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One of the great delights of this year’s Eisner nominations was the inclusion of small press comic Hocus Pocus on the ballot. An investigative series focussing on the history and…
Rik Worth and Jordan Collver return with the second issue of Hocus Pocus: Magic, Mystery and the Mind, and it does not disappoint. The book continues its fun, multi-hyphenate approach…
Magic and comics go together like PB&J, but how many of us know the Western origins of parapsychology and mentalism? Writer Rik Worth’s online series offers an edutaining tour of…
“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
