At the Beginning: Farmhand #1
We LOVED Chew here and I’ve been waiting and waiting for Rob or John to announce a new project. Well, Rob’s Farmhand is out so I decided to take a look at that first issue. Here are the images used in the video:
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Vault Comics to Publish Brandon Sanderson’s Dark One
I discovered Brandon Sanderson just a year ago via a Humble Bundle that featured ebooks and audiobooks of both his Cosmere and non-Cosmere works. I very quickly fell in love with his story-telling and have slowly worked my way through his Cosmere novels. What separates
Bitch Planet is the comic we need Right Now
Starting in college and continuing in the following decades I’ve slowly been learning that women have a completely different experience of the world. I thought I understood the struggle women had compared to men; at the highest level, being expected to be successful as both
Take a Big Bite: A look the entire Chew series
When Dan introduced me to Chew it was the odd premise that convinced me to give it a shot. The entertaining introductions to the powers and the prologues that have the reader wondering how it’s going to tie into the issue’s content intrigued me. (As
Exploring Gender Norms from Ancient Greece to Today with ODY-C
I am a huge fan of Matt Fraction. His run on Hawkeye is one of the best Marvel comic runs of the decade; Sex Criminals is so innovative, emotional, and honest; The Defenders was a trippy run; Satellite Sam great for early television nerds. So
Baltimore Comic-Con 2017: Image Comics “Your New Favorite Comic” Panel
Join Andrew Maclean, Meredith Finch, Charles Soule, Nikki Ryan, and Justin Jordan to talk about new series they’re starting at Image. Two things emerged from this panel: These creators are fun people whose work I’d love to read These new books sound so great and
The Fight of a Century: League of Extraordinary Gentlemen Volume 3
I try to go into these books without any foreknowledge about the particular volume. It’s all too easy when researching to end up coming up against the opinions of others and I’d rather form my own opinions before potentially incorporating the views of others as
At the Beginning: Seven to Eternity
We don’t often consider single issues here at Comic POW! We prefer to look at story arcs and completed series to get a better feel for what the author and artist were trying to accomplish. However, I thought it would be interesting to take a
Baltimore Comic-Con Day 3: Interview with Ryan Fisher
Out of tragedy was born an all ages book to help both kids and adults deal with tragedy. Join me in my discussion with Ryan Fisher about his comic, Torchlight Lullaby, and whether we underestimate the ability of kids to deal with heavy emotions. If
Baltimore Comic-Con Day 2: Kevin Eastman Spotlight
Kevin Eastman is responsible for creating the characters that ended up in the cartoon show I was obsessed with as a kid. I spent every dollar I could find on the toys. I saw all three of the 1990s movies. Later, as an adult, I
Baltimore Comic-Con Day 2: Michael Rowe Spotlight
Christy Blanch, who Comic POW! readers will know as the writer of The Damnation of Charlie Wormwood and the professor behind the MOOC that led to the redesign of this site, was the moderator for all the spotlight panels at Baltimore Comic-Con 2016. If you
Baltimore Comic-Con Day 1: Q&A from Valiant 101: New Fans Start Here Panel
Valiant realized that their characters aren’t quite as well known as those in the Big Two, so they held a panel to introduce new fans to the series. Afterwords they took questions from the audience, some of which were about how Valiant may or may