#Megan Hutchison

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Minor Arcana #4 by Jeff Lemire. Cover by Lemire. Variant covers by (2) Megan Hutchison, (3) Lemire and (4) Raúl Allén. Out in December.

"In a desperate bid to free herself of this new "curse," Theresa finds herself thrown into the Unseen World once again. Delving deeper into the mysterious realm, Theresa uncovers secrets that will prove vital to her understanding of this power… but also finds herself stalked by a Dark Figure whose presence grows increasingly sinister."

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Archie Comics: Judgment Day #1 of 3, written by Aubrey Sitterson, interior art by Megan Hutchison, colors by Matt Herms, covers by Megan Hutchison (A), Francesco Francavilla (B), Jae Lee (C), and Reiko Murakami (D)

Yeah, I don't know what to make of this one either.

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Minor Arcana #4 (BOOM!, December 2024) variant cover by Megan Hutchison

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Archie Andrews battles demons in ‘Archie Comics: Judgment Day’

The first Archie Premium Event debuts in May.

cover by Megan Hutchison

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Superman & Lois by Megan Hutchison.

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Dive Deeper Into Your First Look at Minor Arcana #4

Dive Deeper Into Your First Look at Minor Arcana #4 #comics #comicbooks

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Blow Away #2 by Zac Thompson and Nicola Izzo. Cover by Annie Wu. Variant covers by (2) Megan Hutchison and (3) Tyler Boss. Out in May.

"While Brynne is absolutely convinced of the murder she witnessed, the local authorities are only helpful in adding to her growing paranoia. It's only a matter of time before the recovered frozen camera thaws, however, and the missing clues melt away the next layer to the mystery…"

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Archie Comics: Judgment Day #3, written by Aubrey Sitterson, art by Megan Hutchison

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Archie Comics Preview: Judgment Day #2

Read a preview for Archie Comics: Judgment Day #2 from Archie Comics, written by Aubrey Sitterson with art by Megan Hutchison.

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Archie Comics Preview: Judgment Day #2

Read a preview for Archie Comics: Judgment Day #2 from Archie Comics, written by Aubrey Sitterson with art by Megan Hutchison.

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ARCHIE COMICS: JUDGEMENT DAY no.3 • cover art • Megan Hutchison [July 2024]

In the ferocious final issue releasing July 31, Archie's war on the demons who have overrun Riverdale in the End of Days has taken its toll, as his bond with the demon Alistair has given him power at a great cost. 

It’s finally time for Archie to decide—will he give himself over fully to Alistair, or retain the parts of himself that make him Archie? 

A mind-bending horror limited series by Aubrey Sitterson and Megan Hutchison.

“What has always made Archie special to me was the characters and their distinct designs and identities," Sitterson added. "I think that's long been the appeal of Archie, that someone can pick up a book and, within a few pages, understand all they need to know about the world.

The fact that Archie and the gang aren't just characters but something deeper, archetypes, makes working on a book like JUDGMENT DAY all the more rewarding, as we have more than 80 years of expectations to rebel against and subvert.”

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Comics Read 08/13- 20/2023

Over this period I of time I read Rockstars written by Joe Harris, art by Megan Hutchison-Cates, colors by Kelly Fitzpatrick, designer Tom Muller, letters by Michael David Thomas, and edited by Shawna Gor. The edition I read this time was Rockstars The Complete Series as published by Vault. Years ago I read the first arc, “Nativity in Black Light”, in the trade paperback as published by Image Comics. I intended to get the second arc’s trade paperback, “Children of the Beast” as published by Image, but somehow missed it. Anyway, I am glad I got this edition as it encouraged by to reread the first arc which I otherwise remember next to nothing about. The page I scanned to illustrate this post, with its myriad references to our world’s rock ’n’ roll icons and legends may be the part I most clearly remember. 

A quick search on my tags reveals I have never written about Joe Harris on this blog. This really emphasizes how long it has been since I have read any of his work. I have been writing about all the comic books I read for the better part of four years, and even though I was reading most of what he wrote for a while, none of it was during this time! I first became aware of Harris around 2013, when I was preparing to attend my first New York Comic Con. I went to a signing at Forbidden Planet the same week to get some comic books signed. There were four comic makers there. For some reason I now only remember the two that I was not there to see. One of them was Joe Harris, who at the time was primarily promoting his The X-Files season 10 comics (before the revival meant there was a tenth season of the television show). I have a complicated relationship to TXF. It was the first show I really obsessed over, it’s the first I feel angrily disillusioned over. I’m writing something about it in my other Tumblr for the anniversary.  That night, I bought the trade paperback Great Pacific, one of Harris’s other creator owned comics. I liked it a lot and started following his creator owned output. I bring this up because the lead characters of Rockstars, Jackie and Dorothy, have a Mulder and Scully-esque dynamic. Jackie is driven by his family history and seeks answers through mystical uses of cards. Dorothy is a journalist, and seeks answers that she can safely publish. These two character arcs were not really developed enough either of them, but Jackie gets to a more interesting crossroads. 

More directly relevant to this book, between reading the first arc the first time and reading this all now, I have steeped myself more in rock ’n’ roll legends than I was doing the first time around. Among other things I watched Brian De Palma’s The Phantom of the Paradise which reminded me about how often Faustian bargains and early death have been staples of rock legends since nearly the beginning. The plane crash that killed Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and “The Big Bopper” J. P. Richardson pretty much solidified this. This event is included in Rockstars, though the way is in questionable taste. (Coincidentally, that plane crash was also important to the plot of a famous episode of TXF.)

The plot of Rockstars, starts with investigating the mysterious deaths of a couple of groupies decades apart. There are ghost gangs of the groupies interfering with the investigation and they tend to be herald by the wrong lyrics of famous songs. The deaths of the murdered ones are related to demonic champions of the bands. Each arc covers a different demon in relation to a different band. The first band is an arch-typical second wave British invasion bad from the 1970s, and the second is arch-typical early hair metal band from the 1980s. I am more familiar with the former than the latter, despite actually living through parts of the 1980s. The plot didn’t really add up for me. But I love a lot of the details in the drawings, nods to famous theories and art. I also am touched by the concept of how generations are bonded because we each go through the same cycles of cultural events. I just wish that Dorothy’s character design wasn’t so close to some of the groupies in flashbacks or ghost form. It was needlessly confusing.

I feel like, of what I have read, the best comic books about loving music are Kieron Gillan and Jamie McKelvie’s Phonogram and The Wicked + The Divine. This isn’t like either of those, and that is a good thing. For all it’s flaws, I wish there was more of it.