David F. Walker joins Dan and Matt to talk about his anthology Impostor Syndrome, now funding on Zoop. You can listen to WMQ&A on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Spotify, Stitcher, Amazon Music, Audible and at ComicsXF.com, where new episodes move Tuesday mornings. You can follow the…
What if the war on drugs was just one guy, man, and he decided to give it up? Get real high and read The Secret History of the War on Weed, written by Gerry Duggan and Brian Posehn, with art by Scott Koblish, colors by Hi-Fi, lettered by Clayton Cowles and published by Image. Ahhh,…
In a land of talking chainmail, the woman with the talkiest chainmail is queen. Probably ā in Immortal Red Sonja #1, written by Dan Abnett, drawn by Alessandro Miracolo, colored by Ellie Wright, lettered by Jeff Eckleberry and published by Dynamite. Itās a quiet night in the āburbs ā¦ until your dadās goon squad hauls…
What do superheroes do between fight scenes? What about the normies who live among them? Astro City, the long-running indie comic that answers those questions in every issue, is back, baby, back, with all the nostalgia and big feelings we missed when it went away. Astro City: That Was Then #1 is written by Kurt…
What do you mean that cool thing that happened to me when I was a kid never actually happened? Aw, hell. Alice Ever After #1 is written by Dan Panosian, illustrated by Giorgio Spalletta and Panosian, colored by Fabiana Mascolo, lettered by Jeff Eckleberry and published by BOOM Studios. Go West, young woman. And be…
Meet Astou, Monkey Meatās number one fan! Sheās gotten a job at the Monkey Meat Motel, working alongside her hero, Thaddeus Lug himself! Could anything tarnish his standing in her eyes? Say, cries of injustice from a fountain of soul juice, harvested from the village that was wiped out after he helped discover them? Find…
So his big plan was to get arrested for a murder he didnāt commit? You do you, Easton. Newburn #5 is written by Chip āSecret Canadian Big Daddyā Zdarsky, drawn by Jacob Phillips and published by Image. What would happen if the Batman from Dark Knight Returns got to chill out with the gang in…
Alana forges an uneasy alliance, The Will makes a delivery and Hazel learns guitar in Saga #57, drawn by Fiona Staples, written by Brian K. Vaughan and lettered/designed by Fonografiks. Matt Lazorwitz: Three issues into the return of Saga, and I remain riveted. I shouldnāt be surprised, granted, since I was riveted through the entire…
When his megacorp power plant falls under attack by terrorists, the super-scientist who revolutionized and controls all energy on Earth sends his ultimate creation (and an adequate employee) in to destroy his most monstrous secrets. Find out what happens next in Ghost Cage #1, drawn by Nick Dragotta, written by Dragotta and Caleb Goellner, and…
Hell on Earth will rise if the final ghost cannot be quieted, which is rather a lot for the Pilots to be managing as a band that struggles with three-chord songs. And yet they persevere in Home Sick Pilots #13, written by Dan Watters, drawn by Caspar Wijngaard, lettered by Aditya Bidikar and designed by…