Woman World by Aminder Dhaliwal was introduced to me in March of 2020 by a highly valued friend and mentor, just as the world was locking down for the first time. It has become my comfort read throughout this wild journey we have been on in the past year as the post-apocalyptic collection of skit-esque…
INTERVIEW: Clio Isadora Returns to Her Final Year of Art School With Sour Pickles
London-based comic book creator and illustrator Clio Isadora has been self-publishing risograph comics since graduating from Central Saint Martins art school. Her work has been exhibited in both the United Kingdom and the United States. Now, for the first time, she gets to hold her first published graphic novel in her hands with Sour Pickles,…
INTERVIEW: Danielle Paige Flips the Script with Her YA Superhero #ZoeMG
As a young adult writer who’s brought us stories like Dorothy Must Die, Mera: Tidebreaker, and more, Danielle Paige is well aware of the influence of social media on teenaged girls. In #ZoeMG from InterPop Comics, Paige flips the script, she tells WWAC, in order to “really explore “what if” a teen could literally influence…
REVIEW: Gazing into the Shadows from The Crossroads at Midnight
The Crossroads at Midnight collects five short stories by Abby Howard, whose previous publications were educational science comics and the young adult dark fantasy adventure The Last Halloween. None of the stories in Howard’s newest collection is suitable for children, and the gory tone is reminiscent of twentieth-century pulp horror comic magazines. Each piece is…
INTERVIEW: Sloane Leong’s Haunting House Whispers Dark Tales in Graveneye
A red door greets you as you turn the first pages of Graveneye. “The first time we met, I bit her,” come the words, thick ink whispering darkly against bright red. As Mary timidly steps inside, nursing the wound on her hand, the house itself introduces us to Ilsa, tall and stern, waiting silently to…
REVIEW: Dead Legends II Makes Me Want to Punch Things — But in a Good Way
Dead Legends makes me feel the same way I do when the Mortal Kombat theme starts playing.
REVIEW: Discover the Nonsense Advice of Nuns in Holy Diver
Rachelle Meyer delves into her childhood attending Catholic school in Texas and reflects on the lessons delivered.
REVIEW: The Secrets of Chocolate Brings the Eye Candy But Spoils the Pot
Gourmand, comic artist, and writer Franckie Alarcon puts his love of food on the page with his “The Secrets of” series of graphic novels, which NBM has published and translated to English for the first time. But the native charm of Alarcon’s illustrations and his beautiful color work clashes with such high levels of hero…
REVIEW: Humor and Genre Playfulness Elevate Black’s Myth #2
I enjoyed issue one of Black’s Myth, but I’m glad to say that issue two elevated the story from fun but somewhat unremarkable noir to something that feels truly exciting.
Previously on Comics: IDW Partners With Penguin; Ignatz Winners Shine Light on Indie Comics
Hello again and welcome to another Kate edition of Previously on Comics! Can you believe it’s been a month since Tim Drake became canonically queer?? I have no new DC news to report, other than yesterday it was Batman Day so it’s time to revisit the eternal question of whether Batman fucks (spoiler: oh yeah…
A Fistful of Comics: Crowdfunding Roundup, September ‘21
Welcome to September! I’m counting my blessings this month—my building in NYC survived Hurricane Ida’s fallout relatively unscathed (though other folks still need help), the east coast summer humidity has finally abated, and the roster of crowdfunded projects in the comics space this month is a dangerous, dangerous bounty. Each of the three spotlighted projects…
REVIEW: A Movie Theater Meets Reality in Breakwater
Breakwater is not a gentle slice-of-life story, nor is it a harrowing tale of mental illness. Rather, much like many lived experiences, it’s something in between. Katriona Chapman’s soft graphite art deftly conveys the personalities and emotions of regular people facing a difficult decision, transforming the mundane backdrop of a dilapidated cinema into a stage…