The #CancelNetflix Controversy, Explained
I watched the controversial movie Cuties so that you wouldn't have to. If you’re wondering what all the hub-bub about canceling and boycotting Netflix is about, you’re not alone. There are 182 million subscribers, and with a global pandemic forcing many to shelter in...
Jeff’s Picks of the Week for September 16, 2020
Howdy indie readers! This week Jeff provides you Picks courtesy of Fantaco Enterprises and Heavy Metal Magazine. In the former we have Margo: Intergalactic Trash Collector, Attack of the Space-Vampire #1 detailing a horrific encounter of the nosferatu-kind, while in the latter we have Suneater #1, the first issue of a five issue miniseries detailing the lengths to which a drug-addicted Nordic berserker will go to protect his son from a hated sovereign. Enjoy these stories and so many more, and never stop reading, friends!
Jeff’s Picks of the Week for September 2, 2020
After a heatwave, you should reward yourself with some nice new comics!
Rest in Power, King: A Tribute to Chadwick Boseman
“You are a good man with a good heart, and it is hard for a good man to be king.” – T’Chaka to his son T’Challa, Black Panther, 2018.
Jeff’s Picks of the Week for September 9, 2020
It seems that a terribly punitive heat spike has come to the California southland and I am typing this with a huge heat advisory hovering over my head. Just the kind of day to enjoy a good bit of indie reading by poolside!
Jeff’s Picks of the Week for August 26, 2020
Hello, indie readers! This week Jeff provides you Picks courtesy of the Danger Zone imprint of Action Lab Entertainment as well as Broadsword Comics of Jim Balent Studios! In the former we have quite the “wanted” woman in the galaxy on the run and out for blood in Amalgama Space Zombie: Most Wanted #1, while in the latter we find one deadly woman become even deadlier in Alt Paths: Raven Hex the Swordmaiden #1. Enjoy these titles and so many more in the indie reading realm, and never stop reading friends!
Review: Season 2 of Umbrella Academy Reinforces an Already Elegant Adaptation
Dark Horse’s Umbrella Academy comic was an unlikely candidate for a screen adaptation, but in 2019, Netflix managed to produce a thoroughly enjoyable and coherent homage to the original work. On July 31, it captured lightning in a bottle once more, releasing a second...
Jeff’s Picks of the Week for August 19, 2020
Howdy Gatherers and Grand Geeks! This week Jeff provides you Picks courtesy of Behemoth Comics and Udon Entertainment! With the former we find a terribly free spirited holy man run amok in Cardinal Dagon #1 while in the latter we find the World Warriors ready for fun in the sun with the 2020 Street Fighter Swimsuit Special. Enjoy these stories and so many more. Never stop reading, friends!
Jeff’s Picks of the Week for August 12, 2020
Howdy folks! This week Jeff provides you Picks courtesy of Archie Comics as well as BOOM! Studios. In the former we have everyone’s favorite redhead having summertime shenanigans with his friends in Archie & Friends: Endless Summer #1, while in the latter we find the world facing utter peril when a dark entity threatens to unveil and capture terribly guarded secrets that could bring utter ruin to all existence in Seven Secrets #1. Enjoy these and so many other indie books out there. Never stop reading, friends!
In Response #5: Double Masters Box Opening
The day is here at long last my fellow planeswalkers. Welcome to In Response where today I will be cracking open an entire booster box of the hotly anticipated and highly controversial Double Masters (2XM) reprint set for Magic the Gathering. Each box, which retails...