Peach and the Isle of Monsters doesn’t waste any time getting started. Within a couple of pages, we have a good sense of Peach: a strong and lively young woman, though one bullied by her peers for her unusual name and the mysterious circumstances surrounding her birth (she was found …
It’s been more than three years since the last issue Saga, but Brian K. Vaughan and Fiona Staples’ widely (and deservedly) praised sci-fi epic will soon be back from hiatus. The double-length Saga #55 is due out on 26 January 2022, kicking off a new arc after #54 ended things …
Through the eyes of Stormer, Misfits #2 offers a candid, heartbreaking look at what it’s like to be a fat person in a skinny person’s world. The are plenty of reasons to love Jem and the Holograms. One of those is how wonderfully body positive it is. The reimagined Holograms …
After falling in love with the digital monthlies, I was quick to throw money at a Kickstarter campaign for a print version of Fresh Romance earlier this year. That campaign was a success, and my copy of the Fresh Romance: Volume 1 paperback arrived last month, which I wrote a review for over at …
Today, Comics Alliance shared an exclusive preview of Jem and the Holograms #7. I wasn’t expecting it, and just when I was feeling wistful (it’s been a whole week since #6 dropped), Kelly Thompson shared a link on Twitter. I was there as quickly as I could right click and hit “open in …
I have a lot of great comics on my pull list at the moment, but few have me quite as enamoured as Jem and the Holograms by Kelly Thompson and Sophie Campbell. Usually, I’m content to wait however many weeks it takes for my orders to arrive in New Zealand, and with …
Content warning: this post includes discussion and personal accounts of domestic violence. Talking about domestic violence is difficult. Even in 2015, there’s a pervasive attitude that the affairs of the home are just that, and have no right to be discussed in public. And when they are, it’s so often with an individualistic attitude – …
Hi! Welcome to the first episode of Now Reading, something I plan to be a semi-regular feature on Shindig where I take a quick look at what I’ve been reading lately (comics, mostly). These aren’t full-on, serious reviews – just quick thoughts and first impressions about what I’ve been up to. So, …
It’s an interesting situation to find yourself in, trying to write a review for something that leaves you lost for words. But here I am. Trying to get my feelings (God, so many feelings) in order, and trying to describe something that mere words can’t do justice. Well, here goes nothing. …
Bitch Planet #1 did a fantastic job of establishing setting: a dystopian, authoritarian world where compliance is paramount. The creative team haven’t been resting on their laurels though, and even though Bitch Planet #2 turns its attention more to getting the plot rolling in earnest, the symbolism established in the first issue continues …
