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Ch-ch-changes....

July 04, 2022 by Zack Quaintance

Hey all, some changes are underway here — namely, starting tomorrow (July 5, 2022), I’m going to be taking a role as the reviews editor with my friends over at The Beat. The Beat has always been one of my favorite websites about comics, the long-reigning champ of covering the industry…

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July 04, 2022 /Zack Quaintance
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THE ILLUSTRATED AL is what if Weird Al songs but comics

June 01, 2022 by Zack Quaintance in Comics

The book is due out in November, and it features a long list of comics artists, including Bill Plympton, Aaron Augenblick, Peter Bagge, Steve Chanks, Danny Hellman, Felipe Sobreiro, and more.

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June 01, 2022 /Zack Quaintance
The Illustrated Al, Weird Al, Z2 Comics
Comics
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How LITTLE MONARCHS turned connecting with nature into one of 2022's best graphic novels

May 27, 2022 by Zack Quaintance in Comics, Interviews

Cartoonist Jonathan Case talks with us about making Little Monarchs, wanting to connect with nature, and much much more.

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May 27, 2022 /Zack Quaintance
Little Monarchs, Jonathan Case
Comics, Interviews
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DC Comics Spring 2023 YA graphic novels feature Lois Lane, Harley, and Static

May 27, 2022 by Zack Quaintance in Comics, DC Digression

All three are getting new YA graphic novels by top-tier creative teams for this time next year.

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May 27, 2022 /Zack Quaintance
Static, Harley Quinn, Lois Lane, DC Comics, YA
Comics, DC Digression
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INTERVIEW: Jeffrey Brown talks LOVED AND LOST, a new collection of his classic memoir comics

May 19, 2022 by Zack Quaintance in Interviews, Indie Comics

Loved and Lost is due out June 14 via Top Shelf, collecting three of Brown’s early books about young love, putting Clumsy, Unlikely, and Any Easy Intimacy in one place for the first time.

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May 19, 2022 /Zack Quaintance
Loved and Lost, Jeffrey Brown, IDW Publishing, Top Shelf
Interviews, Indie Comics
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Hellboy announces FRANKENSTEIN: NEW WORLD, its first post-DEVIL YOU KNOW book

May 17, 2022 by Zack Quaintance in Comics, Hellboy

Imagine Frankenstein walking around a post-apocalyptic frog world and you’re probably getting warm for what to expect from this book.

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May 17, 2022 /Zack Quaintance
Hellboy, Mike Mignola, BPRD, Devil You Know
Comics, Hellboy
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Is SUPERMAN'S PAL JIMMY OLSEN'S BOSS PERRY WHITE a perfect title?

May 16, 2022 by Zack Quaintance in Comics

DC Comics announces a new one-shot with a story from writer Matt Fraction and artist Steve Lieber, the team behind the all-time great series, Superman’s Pal Jimmy Olsen.

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May 16, 2022 /Zack Quaintance
Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen, Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen's Boss Perry White, Matt Fraction, Steve Lieber
Comics
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TALES OF THE HUMAN TARGET one-shot will be prequel to King, Smallwood series

May 11, 2022 by Zack Quaintance in Comics

The 48-page comic is due out in September, with guest artists Mikel Janín, Rafael Albuquerque, and Kevin Maguire joining Smallwood on the book.

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May 11, 2022 /Zack Quaintance
Human Target, Tom King, Greg Smallwood
Comics
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Best Comics of 2022 (So Far): Image Comics

May 06, 2022 by Zack Quaintance in Top Comics to Buy

Check out eight picks for the Best Comics of 2022 — Image Comics as well as the best graphic novels and trade collections from the publisher so far this year.

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May 06, 2022 /Zack Quaintance
Image, Image Comics, Saga, Brian K. Vaughan, Monkey Meat, Juni Ba, The Department of Truth, James Tynion IV, Ghost Cage, That Texas Blood
Top Comics to Buy
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INTERVIEW: The many interesting projects of Joseph P. Illidge

May 05, 2022 by Zack Quaintance in Interviews

The veteran comics editor talks with us about his new multi-media venture Illuminous, his vision as Heavy Metal’s e-i-c, and penning another historical music comic for the Kickstarter anthology, We Can Funk.

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May 05, 2022 /Zack Quaintance
Heavy Metal, Joseph Illidge, Illuminous, We Can Funk, Kickstarter, Kickstarter Comics
Interviews
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Under-the-Radar Vertigo Comics We’d Like to See Get New Editions

April 29, 2022 by Staff in Comics

With AIR and Enigma both getting new printings from Berger Books, we look at some other out-of-print comics we’d like to see return.

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April 29, 2022 /Staff
Vertigo, Vertigo Comics, DC Comics
Comics
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I Think, Therefore I'm Sad: IRON MAN (2020) and Ego

April 28, 2022 by Steve Baxi in Comics

Steve Baxi writes in-depth about the current run on the character by writer Christopher Cantwell, artist CAFU, and team.

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April 28, 2022 /Steve Baxi
Iron Man, Christopher Cantwell
Comics
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I HATE THIS PLACE: Kyle Starks on his first horror comic after years of action comedy

April 19, 2022 by Zack Quaintance in Interviews

‘There’s things in the woods. There’s some sort of demonic entity that roams the countryside. There’s lights in the sky. What do you do?’

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April 19, 2022 /Zack Quaintance
I Hate This Place, Kyle Starks, Skybound
Interviews
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Ram V., Rafael Albuquerque to take over DETECTIVE COMICS

April 13, 2022 by Zack Quaintance in Batman, Comics

The new team’s first issue will be Detective Comics #1062, due out July 26.

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April 13, 2022 /Zack Quaintance
Ram V, Ram V., Rafael Albuquerque, Detective Comics
Batman, Comics
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PREVIEW: You have to see these pages from AGENT OF W.O.R.L.D.E. #1

April 12, 2022 by Zack Quaintance in Previews

The first issue of the new series from writer Deniz Camp, artist Filya Bratukhin, and team is due out June 22 from Scout Comics.

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April 12, 2022 /Zack Quaintance
Scout, Scout Comics, Agent of W.O.R.L.D.E. #1, Deniz Camp, Filya Bratukhin
Previews
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Let's Read THE FILTH by Grant Morrison and Chris Weston

April 06, 2022 by Zack Quaintance in Comics

You can follow along with this read on Twitter with the hashtag #ParaPersonality.

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April 06, 2022 /Zack Quaintance
The Filth, Grant Morrison, Chris Weston, Vertigo, Vertigo Comics, DC Comics
Comics
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YA Free Period: Jadzia Axelrod and Jess Taylor talk GALAXY: THE PRETTIEST STAR

April 05, 2022 by Lisa Gullickson in YA Free Period, YA

Lisa writes, I adore Galaxy: The Prettiest Star. The writing is sharp, funny, and poignant. The art is colorful, hip, and ebullient….

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April 05, 2022 /Lisa Gullickson
Galaxy: The Prettiest Star, Jadzia Axelrod, Jess Taylor, DC Comics
YA Free Period, YA
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Mark Russell, Mike Allred team for SUPERMAN: SPACE AGE miniseries

April 04, 2022 by Zack Quaintance in Superman

The three-issue, prestige-format book has its first chapter due out on July 26.

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April 04, 2022 /Zack Quaintance
Superman: Space Age, Superman, Mark Russell, Mike Allred, DC Comics
Superman
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When does Saga Volume 10 come out?

March 28, 2022 by Zack Quaintance in Saga

Image Comics has now made the release date for the next Saga trade official…

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March 28, 2022 /Zack Quaintance
Saga, Brian K. Vaughan, Fiona Staples, Image, Image Comics
Saga
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Best Comics of 2022 (So Far): DC Comics

March 25, 2022 by Zack Quaintance in Top Comics to Buy, Top 5 Comics

Catwoman - Lonely City, The Nice House on the Lake, Action Comics Warworld Rising, and more, plus the best new collections and trades from DC.

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March 25, 2022 /Zack Quaintance
DC Comics, Best Comics of 2022, Batman, Superman, Tom King, James Tynion IV
Top Comics to Buy, Top 5 Comics
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