§ This holiday break has been a looong one. It seems everyone needed some down time to recharge and find loin girdings for the challenges to come. I myself have been getting my affairs in order and watching a lot of movies. (Did I watch Avengers: Infinity War the moment it came on Netflix? You […]
A Year of Free Comics: About a Bull brings Irish myth to life
Ok for St Paddy’s day, I know I’ve linked to this before, but About a Bull is a (sadly unfinished) webcomic that adapts the Tain Bo Cuailnge myth cycle, with Queen Maeve, the Cattle Raid of Cooley and other fun stuff. It’s written by M.K. Reed and drawn by her, Caroline Kelsey, Hilary Florido, Matt Wiegle […]
The state of Irish comics on St. Paddy’s Day
Speaking of Declan Shalvey, while waiting on a plane he put up a series of tweets covering the state of the Irish comics industry, which is robust. [<a href=”//storify.com/comixace/declan-shalvey-on-irish-comics” target=”_blank”>View the story “Declan Shalvey on Irish comics” on Storify</a>] And here’s a few of the books he mentioned: Stephen Mooney’s Half Past Danger Justice League. Power […]
A year of free comics – Kate Beaton’s Holiday Comics 2016
Kate Beaton is a Canadian national treasure. Her art is always lovely, her sense of humour refreshing and clever. Beaton offers us her holiday 2016 comic strip presented in two long posts. If you’re only familiar with her published books Hark! A Vagrant and Step Aside Pops, this is a much more personal series of […]
Are you ready for…the coming of the gift guide!
Oh yeah happy holidays are rolling down on us, as the streamroller of terrifyingly early Christmas songs at Duane Reade has prophesied. While many gift guides will be coming your way, let’s kick things off with Diamond’s ownholiday catalog, readable below. It’s chock full of fun things like Deadpool beanies, Harley Quinn masks and even […]
PREVIEW: Betty & Veronica Cause Holiday Chaos in B&V FRIENDS COMICS ANNUAL #246
The sleigh bells are ring ting tingling and somewhere across the North American landscape, Frosty is coming to life. Riverdale is getting ready for Christmas, but it wouldn’t be a holiday without a series of mishaps, and Betty and Veronica are more than willing to oblige. Out this Wednesday, B&V Friends Comics Annual #246 aims to […]
31 Holiday Cheers: Free comics from Double Take
The holidaze are upon us with with is various gifts and free comics along with your eggnog. here’s one of the more intriguing ones; all the #2 issues of the Double Take universe will be free for the next few days, one at a time. And if you’re worried about a #2, you can […]
Weekend Webcomics: Michael DeForge’s “Winter Break” will make you want to eat turkey
Here’s a little holiday jam to get you in the mood for next week’s Turkey Marathon.