Casey Gilly

Omg- oh my goth! This was such a precious (but dark!) read. The illustrations made the book for me, I would love to have some of those framed on the wall of a nursery or give as a baby shower gift. The advice was solid as well, and humanized all the diverse aspects of parenting. I laughed and I picked up some food for thought, the perfect combination. Even if you're not goth you'll see a piece of yourself in this book.

And for those of us who aren't yet parents to humans, they do call out that cats are siblings too!

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I rather liked this. It is sort of a What If version of Buffy set in a dystopian, post-apocalyptic future, where the sun went out and Vampires roam freely during the day. There was a fight between humans and vampires and the vampires won, and Buffy has spent the last 30 years trying not to be a Slayer. But when the child of some of her dearest friends turns up on her doorstep, she'll need to pick up the stake one more time to help protect the kid.

This comic managed to get the tone of Buffy right, and had enough interesting ideas to keep me interested. It also has a good emotional arc. The art overall tasteful and impactful.

This could work as a sort of unofficial sequel to the show.

If you liked the movie Logan, you'll probably dig this.
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This caught my eye because of course Betty Cooper is the ideal final girl! Alas, this is a nearly incomprehensible jumble of slasher movie tropes that doesn't even pay off the damn title. It's just a sub-par Archie comic with blood spatters. So stupid.

FOR REFERENCE:

Contents:
• "Rosemary's Babysitter" [Betty and Veronica] / Micol Ostow, story; Laura Braga, line art; Ellie Wright, coloring
• "Be Mine or Die" [Brigitte Reilly] / Casey Gilly, story; Carola Borelli, line art; Ellie Wright, coloring
• "Melody's Next" [Josie and the Pussycats] / Sam Maggs, story; Natalie Nardozza, line art; Matt Herms, coloring
• Cover Gallery / Laura Braga and Megan Hutchison, artists
• Exploring the Cutting Room Floor: The Tale of how BETTY THE FINAL GIRL came to be! / Jamie L. Rotante, editor… (more)