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The Legend of Kamui Vol. 1 – Half a Century After Its Publication in Japan, Shirato Sanpei’s Manga Series is Available in English and Well Worth the Wait

  • by Lindsay Pereira
  • March 28, 2025

In April 2024, the Governor of Japan’s Shizuoka Prefecture was compelled to announce his resignation after making a speech that sparked debate across the country. Apparently, while speaking to newly…

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I Ate the Whole World to Find You – Rachel Ang’s Stories Examine the Hidden Nuances of Romantic and Familial Relationships

  • by Lindsay Pereira
  • March 27, 2025

It takes a while to pull at all the threads running through Rachel Ang’s stories in this, her debut collection. When one does manage it, however, there is a prevailing…

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Past Time #1 – Russell Mark Olson Brings to Life New Joe Harris Horror Title From Mad Cave Studios 

  • by Gary Usher
  • March 25, 2025

Readers may be familiar with artist Russell Mark Olson from his ongoing Gateway City  stories serialized online and collected in five volumes. His Prohibition-era gangsters and aliens epic definitely prepared…

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Safaa and the Tent: Diary of a Cartoonist from Gaza Oct 2023-Dec 2024 – A Simply Essential Piece of Personal Testimony from Safaa Odah

  • by Andy Oliver
  • March 24, 2025

While all the comics work we have recently covered on the genocide in Gaza has been deeply affecting, today’s addition to our Broken Frontier Palestine Resource List is particularly heartrending….

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Land of Mirrors – María Medem’s Dreamlike Graphic Novel from Drawn & Quarterly is a Feast for the Eyes as Well as the Soul

  • by Lindsay Pereira
  • March 24, 2025

María Medem thinks about colour a lot. This isn’t a speculative statement as much as it is a declaration based on work the Spanish artist has been putting out from…

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The Confessional – A Debut Gothic Horror to Sink Your Teeth into from Paige Hender and Silver Sprocket

  • by Lydia Turner
  • March 20, 2025

A bony hand caresses the cheek of a vampire, her eyes (and fangs) gleaming with pleasure. Surrounding her are two lavish stained-glass windows, reminding one of decadent cathedrals. In sensual…

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mini kuš! #130: A Box of Candy – etchingroom1 Reflects on the Harsh Pain of Unfulfilled Love

  • by Andy Oliver
  • March 19, 2025

And so to the final release from the latest clutch of Latvian publisher kuš! comics’ mini kuš! minicomics (catch up with our most recent reviews of the series here). Ukranian…

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La Poderosa #1: Come With Me –  Expatriate Autobiography From Powerpaola, New Continuing Series From 2dcloud 

  • by Gary Usher
  • March 18, 2025

Serial comics on the alternative side of the comics world are, sadly, rare these days. So it’s with great delight we welcome a (promised) ongoing series in La Poderosa from…

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Free For All #1 – Waging War on Billionaires in Patrick Horvath’s Satirical One-Shot from Oni Press

  • by Andy Oliver
  • March 17, 2025

If there were ever a time to “wage war on billionaires”, as the promo blurb for Patrick Horvath’s Free For All puts it, it is right here and now. This…

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Colossive Cartographies #63 – Experience the Capabilities of the ‘Astorial Shower App’ in Ed Pinsent’s Latest Colossive Cartographies Edition

  • by Andy Oliver
  • March 14, 2025

A third outing for UK small press comics legend Ed Pinsent in the Colossive Cartographies series from Colossive Press acts as a welcome reminder of the unique vision of this…

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Holy Lacrimony – Michael DeForge Continues to Share His Uniquely Skewed Perspective of the World

  • by Lindsay Pereira
  • March 12, 2025

“I thought being tethered to our computers even more would help push us to demand a more democratic, collectively-owned vision of the Internet, but I’m not sure I really saw…

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So Buttons #14 – ‘Life and Death’ is the Theme for the Latest Issue of Jonathan Baylis’s Always Welcome Autobio Anthology

  • by Andy Oliver
  • March 11, 2025

Hitting us on an annual schedule Jonathan Baylis’s So Buttons anthology series sees Baylis collaborating with numerous artists to bring largely autobiographical snapshots to life. One of its greatest selling…

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Crease – Editor Austin English Pairs Classic Transgressive Authors with Alternative Cartoonists in this Domino Books Anthology 

  • by Gary Usher
  • March 11, 2025

Editor, publisher, distributor, educator, creator Austin English flies solo on the anthology Crease, after collaborating with Floyd Tangeman on the recent Domino Books Jaywalk anthology series. Where Jaywalk was artist-oriented…

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Assorted Crisis Events #1 – Camp and Zawadzki Capture the Zeitgeist in Their Comics Events Homage Series

  • by Andy Oliver
  • March 10, 2025

If Assorted Crisis Events #1 is just one thing then it’s a book for the spirit of the age. In this first issue, writer Deniz Camp and artist Eric Zawadzki…

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Leftstar and the Strange Occurrence – Jean Fhilippe and Silver Sprocket Provide a Wonderfully Escapist Fantasy

  • by James Calderbank
  • March 7, 2025

Leftstar and the Strange Occurrence by Jean Fhilippe is a beautifully paced fantasy comic, following a magical world-builder named Leftstar on his adventures across a wonderfully rich world that Jean…

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Aya: Face the Music – The Story of Marguerite Abouet and Clément Oubrerie’s Feisty Heroine Continues from Drawn & Quarterly

  • by Lindsay Pereira
  • March 7, 2025

The last time we saw Aya, much had changed in the life of the young woman and her friends on the Ivory Coast. Claws Come Out was a great, if pithy…

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Tell Me a Story Where the Bad Girl Wins: The Life and Art of Barbara Shermund – Celebrating the Life and Legacy of One of America’s First Female Cartoonists

  • by Lydia Turner
  • March 6, 2025

One thing you should know about me is I can never resist a beautifully illustrated coffee table book. So, when a stunning new collection was released from Fantagraphics late last…

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War on Gaza – Joe Sacco’s Commentary on Events in Gaza Demands We Do Not Look the Other Way and Instead Confront the Horrors that Surround Us

  • by Andy Oliver
  • March 5, 2025

As the cartoonist behind Palestine, unquestionably a seminal piece of graphic journalism, and its follow-up Footnotes in Gaza, Joe Sacco’s commentary on the genocide in Gaza over the last year…

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