This Week in Comics Journalism- May 28th, 2022
A look at some of what happened this week in (and outside) of comics, including writing by Calvin Reid, Graeme McMillan, Alex Dueben, and Rob Clough.
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Welcome to the Party in Julie Doucet's Time Zone J
Julie Doucet's time away from comics has given her the freedom to just jump back into their creation, rewriting the rules about how she’s going to tell her story.
This Week in Comics Journalism- May 21st, 2022
It's been a while since we've done one
I Don’t Think I Can Ever Eat A Pierogi Again- thoughts on Nate Garcia’s Muscle Horse
Part of the fun of this comic is the feeling that Garcia is going to do something completely messed up on the next page. And then again on the next page, and the page after that, and the page after that.
Catching Up With the Devil in Grendel Devil’s Odyssey by Matt Wagner
As Wagner writes this story of Grendel encountering these worlds and civilizations to determine if they fall in the parameters of his mission, there’s an unspoken question of his own place in this future that he’s trying to ensure. Is he a real boy?
Some Nice Design in Jim Rugg's Hulk Grand Design Monster
There are just these clips and memories of old comics. This is not a Hulk comic but a comic about Hulk comics, a snake eating its tail.
"Bet On Your Blind Obedience!!"-- quick thoughts on Ghost Cage #1
A new comic that's full of awe and wonder but light on anything else.
The Week In Comics Journalism— March 19, 2022
A look at some of the news in the world of comic books from the past week.
Letters from Beloit, Wi.- catching up with John Porcellino’s King-Cat Comix & Stories #81
King-Cat Comix & Stories #81 is that letter from a long-distance pen-pal, catching up with them after not hearing from them since last year.
#screenshotreviews- What's the Furthest Place From Here #4 and The Nice House On The Lake #7
Capsule reviews of What's The Furthest Place From Here #4 and The Nice House On The Lake #7.
What’s So Funny About Peace, Love, and George Perez’s JLA/Avengers?
An appreciation of George Pérez's stellar work on the JLA/Avengers crossover.
Getting Caught Up In the Hands of Lale Westvind's GRIP
How do you even begin to describe the ways that Lale Westvind plays with time, with movement, and with space in this comic? She molds form and space around this woman in exaggerated ways that signal this journey’s spiritual elements as much as it does its physical one.