Gail Simone's indie comics debut made for one of the most anticipated comics of the year, and boy did it deliver.
Taking on a 'crime drama meets Freaky Friday' feel, Simone and artist Cat Staggs' tale of a hitman swapping bodies with his depressed housewife is so much more than the premise would seemingly imply. It's frank, honest, beautifully drawn and atmospheric above all else, and with a collection of the first six issues releasing in January, there's no better time to jump on, even if we do miss the writer on Secret Six, Birds of Prey, and other DC staples.
And hey, if there's no chance of Simone coming back to DC, Crosswind is a more than suitable replacement. Image have had a brilliant year, with The Wicked and the Divine in particular hotting up considerably in the months since, but Simone's work is undoubtedly their crowning success.
Here's hoping there are more Simone-Staggs collaborations to come!
WhatCulture's very own resident movie guy, Ewan has been working in the content creation biz for over 10 years now, having started as a freelance contributor to WhatCulture Gaming all the way back in 2015. After graduating with a First-Class Honours in History from Northumbria University in 2017 (where he won a prize for a totally killer dissertation on the Watergate years), Ewan took on the role of Comics Editor at WhatCulture and quickly developed WhatCulture Comics into one of the biggest superhero-focused channels on YouTube. He followed this with a brief hiatus at Screen Rant in 2021, where he worked across the Gaming and Film sections as a writer and editor, before returning to WhatCulture as a Senior Content Producer / Presenter in 2023. He started his own podcast, We Love Dad Movies, in 2022, and has contributed several written pieces to the Eisner-nominated comics website Shelfdust as well.
In his current role, Ewan incorporates his love of cinema, comic books, and history into written pieces and video essays for WhatCulture's Film & TV channel, as well as WhatCulture Gaming and WhatCulture Horror, with a particular focus on nineties-era Dad Movies, old school Westerns, and Golden Age Hollywood Noir. John Carpenter is his fave, and he thinks Batman Beyond should never have been cancelled. If that's your vibe, you'll probably like his stuff.
