Author Archives: Kate Kosturski

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CSBC 11-22-23 Featured Reviews
“The Holy Roller” #1

By | Nov 23, 2023 | Reviews

Dust off your bowling shirt and bag and get ready to hit the alley with this new series that combines religion, bowling, and gratuitous violence  in a story that ends up being quite timely and emotionally stirring. Written by Rick Rememder, Andy Samberg, and Joe Trohman Illustrated by Roland Boschi Colored by Moreno Dinisio Lettered […]

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“G.O.D.S” #1

By | Oct 6, 2023 | Reviews

Much has been made about Jonathan Hickman’s new series exploring the cosmic side of Marvel, particularly because he loves to remix and expand the Marvel Universe.  All one has to do is take a look at any X-Men title from 2019 to 2021 to see the Hickman imprint of boundary breaking storytelling telling that simultaneously […]

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“Ms. Marvel: The New Mutant” #1

By | Aug 31, 2023 | Reviews

Welcome to the X-Men, Kamala Khan. As if being a teenager and an Inhuman wasn’t enough, now Ms. Marvel has to contend with death and resurrection . . . as a mutant.  This makes studying for biology and driver’s ed child’s play in comparison. Written by Iman Vellani and Sabir Pirzada Illustrated by Adam Gorham […]

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“Going Remote: A Teacher’s Journey”

By | Aug 1, 2023 | Reviews

The media coverage of COVID-19 and its impacts on education mainly has centered around K-12 students, and rightfully so, for these are perhaps some of our most vulnerable citizens with their physical, mental, and social development a work in progress.  But what coverage has been made about the college student, outside of thinkpieces on missed […]

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Feature: Hellboy in Love #4: Shadow Theater – Part 2 (Alternate crop) Reviews
Mignolaversity: “Hellboy in Love” #4

By and | Mar 29, 2023 | Reviews

Mike Mignola, Christopher Golden, and Matt Smith’s “Hellboy in Love” #4 is the second part of the ‘Shadow Theater’ two-parter, and it’s an issue that really benefits from the previous issue doing the heavy lifting in establishing the premise. “Hellboy in Love” #4 goes straight to the fun stuff and doesn’t relent till the final […]

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“Ducks: Two Years in the Oil Sands”

By | Feb 28, 2023 | Reviews

Kate Beaton’s tale of her time working out west in the oil sands of Alberta was runner up for our Best Original Graphic Novel of 2022, and it’s easy to see why.  It’s a story that unpacks complicated socio-politics of the 21st century that are still part of our landscape today, along with one woman’s […]

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In Memoriam: Peter Robbins

By | Dec 26, 2022 | Columns

(Header image courtesy of The New York Times.) The media that shaped my formative years wasn’t the one that had a mouse at its helm.  It wasn’t the adventures of mermaids, poisoned apples, and evil stepmothers that formed the backbone of my childhood. Rather, it was the adventures of a boy and his beagle. While […]

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