GRAPHIC NOVEL REVIEW: 10 Years to Death from AfterShock Comics
10 Years to Death is everything you come to a one-shot horror comic for: its economical, its effective and its eerie. The formula has not been shattered…our full review.
Read MoreTRADE COLLECTION REVIEW: Friday Book One - The First Day of Christmas
Friday Book One - The First Day of Christmas is an incredible start to what is sure to be an incredible series, featuring as it does incredible work by writer Ed Brubaker and artist Marcos Martin.
Read MoreGRAPHIC NOVEL REVIEW: Graveneye from TKO Studios
TKO unsurprisingly has another hit on their hands. Graveneye is everything I want a horror comic to be and more, with art that still gives me chills, and a truly unique perspective on how we engage with the world around us.
Read MoreTrade Collection Review: Orcs in Space, Vol. 1 TP
What makes Orcs in Space, Vol. 1 special is that it uses short-hand of the genres we love to intrigue us, it disarms us with jokey-jokes, and then sucker-punches us in the feels with a story about empathy as a means of personal growth.
Read MoreGRAPHIC NOVEL REVIEW: The Crossroads at Midnight
Abby Howard — the creator of The Crossroads at Midnight — is someone to look out for. Her style and strengths are on full display here, and I think this would be a great collection of horror comics for kids
Read MoreTRADE COLLECTION REVIEW: Eternals Vol. 1 - Only Death is Eternal
‘Eternals Vol. 1 - Only Death is Eternal is a book I’m of two minds about…’ reviewer Keigen Rea delves into the new series from writer Kieron Gillen and artist Esad Ribić.
Read MoreTRADE COLLECTION REVIEW: The Swamp Thing Vol. 1 - Becoming
In the six issues collected for The Swamp Thing Vol. 1 - Becoming, this book proves to be the best superhero title at any major publisher. Bar none.
Read MoreGRAPHIC NOVEL REVIEW: Fictional Father by Joe Ollmann
Fictional Father by Joe Ollmann is a new graphic novel — published in May by Drawn & Quarterly — that explores father-son relationships, newspaper cartooning, and doing your best. Check out our review now…
Read MoreGRAPHIC NOVEL REVIEW: Whistle - A New Gotham City Hero
Whistle: A New Gotham City Hero, by E. Lockhart (Genuine Fraud, We Were Liars) and Manuel Preitano (The Oracle Code), is about Willow Zimmerman’s fall from grace….our full review!
Read MoreGRAPHIC NOVEL REVIEW: The Labyrinth HC by Simon Stålenhag
I had a great experience with The Labyrinth. Stories that depend on my own interpretation are becoming exceedingly rare. Steve Baxi writes about the new book from Simon Stålenhag, due in November.
Read MoreGRAPHIC NOVEL REVIEW: Did You Hear What Eddie Gein Done?
"Did You Hear Eddie Gein Done?" uses the facts of Ed Gein’s life to tell a story so compelling, so expertly rendered and compassionately told, it will have you questioning what you consider your truth.
Read MoreGRAPHIC NOVEL REVIEW: Delicates by Brenna Thummler
The title of the graphic novel, Delicates, plays a dual role…The sheets and the laundromat are the clear connection, but with the ongoing theme of people and how fragile they can be, even if we don’t see it, is also there…
Read MoreTRADE COLLECTION REVIEW: Nightwing Vol. 1 - Leaping Into The Light
In Nightwing Vol. 1 - Leaping Into The Light, ‘Nightwing is back—and his drive to keep Blüdhaven safe has never been stronger! But his adoptive city has elected a new mayor with the last name Zucco…’
Read MoreGRAPHIC NOVEL REVIEW: I Want You by Lisa Hanawalt
I Want You never reaches the highs of Tuca and Bertie or Bojack Horseman, but it’s still an amazing text full of heart, humor, and occasional melancholy.
Read MoreGRAPHIC NOVEL REVIEW: The Butchery from Fantagraphics
Like the relationship it depicts, The Butchery somewhat disappointingly does not lead to something substantial. But those sweet pieces of nothing that it renders were still lovely in their own right. Our full review…
Read MoreGRAPHIC NOVEL REVIEW: Rainbow Bridge
While I might not be the best judge for this material, I nevertheless highly recommend reading Rainbow Bridge with your kid. I’m sure they’ll love it….
Read MoreGRAPHIC NOVEL REVIEW: Destroy All Monsters - A Reckless Book
It comes as no shock to say I loved everything about Destroy All Monsters. But I think what might need to be said more than anything is that this is a story I feel compelled to sit with and discuss…
Read MoreGRAPHIC NOVEL REVIEW: Friend of the Devil - A Reckless Book
This is unsurprisingly a very well-made book, but there’s something just a bit below the surface in Friend of the Devil - A Reckless Book that I find it far more interesting to write about…
Read MoreGRAPHIC NOVEL REVIEW: Old Head by Kyle Starks
The graphic novel Old Head by Kyle Starks is a hilarious, gripping, gorefest of a horror-comedy about a father trying to learn to see himself through his twelve-year-old daughter's eyes.
Read MoreGRAPHIC NOVEL REVIEW: It's Not What You Thought It Would Be
‘I keep returning to the same thought: I’ve never read a graphic novel quite like this one, and I wish I had had something similar as a teen.’ —Deidre Freitas reviews It’s Not What You Thought It Would Be by Lizzy Stewart.
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