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Author: Lydia Turner

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Nightmare Factory – John Kenn Mortensen’s Melodic Wordplay is Just as Nuanced as His Illustrations in this New Picture Book from Fantagraphics

  • by Lydia Turner
  • October 9, 2024

A pale drummer boy mindlessly plays on as a candle drips wax over his head. A grimy man cocks his trumpet like a gun, the canister on his back ready…

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Mothballs – Sole Otero’s Vivid Family Saga Highlights the Impact of Generational Trauma

  • by Lydia Turner
  • October 2, 2024

Translated by the fantastic Andrea Rosenberg (of Ocultos and Totem acclaim), Mothballs from Sole Otero and Fantagraphics is set in Buenos Aires in the year 2001. The gorgeous Argentinian landscape…

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“There is Such a Rich History of Queer Liberation in Comics” – Looking Back on PrideCAF 2024 and Chatting with the Team Behind Bristol’s Much Loved LGBTQIA Comics Festival

  • by Lydia Turner
  • September 23, 2024

Since its inception in 2021, Pride Comic Art Festival, affectionately known as PrideCAF has come back each year, bigger and better than ever. Every year, the festival occurs at The…

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When to Pick a Pomegranate – Yasmeen Abedifard’s Visceral Storytelling Will Stick with Readers for a Long Time to Come

  • by Lydia Turner
  • September 20, 2024

Yasmeen Abedifard’s When to Pick a Pomegranate is a collection of thought-provoking vignettes from indie publisher Silver Sprocket. With a focus on reflection, interconnectedness, sensuality and the cyclical nature of…

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Lord of the Flies – A Stellar Adaptation of a Challenging Classic from Aimée de Jongh and Faber

  • by Lydia Turner
  • September 13, 2024

Harsh, chaotic and honest. These are all words that come to mind when thinking of William Golding’s literary masterpiece Lord of the Flies. With heavy themes about morality at its…

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Ocultos – Dance Between Dreams and Reality in New Cosmic Mysteries from Laura Pérez and Fantagraphics

  • by Lydia Turner
  • September 10, 2024

Earlier this year, I had the joy of reading and reviewing Laura Pérez’s first English-translated graphic novel, Totem. With an overlying feeling of uncanniness, and a focus on the spiritual…

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The Philosopher, the Dog and the Wedding – A Riveting Account of One of the First Female Philosophers from Barbara Stok and SelfMadeHero

  • by Lydia Turner
  • September 4, 2024

Picture the scene: it’s Ancient Greece, in the fourth century BCE. Young Hipparchia has one aim in mind; to marry into a prominent family and become even richer. Little does…

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Colours Side A – A Poetic, Eccentric Dual Narrative from Nev Bamshew

  • by Lydia Turner
  • August 27, 2024

Colours Side A, a self-published project from creator Nev Bamshew, is not your typical indie comic. I realised this when I received not only my copy of the book, but…

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Murdervale – The Hell of Daily Life Becomes Something Far More Literal in Vicente Cifuentes’ Horror Story from Dark Horse

  • by Lydia Turner
  • August 20, 2024

“What if by trying to escape the hell of daily life, you’ve instead actually entered hell?”. The tagline on Dark Horse’s website to promote their newest supernatural horror compendium Murdervale…

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The Night Never Ends – Get Ready for the Spooky Season with New Horror Comedy from Steve Thueson and Silver Sprocket

  • by Lydia Turner
  • August 19, 2024

“Why go to the movies when you can read a horror comic?!”. This absolute belter of a quote from Caroline Cash stands out against the black background of the cover…

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“I’m Most Interested in Characters that Are Not So Easily Written Off as Only Good or Only Bad” – Beth Hetland Blurs the Lines in Body Horror in ‘Tender’ from Fantagraphics

  • by Lydia Turner
  • August 9, 2024

Shocking, thrilling and intriguing, Beth Hetland’s Tender, a psychological thriller from Fantagraphics, erupted onto the comics scene earlier this year, both startling and delighting horror lovers, and cementing Hetland as…

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Everything Sucks and Everything Sucks: All Cats Go to Hell! – A Hilarious Low Stakes Alt Comic from Michael Sweater and Silver Sprocket

  • by Lydia Turner
  • August 6, 2024

I had no idea what to expect when I picked up the first two volumes of Everything Sucks from Michael Sweater and Silver Sprocket. Sure, the covers are pretty jazzy;…

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Suffrage Song: The Haunted History of Gender, Race and Voting Rights in the U.S. – An In-Depth, Intersectional History of Women’s Fight for the Vote from Caitlin Cass and Fantagraphics

  • by Lydia Turner
  • August 1, 2024

Perhaps now more than ever, the right to vote and have our voice heard is at the forefront of many people’s minds. It’s so important that we remember the drastic…

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French Girl – Jessie Lee Kercheval’s Graphic Memoir Debut is an Eloquent Reflection on Feelings of Displacement

  • by Lydia Turner
  • July 25, 2024

“Comics made to challenge and delight, from a nonprofit publisher built to serve.” This is the mantra of Fieldmouse Press, a small, nonprofit publisher of comics based in California. Fairly…

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Loud: Stories to Make Your Voice Heard – Dark Horse’s New Anthology Reclaims the Narrative and Gives Women Their Voice Back

  • by Lydia Turner
  • July 24, 2024

There are few women I know who haven’t experienced some form of sexual harassment in their lifetime. Fewer have never felt intimidated or threatened by a man, and when it…

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Tales of Ona Vol. 1 – Ecology and Magic Combine in a Visual Triumph from Europe Comics

  • by Lydia Turner
  • July 18, 2024

Europe Comics has produced some graphic novel gems since their conception in 2015. Solely dealing in digital comics, the company has a reputation for good quality, with an eclectic mix…

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The Midnite Show – Slasher Fun Abounds in a Monstrous Comics Compendium from Masters of Horror Cullen Bunn, Brian Hurtt and Dark Horse Comics

  • by Lydia Turner
  • July 11, 2024

Continuing their reign as masters of gothic horror fantasy in the graphic novel world, the creators involved with titles including Manor Black, Harrow County and The Sixth Gun are back…

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I’m a Mess: A Guide to a Messy Life – Showcasing the Ingenuity and Inventiveness of a Cluttered Lifestyle, from Einat Tsarfati and Mad Cave Studios

  • by Lydia Turner
  • July 9, 2024

Marketed as a “charmingly honest illustrated guide to living a messy life!”, Einat Tsarfati and Maverick Press’s pastel delight I’m a Mess: A Guide to a Messy Life is a…

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