I closed out Cannonball Read 8 with Volume of Patsy Walker, AKA, Hellcat! and was delighted by the experience. The second volume, while not the hilarious sparky joy of the first, still continues an interesting trajectory and challenges the stereotype of the “superhero comic.” I highly recommend continuing the series, and I’m sad that I now have to wait for another installment *again.* [Fun sidenote: The Chancellor has taken to saying Catsy Walker instead and then uses Kate McKinnon’s Cat Lady accent. It’s hilarious, and […]
Hellcat, a.k.a Fun and Quippy Bedtime Reading
Netflix’ Jessica Jones was my first introduction to Patsy Walker, also known as Hellcat to Marvel comics fans. You might remember her as “Trish” Walker, Jessica’s radio personality friend played by Rachael Taylor. As you can see by the karaoke comic art and the punny title, this Patsy Walker is a lot more fun than Jessica Jones‘ Patsy Walker. That’s the best way to describe this comic – fun! While I appreciate that a lot more comics, superhero and otherwise, are trying to be more lighthearted, the […]
Finishing CBR on a triple cannonball and a great graphic novel.
This is it! My last review of 2016. I wanted to at least get a triple Cannonball, if I couldn’t repeat my quadruple from 2015, and I wanted to end on a strong note. Thankfully, this review achieves both of these goals. I don’t mind when graphic novels about superheroes are dark and serious. But sometimes, you just want to have a little fun. You want to smile and laugh and enjoy some goofy hijinks. When I had heard raves for Noelle Stevenson’s Lumberjanes, I […]