What if Heroes had a Union? : C.O.W.L Vol 1 and 2
Two things attracted me to C.O.W.L.: the subject matter and the author. I knew Kyle Higgins from Nightwing Vol 3 (AKA New 52 Nightwing) where I enjoyed his writing. C.O.W.L.…
Wytches: Parenting Fears Made Manifest
I read Wytches back in September before Baltimore Comic-Con because I wanted to be able to talk to Scott Snyder about how it was a personal meditation on what it…
Alex + Ada
I was sure I knew how this was going to go. I’ve seen plenty of anime with this same plot. Usually the guy gets an android because either he’s too…
In Case You Missed it: Image Expo Edition
Lots of news and press releases come out in the summer because of all the conventions. Sometimes it slips through the cracks. Here are some announcements from Image Expo in…
Epistemological YOLO: Kieron Gillen’s The Wicked + The Divine Vol 1-2
Kieron Gillen has a lot of things going on in The Wicked + The Divine Volumes 1 and 2, but below the plot there are some profound thoughts about godhood,…
Love or Lust? Sunstone Volumes 1 and 2
This has been a year of firsts for me when it comes to literature. Earlier this year I read a romance novel for the first time because it was written…
Image Comics Wants All Your Money (July 2015)
Time once again to see what new comics or trades Image has coming out to take up our spending cash. First up is Self-Obsessed which is coming out 30 Sept.…
At the Beginning: Island #1
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…
Sex Criminals Vol 2: The Honeymoon’s Over
Reading Sex Criminals Vol 1, one almost feels like Fraction and Zdarsky never expected to be able to get away with this comic. It’s almost even neatly wrapped up by…
Genius: Inevitable Future?
When I was doing my undergraduate degree, we were just getting cell phones that could take sub-megapixel images. There was no video in most phones, and those that did shot…
Image Comics Nominated For Lots of Eisners
It’s no secret that I’m a huge fan of Image Comics. So I was elated to hear they’d received lots of Eisner nominations. In fact, in many categories, there are…
Hinges Book 1
Although Hinges began as a web comic, I was not familiar with the story prior to reading this book. What attracted me to this book was the interesting cover and…