The X-Men have established a sanctuary nation state for all mutants, but now they need a way to bring in mutant refugees from governments who don’t recognize Krakoa’s sovereignty. Enter: the Marauders. The name formerly associated with Mister Sinister’s team of assassins has been co-opted by the heroes, with Kitty…
After last week’s moving “very special episode,” Riverdale jumps ahead to the start of the school year and, refreshingly, takes things back to basics. That’s right: At least for a little while, that gang’s biggest concerns are boring summer reading assignments, football practice, and throwing raging parties. Normal…
Fans of Rainbow Rowell will know exactly what to expect when they pick up Pumpkinheads. The author has been carving out her niche in young adult novels and comics, delivering books like Fangirl and (along with artist Kris Anka) the new Runaways. Rowell has worked hard to earn her reputation with fans as someone with a…
In our monthly book club, we discuss whatever we happen to be reading and ask everyone in the comments to do the same. What Are You Reading This Month?
I’m a Seattle local who basically grew up reading your column. I think you’ve always given really sound advice, so I’m reaching out. My boyfriend and I have been together for two years. We started out poly, but I was clear from the start that when I fall in love with someone, I lose all attraction to anyone other than…
Raina Telgemeier isn’t solely responsible for the explosion of graphic novels in the current literary landscape, but sometimes it feels like the industry revolves around her. It might just be a coincidence that The New York Times revived its Graphic Books and Manga bestsellers list the week after the release of…
When the Inferior 5 was introduced back in the late ’60s, the team was a parody of the Justice League spotlighting goofy characters who failed to match the heroism of their superhero parents. For the team’s revival, Keith Giffen and Jeff Lemire go in a very different direction as they craft a superhero horror story…
This episode is Adult ISH at its best, as it gets away from guest interviews and leans into fireside chat mode and reveals where the hosts come from and where they are going. Co-host Nyge Turner recollects a family trip where he boards a luxury tour bus for what he believes to be a wine tasting but instead ends up…
There was a point, not all that long ago, when nearly every person in America knew John Hodgman’s face. Whether or not you were a fan of extremely nerdy books of comical fake trivia, Hodgman was briefly ubiquitous in your life, thanks to starring alongside Justin Long in a massively successful Apple ad campaign that…
There is no progress without hope. Belief in a better world drives social and political change; it’s the flame that creates an inferno when it spreads to enough people, motivating them to take action to achieve a shared goal. Hope alone won’t save the world, but we’re doomed without it. Eleanor Davis is a cartoonist…
Carnage has always been a villain rooted in sociopathic horror, but Marvel has turned the terror way up for Absolute Carnage, a crossover event that has Carnage building a cult around him as he murders anyone previously touched by a symbiote. The creative team behind Marvel’s highly successful Venom series delivers a…
No matter how zany the last season of Riverdale got, it was always under the somber shadow of the sudden and untimely passing of Luke Perry. Perry’s performance as Fred Andrews was like a constant warm hug, which made him the true beating heart of Riverdale. Respectfully, the show proceeded as planned with season…
We brought Savage Love Live to the Music Box Theatre in Chicago, the Barrymore Theatre in Madison, and the Pantages Theatre in Minneapolis over three nights. As is always the case at live shows, the crowd had more questions than I could possibly answer in a single night. So in this week’s column, I’m going to tear…
There’s no way to fully comprehend historical atrocities when you learn about them in school. There’s the distance of time and the reinterpretation of events for academic texts, diminishing the personal impact of past horrors to place them in a larger historical context. The atrocities committed by the United States…
Although the lyrics to her songs chart her inner world in intense topographical detail, Liz Phair tends to leave names out of it. Even her famously confessional 1993 debut, Exile In Guyville, drapes its righteous kiss-offs in coy first-name-basis storytelling, leaving listeners to speculate for themselves who the…
No disrespect to anyone else who’s answered The A.V. Club’s various sets of 11 Questions—certainly not beloved character actress Margo Martindale—but no one has rolled with queries about film quotes, food, and rewriting history quite like Shea Serrano. To be fair, Serrano is a culture writer for The Ringer and the New…
From the team behind Inside Conan comes Team Coco’s first scripted comedy podcast, Frontier Tween, which boasts an all-female writing staff (who, full disclosure, are former employees of The A.V. Club’s sister site, The Onion). In the vein of coming-of-age memoirs, Frontier Tween puts a hilarious spin on Laura Ingalls…
Gotham City has always been creepy, and Steve Orlando’s work in the setting really leans into its monstrous qualities. Orlando’s time in Gotham started with the “Night Of The Monster Men” crossover, where the Bat-family faced off against grotesque beasties, but the monsters are the heroes in Orlando’s latest title, Got…
Two men arrive in a village by foot. Though sometimes they arrive in a car, or a tank, or by air. They arrive at sunset, usually armed with gun or blade but occasionally with nothing more than the brute strength of their hands. Two men—it’s always two men—one tall and stupid, the other short and weasel-faced. They…
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