Last year, the Beat shined a spotlight on some X-rated covers from Unnatural. This Image Comics series, written and drawn by the much lauded Mirka Andolfo, follows Leslie, a pig girl living in a brightly colored totalitarian world. The government polices those it deems “unnatural,” and over the course of the series Leslie has ended up […]
EXCLUSIVE PREVIEW: HEX WIVES #2 takes witchcraft and gaslighting to an extreme
Like the beating of the Tell-Tale Heart, devoted housewive Isadora is hearing a scratching sound coming from within her walls. Skrttch skrttch. It sounds like a mouse, but is in fact a secret. A secret about Isadora and all the other housewives she has surrounded herself with. A secret that their husbands desperately want to […]
NSFW: New Covers for UNNATURAL, Mirka Andolfo’s Orwellian Romance Comic
Unnatural, Italian writer/artist Mirka Andolfo’s excellent Orwellian romance comic starring anthropomorphic lovers (phew!), is starting its second arc next month with issue #5. As such, Image has released some new covers for the book, one of which is maybe a little NSFW, depending on the sensibilities of your individual work place. You can find the […]
Image Expo 2018 Wrap-up with Netflix, Kirkman, McFarland, Williams, Wu, Rosenberg and MORE
Image Expo is today and the announcement segment just wrapped up. The event was streamed live from Twitch and thanks to Twitter, our own ears, and even official PR here’s a list of the new projects and announcements: • Image’s Eric Stephenson kicked things off with a keynote and mentioned big sales in 2017, comics […]
DC REBORN ROUND-UP: DARK DAYS: THE CASTING #1 is the best kind of continuity deep-dive
Snyder, Tynion, Lee, Kubert, and Romita cap off one of the stronger event preludes in recent memory
Preview: A new era begins in WONDER WOMAN #26’s “Heart of the Amazon”
Last week saw the end of one the first longer-lasting Rebirth creative teams, as Greg Rucka, Liam Sharp and Bilquis Evely bid adieu to Wonder Woman. And now with issue #26 (on sale July 12th), steps in Shea Fontana, creator of DC Super Hero Girls, and artist Mirka Andolfo, to steer the ship through its […]
Called it: Shea Fontana taking over writing Wonder Woman for five issues
The internet will remain calm today as DC announces a female writer will take over Wonder Woman, Shea Fontana.
REVIEW: MS. MARVEL #13’s Statement on Civic Engagement is Great but Late
Ms Marvel #13 Writer: G. Willow Wilson Artist: Mirka Andolfo Colorist: Ian Herring Letterer: Joe Caramagna It’s hard to believe that Kamala Khan’s story is just three years old. Under the steady hand of writer G. Willow Wilson and a number of excellent artists, most notably Adrian Alphona, Kamala’s character has already made an indelible impact on the Marvel universe […]