Spring is in the air! In theory. There’s a snowstorm going on outside my window right now. But we’ve got some exciting VIZ news and reviews to go over this month, so let’s get to it! We’re covering some different genres this month, from classic horror Orochi to recent shoujo Ima Koi: Now I’m in…
REVIEW: Flung Out of Space Paints a Complex and Brilliant Portrait of Patricia Highsmith
I don’t have the right words to prepare you for this comic. At its simplest, Flung Out of Space is about Patricia Highsmith’s quest to escape the drudgery of writing comics and get her novels published, including Carol, considered the first lesbian romance with a happy ending. It’s also about her years-long attempt to try…
“Will This Be the Year the Earth Refuses to Forgive Us?” A Review of Notes from the Burning Age
This is the humanity that is on display throughout Claire North’s Notes from the Burning Age. One side of that feature of human nature that is a desire to leave some kind of mark on the world, even if it is just something small token for someone to stumble upon in the future. Here’s the…