My standard complaint about the Black Hammer comics is that they’re mostly static, locked into an initial premise that wasn’t all that exciting to begin with. I suppose that’s in distinction to “real” superhero comics, which rely on the façade of change – someone is always dying, someone’s costume is always changing, someone is always making a heel-face turn, and worlds are inevitably always living and dying so that nothing will ever be the same – but it’s not self-reflective enough to count as irony.
But some kinds of stories aren’t supposed to change anything – the whole point is that they don’t, and can’t, change the things we already know. Jam comics by entirely different creators tend to fall into that bucket: they’re sometimes “real” and sometimes not, but even if they’re canonical, they don’t push the canon in any direction.
But some kinds of stories aren’t supposed to change anything – the whole point is that they don’t, and can’t, change the things we already know. Jam comics by entirely different creators tend to fall into that bucket: they’re sometimes “real” and sometimes not, but even if they’re canonical, they don’t push the canon in any direction.
- 4/10/2024
- by Andrew Wheeler
- Comicmix.com
Exclusive: Mariko Tamaki’s graphic novel Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up with Me is getting a live-action feature adaptation, with Tommy Dorfman signed on to direct.
Toronto-based Wildling Pictures and LA’s Mxn Entertainment will co-produce the romantic comedy. Dorfman is attached through her production company Down The Line Productions. Tamaki is writing the screenplay.
Synopsis reads: “Laura Dean is the most popular girl in school and Frederica ‘Freddie’ Riley’s dream girl. She has it all: charm, confidence, and charisma. But there’s one problem… Laura Dean keeps breaking up with her. The story follows Freddie’s journey to finding the courage to end her toxic relationship and regain her self-love, with the help of her best friends and a psychic.”
Tamaki’s graphic novel is billed as an emotional story with “powerful” social commentary, and was named by The Times of London as one of the top 100 young adult.
Toronto-based Wildling Pictures and LA’s Mxn Entertainment will co-produce the romantic comedy. Dorfman is attached through her production company Down The Line Productions. Tamaki is writing the screenplay.
Synopsis reads: “Laura Dean is the most popular girl in school and Frederica ‘Freddie’ Riley’s dream girl. She has it all: charm, confidence, and charisma. But there’s one problem… Laura Dean keeps breaking up with her. The story follows Freddie’s journey to finding the courage to end her toxic relationship and regain her self-love, with the help of her best friends and a psychic.”
Tamaki’s graphic novel is billed as an emotional story with “powerful” social commentary, and was named by The Times of London as one of the top 100 young adult.
- 12/12/2023
- by Jesse Whittock
- Deadline Film + TV
Looking to help their phantasmal friend learn more about his life before his premature death, Marjorie and Eliza join the friendly ghost Wendell for one more eerie adventure in the new graphic novel Lights, the third and final entry in Brenna Thummler’s Sheets trilogy. With Lights now available from Oni Press, we caught up with Brenna Thummler to discuss bringing the stories of Marjorie, Eliza, and Wendell to a "perfectly imperfect conclusion" in Lights and she reflects on the nine-year journey of creating the Sheets trilogy (which also includes 2018's Sheets and 2021's Delicates).
You can read our full Q&a with Brenna below, and we also have preview pages from Lights and the official press release with additional details. To learn more about Lights and the entire Sheets trilogy, visit Oni Press' website!
Thank you for taking the time to answer questions for us, Brenna, and congratulations on your new graphic novel Lights,...
You can read our full Q&a with Brenna below, and we also have preview pages from Lights and the official press release with additional details. To learn more about Lights and the entire Sheets trilogy, visit Oni Press' website!
Thank you for taking the time to answer questions for us, Brenna, and congratulations on your new graphic novel Lights,...
- 9/6/2023
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
Mimosa
By Archie Bongiovanni
Surely Books /272 pages/ $24.99
The world of graphic novels has expanded enough to accommodate material for every age, interest, and persuasion. It’s refreshing to see imprints arise to direct material to these specific audiences and one of the biggest splashes has come from Abrams; Surely Books, curated by Mariko Tamaki. In just year, the new line has commanded respect and praise for their releases.
The latest, coming in March, is Mimosa from Archie Bongiovanni. The writer/artist from Minneapolis has been contributing graphic literature since 2019 and has focused steadily on the queer world and the families formed.
What makes this story compelling is that it focuses on aging and remaining relevant as life moves on. We pick up on a quartet of friends who have been together for a decade, having found one another as waiters and staying together though meetups, breakups, and everything in between.
By Archie Bongiovanni
Surely Books /272 pages/ $24.99
The world of graphic novels has expanded enough to accommodate material for every age, interest, and persuasion. It’s refreshing to see imprints arise to direct material to these specific audiences and one of the biggest splashes has come from Abrams; Surely Books, curated by Mariko Tamaki. In just year, the new line has commanded respect and praise for their releases.
The latest, coming in March, is Mimosa from Archie Bongiovanni. The writer/artist from Minneapolis has been contributing graphic literature since 2019 and has focused steadily on the queer world and the families formed.
What makes this story compelling is that it focuses on aging and remaining relevant as life moves on. We pick up on a quartet of friends who have been together for a decade, having found one another as waiters and staying together though meetups, breakups, and everything in between.
- 1/3/2023
- by Robert Greenberger
- Comicmix.com
Showcase is likely the series that comes to mind when one thinks of Silver Age DC Comics anthologies, but The Brave and the Bold may have an even greater legacy. Sure, the former introduced some of the most important Silver Age heroes, including Barry Allen as the Flash and Hal Jordan as Green Lantern. But The Brave and the Bold changed comics forever with the introduction of the Justice League of America in its 28th issue. Not only did the Jla become DC’s premier superhero team but its success prompted Atlas Comics publisher Martin Goodman to tell his editor Stan Lee to give superheroes a shot, leading to the creation of the Fantastic Four and the Marvel Universe.
So it’s no small thing that DC Comics plans to bring The Brave and the Bold back as part of its Dawn of DC storytelling initiative next year. Spinning out...
So it’s no small thing that DC Comics plans to bring The Brave and the Bold back as part of its Dawn of DC storytelling initiative next year. Spinning out...
- 11/23/2022
- by John Saavedra
- Den of Geek
Exclusive: Bestselling author Melissa de la Cruz’s YA fantasy novel The Ring & The Crown is getting a series adaptation for Disney+ from 20th Television, The Gotham Group and 3 Arts Entertainment, along with Disney Branded Television.
Written by veteran showrunners Aaron Harberts and Gretchen J. Berg (Our Kind of People), the series, now in development, is set in an Arthurian world in which magic exists. It centers on Princess Marie-Victoria, the heir to the mightiest empire in the world, who is being forced into a political marriage, and her dear friend Aelwyn Myrddyn, the bastard daughter of Merlin, who is being forced into service of the crown. The Annual London Season is just beginning, and as noble families from across the globe are gathering to flaunt their wealth and magic at lavish parties, behind the scenes, Marie-Victoria, Aelwyn, and others are making moves to secure political power, true love,...
Written by veteran showrunners Aaron Harberts and Gretchen J. Berg (Our Kind of People), the series, now in development, is set in an Arthurian world in which magic exists. It centers on Princess Marie-Victoria, the heir to the mightiest empire in the world, who is being forced into a political marriage, and her dear friend Aelwyn Myrddyn, the bastard daughter of Merlin, who is being forced into service of the crown. The Annual London Season is just beginning, and as noble families from across the globe are gathering to flaunt their wealth and magic at lavish parties, behind the scenes, Marie-Victoria, Aelwyn, and others are making moves to secure political power, true love,...
- 9/21/2022
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
DC Comics' "Detective Comics" #1058, available March 22, 2022, is written by Mariko Tamaki, Matthew Rosenberg, with illustrations by Amancay Nahuelpan, Fernando Blanco and covers by Irvin Rodriguez, Lee Bermejo and Jorge Fornes:
"...the 'Tower' crashes to a close! In the epic finale to this weekly tale of terror, alliances are forged amongst unlikely allies and the 'Bat-Family' reassess their strategy in their war on crime in 'Gotham City'.
"Will 'Psycho-Pirate' be the newest eyes and ears on the streets for 'Batman? Can 'Koyuki Nakano' ever recover from the traumatic events she witnessed? How much fun will the 'Batgirls' have beating goons from the 'Penguin' at a seedy motel?
"The answers await you with a whole lot more in this cataclysmic culmination! As if one dramatic conclusion wasn't enough, the finale of 'House of Gotham' will leave you breathless as Batman is faced with an impossible decision: kill a monster of his own creation.
"...the 'Tower' crashes to a close! In the epic finale to this weekly tale of terror, alliances are forged amongst unlikely allies and the 'Bat-Family' reassess their strategy in their war on crime in 'Gotham City'.
"Will 'Psycho-Pirate' be the newest eyes and ears on the streets for 'Batman? Can 'Koyuki Nakano' ever recover from the traumatic events she witnessed? How much fun will the 'Batgirls' have beating goons from the 'Penguin' at a seedy motel?
"The answers await you with a whole lot more in this cataclysmic culmination! As if one dramatic conclusion wasn't enough, the finale of 'House of Gotham' will leave you breathless as Batman is faced with an impossible decision: kill a monster of his own creation.
- 3/21/2022
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
DC Comics' "Detective Comics" #1047, available January 4, 2022 is written by Mariko Tamaki and Matthew Rosenberg, with illustrations by Ivan Reis, Danny Miki, Fernando Blanco and covers by Irvin Rodriguez, Lee Bermejo:
"...'Arkham Asylum' has fallen, and in its place, 'Arkham Tower' has risen in the heart of the city, thanks to the mysterious 'Dr. Wear'. Unlike the Asylum, Dr. Wear promises his methods and drug treatments will heal Gotham's criminally inclined for good -- a claim that skeptics like 'Deb Donovan' and the 'Bat-Family' don't believe."
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"...'Arkham Asylum' has fallen, and in its place, 'Arkham Tower' has risen in the heart of the city, thanks to the mysterious 'Dr. Wear'. Unlike the Asylum, Dr. Wear promises his methods and drug treatments will heal Gotham's criminally inclined for good -- a claim that skeptics like 'Deb Donovan' and the 'Bat-Family' don't believe."
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- 1/4/2022
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
Bit of a short one this month, as Wolverine related books aren’t at a premium. I’m still refusing to pay any attention to Wolverine Infinity Watch as a matter of principle. For the future I am planning on dissecting how Wolverine’s return has been handled in the pages of Uncanny X-Men. Currently I am absorbing the required issues digitally and want to put something together in one bundle rather than issue by issue. As the issues have been out a while there will be spoilers as a dissect how his return is shaped and if there are any contradictions/compliments to what has occurred in the pages of The Return of Wolverine.
Dead Man Logan #5 Writer: Ed Brisson | Artist: Mike Henderson | Colourist: Nolan Woodard | Letters: Cory Petit
I am in two minds whether I liked this issue or not. It was rather action heavy, but still had...
Dead Man Logan #5 Writer: Ed Brisson | Artist: Mike Henderson | Colourist: Nolan Woodard | Letters: Cory Petit
I am in two minds whether I liked this issue or not. It was rather action heavy, but still had...
- 4/10/2019
- by Ian Wells
- Nerdly
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