PATSY WALKER aka HELLCAT #17
MALL MADNESS! How can Patsy be spending this much time with Jubilee and NOT go to the mall? Will they swing by the food court? Catch a movie? Have a fashion montage? Certainly no villains will be there. What would a villain possibly be doing at the mall??
FRESH ROMANCE Vol. 1
FRESH ROMANCE is an exciting collection of romance comics from some of comics’ most talented creators, including Kate Leth, Arielle Jovellanos, Sarah Vaughn, Sarah Winifred Searle, Sarah Kuhn, Marguerite Bennett, and Trungles. From unhappy historical marriages to covert teenage romances, there’s something for everyone in FRESH ROMANCE.
PATSY WALKER AKA HELLCAT #12, by Kate Leth, Brittney Williams, and Rachelle Rosenberg is the cat’s pajamas!
No cat puns here, I promise: Hellcat and Black Cat face off as our heroine and friends fight to save the city from cat-astrophe! They — oh, wait. I did it, didn’t I? I cat-punned. Dangit! Okay, okay, hear me out: Patsy puts Felicia’s schemes on paws when she — WAIT, I SWEAR I CAN DO THIS. DON’T PRINT–
A comiXologist recommends, from Kate Leth, Megan Levens, and Marissa Louise – SPELL ON WHEELS
Kate Leth is known for so many fun and fanciful titles like Edward Scissorhands, Bravest Warriors, and Girl Over Paris, that I was happy to take a look at the new Leth and Levens book out from Dark Horse this week: Spell on Wheels.
Three twenty-something witches who share a house in Northampton, Massachusetts have a pretty well set up coven. They have each other and they tattoo & tarot at music festivals to make ends meet. Each of the three has their own abilities to round out the team. Jolene (the tattooist) has technopathy and emotional manipulation. Claire (the Tarot Reader) has psychic intuition, visions, and obviously can read the truth of tarot cards. The youngest member of the coven is Andy, with her mastery over spellwork, charms, and potions. The best covens come in 3’s.
The trouble starts for the Spell on Wheels trio (I’m working on a better fan-made coven call sign) when their security broom is knocked over in their home and they sense it from half a state away. Some jerk named Nathan has broken into their home and is rifling through their spells and gear. Their house thoroughly ransacked and their stuff turning up all over the country when they search for it online, Jolene decides they should all pack-up and take to the road. There might even be some demon killing along the way.
I like this opening issue a lot. It has the charm and down-to-earth character work I associate with Kate Leth’s writing. Megan Levens art does so well to keep things in a grounded place that strengthens Leth’s intentions. Levens is a charming and solid choice for this project because there is certainly magic here, but it does such a nice job to keep us in the reality. Mystical elements are everywhere but we lose none of the gravity of everyday life. That is a sign of good witch fiction and this one only just started.
This book sets up what is the answer to my witch-themed prayers. Kate Leth and Megan Levens have a fun and fresh read that couldn’t have come at a better time with Halloween around the corner!
Matty Boo is a spooky ghost pirate currently haunting the halls of ComiXology and might go watch the Craft. Fairuza Balk is awesome.
Johnny Bravo, Billy & Mandy, Foster’s Home For Imaginary Friends, Cow & Chicken and Codename: Kids Next Door join the struggle as the Super Secret Crisis War rages on in SSCW Vol. 2, featuring comics by Louise Simonson, Derek Charm, Erik Burnham, Erica Henderson, Kate Leth, Troy Little, Ivan Cohen, Paulina Ganucheau, Jim Zub, Jorge Monlongo, Scott Peterson, Ryan Jampole and Lea Hernandez, part of the @idwcomics crossover sale!
INTRIGUE, VAMPIRES, THE SON OF SATAN, FRESH BREWED COFFEE AND A CUTE LITTLE MONKEY
Patsy Walker AKA Hellcat #9 by Kate Leth @kateordie and Brittney Williams @anotherbrittneywilliams has it all. It’s new today from Marvel!
What a creative team! What a comic! Girl Over Paris #2 by Gwenda Bond, Kate Leth @kateordie and Ming Doyle @mingdoyle is new today from Jet City.
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Speaking of @kateordie, her new Dark Horse book looks really rad!
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