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The Brain Behind the Beatles
Dutch artist Jaron Beekes creates an easy going graphic novel about the man who raised the Beatles to stardom: Brian Epstein. Overdosing at the tender age of 32, Brian Epstein…
Why ‘Saga’ Is This Generation’s Game-Changing Comic
Brian K Vaughan and Fiona Staples’ Saga is a tale that’s as boldly imaginative as it is grounded in the complicated tragedies of reality. It excites readers when they get…
Chicago Comic-Con 2013 in Review
Trying something different, the 2013 Wizard World Chicago Comic-Con tackled a new layout for their convention programming. Did the gambit pay off? It was an unusual year for the Chicago…
Metrodome
Metrodome is the latest offering from the warped imaginations of writer Craig Collins and artist Iain Laurie, combining playful storytelling experimentation with deviously demented all-out carnage. These two gents are,…
Chicago Comic-Con 2013: Superman at 75
At Chicago Comic-Con, several guest panelists discussed the impact of the Man of Steel on popular culture, the comics industry, and their own lives. Having reached his 75th anniversary and…
Grey Area #2: The Old Straight Track
Tim Bird’s Grey Area is a comic that pushes environment to the forefront, making geographical locations its central characters and replacing traditional plotting with a flowing journey of contemplative reflection….
Does Comics Coverage Have an Impact? We Are Legion
Over at Multiversity Comics, David Harper wrote the article ‘In Defense of Comic Reviewers’, in which he responded to the discussion about the value of comics journalism (and reviewing in…
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Wu Wei: A Spiritual Comics Anthology
The stated aim of Wu Wei is to provide “an anthology that gives writers and artists a space to creatively explore spirituality through the medium of comics.” If you’re wondering…
Todd, the Ugliest Kid on Earth Volume 1
Kristensen and Perker dish up an unfortunate attempt at old-school underground that forgets to provide context or meaning for its antics. Whether it’s for the sake of publicity or to…
The DFC Library in Softcover
Last week saw the re-release of five books from the children’s comics specialists The DFC Library in new softcover editions. For those unaware of The DFC it was a brave…
Season Two, Finally! How the Second Season of ‘Morning Glories’ Has Been Playing Games With Its Audience
Morning Glories went from being one of the best, most original series, to being a bit of a mess. A fun mess, but a mess none-the-less. Season two promised a…
Sidekick #1
The second title from JMS’ reborn Joe’s Comics imprint delivers on its promise to kill the concept of the ever-annoying sidekick – but not without a little psychological torture, first……
Monster on the Hill
Great rollicking fun for the whole family, Monster on the Hill is fantastic all-ages fare! All-ages comics seem to be all the rage, right now. Of course this could change…
Batman Incorporated #13
Grant Morrison’s epic 7-year, continuity-rewriting, new-52 defying Batman story comes to a close. “Here we all are, at the grand finale.” – Talia Al Ghul There is a lot to…
The Bunker #1
A time travel series with not robots or lasers but moral conundrum and character at its heart. The first issue of Joshua Hale Fialkov and Joe Infurnari’s mystery project, The…
Broken Frontier Anthology
312 pages • 27 stories • 50 star creators
Limited copies available!Recommended Reads!
“Human Identity is a Very Complex Thing” – Yudori on ‘Lovers of the Empire’, Period Piece Comics, and the Importance of EscapismAugust 31, 2026
“There’s Nothing More Tedious than a Predictable Protagonist” – Roberta Gregory On Revisiting the Life of Her Classic Character in ‘Bitchy! The Exasperating Existence of Midge McCracken’August 31, 2026
“Shedding Light on the Absence of Queer Narrative is Like Laying Flowers for the Ghosts of Queer Souls” – Marina Lisa Komiya on the Themes of ‘On Their Frontlines: The Lives of Japanese War Brides’August 31, 2026
“I Like to Try to Write from a Place of Power” – Katie Skelly on Her New Graphic Novel ‘Heaven’, the Camaraderie Between Working Women, and Taking Readers on a Narrative RideAugust 27, 2026
“Comics, Similar to Zines, Exist as a Proletariat Art Form Within Popular Consciousness” – Raquelle Jac on Her Powerful Debut Graphic Memoir ‘Bimbo Agitprop’ from FantagraphicsAugust 13, 2026