If 2020 teaches us anything, it is to find hope in darkness. That hope comes in many forms, even from the past. Roxane Gay’s 2013 short story “We Are the Sacrifice of Darkness” is a story of a world plunged into literal perpetual darkness and one family’s hopes to overcome it. Now a graphic novel…
Mariah McCourt Shares Recipes for Disaster and Tea Time in Ash & Thorn Volume 1
If you’ve been following our Cook Your Comics series, you know that we are smitten with Ash & Thorn, the new series from AHOY Comics. In the first volume, available in comic stores now and in bookstores next week, writer Mariah McCourt introduces us to Lottie Thorn and her trainer, Lady Peruvia Ashlington-Voss. Unlike your…
Cartoonist Peter Ricq Firmly Believes That Ghost Are People Too
In a gorgeously illustrated 40-page book, cartoonist Peter Ricq introduces us to Ethan Alby in Ghost are People Too. Ethan is a charming little boy who loves playing with toys and his dog and spending time with his family — even though his family doesn’t actually know that he’s there.
Travelers: Following the Path of Aron Wiesenfeld’s Artistic Journey
Aron Wiesenfeld grew up with comics and became an artist largely because of them, but it’s been a long time since the comics world has seen him. Fans have watched his style evolve from work on X-Men, Cable, and Image Comics’ Team 7 in the early ’90s, followed by written and illustrated work with Deathblow…
Ashley Christine’s Midnight 99 Is a Trip for the Lizard Brain
We’ve dealt with alien lizards invading earth before with V. This time, there’s a lot less peeling off human guises to reveal the ghastly lizard creatures beneath, and a lot more sex, drugs, and probably rock n’ roll in Ashley Christine’s Midnight 99, out today from NeoText.
Raising a Glass to Tom Peyer and Edgar Allan Poe’s Snifter of Blood #1
Edgar Allan Poe might be rolling in his grave, but that won’t stop AHOY Comics’ Editor-in-Chief Tom Peyer from keeping the horror and humour pouring in with the new Edgar Allan Poe’s Snifter of Blood #1.
Step Into Yaya Han’s World of Cosplay
2020 has halted the convention season, which is a big problem for cosplayers like Yaya Han who rely on those moments of fan engagement for their livelihood. Han hasn’t been able to strut her creative stuff on the convention floor, however, she did get to take her cosplay work in a different direction with the…
UK Comics Laureate Hannah Berry Takes on Chapter 3 of Planet DIVOC-91
COVID-19 isn’t going away any time soon, and neither is the discussion and issues around it, which leaves lots of room for Planet DIVOC-91 to continue its exploration of the impact of this pandemic. Created by Sara Kenney, Creative Director at Wowbagger Productions, and Dr. Bella Starling, Director of Vocal at Manchester University NHS Foundation…
Valiant Virtual Portfolio Reviews Round 2: Writers’ Edition
After sifting through the hundreds of submissions they received from aspiring aspiring interior artists, cover artists, colorists, and letterers for their first round of virtual portfolio reviews, Valiant Senior Editors Heather Antos and Lysa Hawkins are ready to take no writers this time! Following the success of the first round Hawkins and Antos will peruse…
Cottagecore, Witchery, and Zine-Making: An Interview With Lucy Kagan
If there’s a time when the world needs cute and cozy art that prioritizes care, kindness, and magical empathy more than 2020, I can’t think of it. Enter Hazel, a witch’s lifestyle zine curated, edited, published, and designed by artist Lucy Kagan. This year’s issue, which has a theme of “Spirit,” is the series’ last…
The History and Importance of SfSx: An Interview with Tina Horn
When I sat down to have this interview with Tina Horn, it immediately felt like just a free-flowing conversation. Tina was calling in from her new apartment in LA and we got to talk about the different communities that we’re both a part of right now in pandemic times, and the struggles of trying to…
INTERVIEW: Ask for Mercy: A World of Disquiet Brings Richard Starkings and Abigail Jill Harding’s Monster Hunters to Apocalypse 2020
In season one of the fantasy horror comic, Ask For Mercy, mild-mannered real estate agent Mercy discovered there was far more to her potential when she is snatched into World War II to hunt Nazis and other monsters in The Key To Forever. In season two, The Heart of the Earth, the intrepid team of…