Heroines #1-4 Space Goat Publications, 2017 Writer: Ted Naifeh Writer Ted Naifeh has written a superhero comic book which ostensibly has a feminist, or at least a mildly subversive agenda. The lead character, Marcy Madison, has the innate ability to cause very bright flashes of light that can debilitate her adversaries. She is idealistic, young, … Read more
Cable #1 Marvel Comics, May 2017 Writer: James Robinson “Cable” #1 is the first issue of a new comic book series from US publisher Marvel Comics that focuses on a character, being both a mutant and a cyborg, called Cable. The backstory to this character is as confusing as its categorisation. Cable is the middle-aged, … Read more
Our publication has a category devoted to “superheroes”. It is a genre to which we have paid disproportionate attention, primarily because it is in English (the language of most of our contributors) and because of the sheer volume of superhero-genre material generated primarily by American publishers. But what does the word “superhero” actually denote? The … Read more
I am Groot #1 Marvel Comics, May 2017 Writer: Christopher Hastings “I am Groot” is a new comic book mini-series from US publisher Marvel Comics that serves as a tie-in to the recent “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2” motion picture from Marvel studios. Similar to the “Rocket Raccoon” comic book (which we have reviewed … Read more