Before Jeffrey Brown ventured off into parenting woes in a galaxy far, far away, he created three stunningly raw and honest memoirs. Top Shelf Productions brings the collection together in Loved And Lost: A Relationship Trilogy.
Reading March to Celebrate the Freedom to Read with Creators Assemble!
A few weeks ago, a copy of March: Book One by John Lewis, Andrew Aydin, and Nate Powell arrived in the mail. This was mysterious, since I’d read and loved all three volumes of March already and hadn’t ordered this copy. There was no note, but it was certain that whoever had sent it had…
INTERVIEW: Become One of the Justice Warriors With Matt Bors and Ben Clarkson
No matter how apolitical a work of art can be, all art is inherently political. Matt Bors, founder of political cartoon publication The Nib, leaned hard into this idea when he created his famous online journal in 2013. Now, nearly a decade later, Bors is retiring from his two decades of political cartooning for the…
REVIEW: Folklore and Urban Myths in After Lambana
You know how you can tell a person was killed by a sirena? They die standing up. To quote from After Lambana‘s tagline, “Lambana, the realm of the Diwata, has fallen, the Magic Prohibition Act has been signed into law, and there is something wrong with Conrad’s heart.” It’s a juicy premise from creators Eliza Victoria…
INTERVIEW: Chanan Beizer on The Golem of Venice Beach
When debut comic book writer Chanan Beizer saw that ScreenCraft had opened the door for a graphic novel competition in 2018, he was all in, having already cut his teeth with applications for their screenplay contests. With judges putting keen eyes to over 1,200 entries, Beizer won top spot in the graphic novel category for…
Previously On Comics: It’s Not Sleep Deprivation, It’s SUFFERING FOR MY ART
Good morning! Ya girl is still awake and writing this an hour before publication time, if you ever wonder about the magic behind the scenes. Let’s get to it! After twenty-two years, Joe Quesada is leaving Marvel Comics. Hired first as EIC, then promoted to Chief Creative Officer, Joe shepherded the Marvel Comics line through…
[PATREON EXCLUSIVE] [NSFW] Fumetti Nightmares: Ulula the Werewolf Woman
Our Patron-exclusive essay series continues. You can read all of these incredible analyses for as little as a dollar a month on our Patreon. As a warning, this article is most certainly not safe for work. The comic discussed here includes explicit sex and violence, including a combination thereof that some readers may find uncomfortable or…
INTERVIEW: So Much to See in Jessi Sheron’s The Sea in You
Lured into the ocean by the hypnotic melodies of a mythical creature, 15-year-old Corinth finds herself swept away in the most unlikely friendship. Reimagining The Little Mermaid fairy tale with a properly terrifying sea creature and a relationship that goes far deeper than yearning from a distance, Jessi Sheron makes us a part of her…