Sep 22
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On the surface, The Impending Blindness of Billie Scott is simply a coming-of-age story, a sweet and delightful…
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Aug 26
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Comics dealing directly with Christian themes have been mostly relegated to Chick tracts and a lot of mockery. But…
Jul 30
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Catwoman #23 marks the arrival of the Sean Gordon Murphy-verse into primary DC canon, and the start is fairly rocky.…
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It’s hard to imagine a world where Banned Book Club could be more relevant than it is right now. If it’s not clear…
Jun 3
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With almost 100 years under his yellow belt, Superman is a major part of American cultural history. As superhero…
May 20
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Over the past decade, Lucy Knisley has become a preeminent nonfiction cartoonist, creating charming, heartfelt …
May 6
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Webcomics are often dominated by the types of stories and creators that can’t access or aren’t welcome in the…
Apr 21
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The infrastructure supporting the direct market of comic shops has been shaky for years, making the impact of the…
Apr 8
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There is a semantics issue in the comics industry, one that’s been growing for the past decade and may finally come…
Mar 25
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In many ways, Kairos is an excellent fairy tale comic. The book opens with Nills and Annaelle arriving at a remote…
Mar 11
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B
There’s a sweet spot where fish-out-of-water stories meet small-town freak show stories, and King of Nowhere is…
Feb 26
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In a lot of ways, Plunge represents the core of Hill House Comics. Limited miniseries offer creators a chance to…
Feb 12
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Despite all of the hand-wringing about the state of the American comics industry, it’s impossible to ignore the…
Jan 29
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The Bat-family is a sprawling one, taking on new characters at a regular pace to keep Gotham’s prodigal son rich…
Jan 15
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Just like Young Animal before it, the Hill House imprint from DC is proving to be a fascinating experiment,…
Dec 11
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At the heart of The Banks is a criminal legacy that walks a fine line between familiar and fresh twists on old…
Nov 27
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At first glance, the most striking thing about Far Sector #1 is the artwork. That’s usually true of comic books, but…
Oct 30
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If there’s a perfect confluence between the continued boom of middle-grade graphic novels and beloved childrens’…
Oct 16
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Fans of Rainbow Rowell will know exactly what to expect when they pick up Pumpkinheads. The author has been carving…
Oct 2
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Every year the arrival of fall heralds a rush of spooky comics, and sometimes it feels like the ongoing superhero…