Oglaf, the long-running webcomic by Trudy Cooper and Doug Bayne, is perhaps best not spoken about in polite company. Launched in 2008, it’s a raunchy, riotous take on fantasy, sex, and comedy. Held together by punchlines and the occasional recurring character rather than an ongoing plot, Oglaf feels a bit like a graphically sexual, chaotic…
REVIEW: Die Horny is a Love Letter to Power Rangers and Kink
Rebecca Mock’s Die Horny is a kind of story we’ve all seen before—the alien conqueror lands on Earth and begins a wave of devastation! Earth’s pre-interstellar technology and defenses are nowhere near advanced enough to defeat the encroaching army! The towering general of the alien armies falls in love with a kinkster in a gimp…
INTERVIEW: Melanie Gillman Chats About Craving Queer Community in Other Ever Afters
Other Ever Afters: New Queer Fairy Tales collects Melanie Gillman’s fairy tale comics in their distinctive lush colored pencil art. The stories are diverse, poignant, and progressive, and I was thrilled to sit down with Melanie Gillman over Zoom recently and ask all kinds of questions about fairy tales, queerness, and their intersections.
REVIEW: The Lover of Everyone in the World is a Brilliant Meditation on Empathy
The Lover of Everyone in the World feels like a thought experiment – what would it be like to feel real, romantic love for every person on earth? What would it mean to be in that many relationships, and to feel that much real love for such a wide variety of people? How would it…
[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…
REVIEW: Arrive In My Hands: Queer Erotic Comics is Poetic Magic
In recent years, indie comic readers have been gifted with more and more works, from short autobiographical comics to webcomics and zines to anthologies with the erotic in mind. More comics and comic-related reading material crowdfunded, printed out for conventions, and uploaded online exploring not just queer identities but queer desire and queer liberation. This…
REVIEW: Raising Hell with Grimm Spotlight: Hellchild
Half-goddess, half-vampire, and all edge, Angelica Blackstone is back in her first solo appearance since 2016. Grimm Spotlight: Hellchild serves as a reintroduction to the character, pitting the abominable daughter of Hades and Dracula against a brutal crime boss. But does this spotlight deliver on its promise of a bloody good time?
REVIEW: Queer History Sparkles in Smut Peddler: Sordid Past
All the Smut Peddler comics compile sex-positive, more or less queer- and trans-positive, very NSFW comics. They’re big anthologies, full-color, with glossy production values, and they’ve already got a following, which they very much deserve: this sixth installment in the series hits in every way. I can’t think of an NSFW comic that I’d recommend…
REVIEW: Unbound Levels Up
Initially released as a five-issue series from 2019 to 2020, Unbound blends cyberpunk and fantasy elements in a neon-infused mystery that wears its influences on its sleeve. Writer Ralph Tedesco and artist Oliver Borges team up with color artists Leonardo Paciarotti and Maxflan Araujo in a bloody hunt for werewolves, vampires, and masked killers through…
REVIEW: Grimm Tales of Terror Quarterly Presents: Bachelorette Party
Beginning with a story of fraught friendships before unfolding into a The Hangover-style paranormal mystery, the latest issue of Grimm Tales of Terror Quarterly Presents tells the story of a bachelorette party gone wrong. The interesting demonic antagonist and a compelling mystery plot make for an entertaining story, but the inconsistent artwork brings the party…
REVIEW: Grimm Universe Presents Quarterly: Holiday Special 2021
Still have the holiday spirit? Jump into Grimm Universe Presents Quarterly: 2021 Holiday Special, an irreverent horror romp presented by Krampus himself. This anthology features three mean-spirited stories and an epilogue full of demons, monsters, magic, and holiday trips straight to Hell.
Possessive #3: A Failure to Launch
Possessive #3 sees Todd trying to reunite his family as the poltergeist Katheryn wreaks havoc on his life. Despite a promising premise and some fun gags along the way, this three-part horror rom-com series comes to a predictably rocky conclusion in its final chapter, leaving me rooting for Katheryn and hoping Todd gets his comeuppance…