Maw does not want you to feel good. It pokes. It prods. It disintegrates the corporate-inspired Goop kind of feminism. CW: This review and interview mention sexual assault, PTSD, and gendered violence.
INTERVIEW: Jardine Libaire’s The GoldTwinz
Cult photographer Neil Krug adds his eye for visual storytelling to acclaimed author Jardine Libaire’s new novella, The GoldTwinz, to create something truly stunning. In their first collaboration, Krug, known for his work on album covers for the likes of Tame Impala and Lana Del Ray, brings Libaire’s “sunshine noir” story to life. Here, Libaire…
INTERVIEW: Kendra Wells Is up to Some Silly, Sexy, and Queer Real Hero Shit
Calling on their love of stories like Dragon Age and Critical Role, cartoonist Kendra Wells says that “Real Hero Shit is the most self-indulgent comic I have ever created.” With works like Tell No Tales: Pirates of the Southern Seas, contributions to The Nib, and character designs for Dimension 20’s The Unsleeping City already in their…
INTERVIEW & PREVIEW: Helen Mullane, Kev Sherry, and Katia Vecchio’s Painted
Writer Helen Mullane is no stranger to stories about girlhood, tragedy, challenging the patriarchy, and a little bit of magic, as we learned with Nicnevin and the Bloody Queen. Here she paints a similar picture with its own unique twists in Painted, a graphic novel from Humanoids under their Life Drawn imprint. Mullane joins with…
INTERVIEW: Kami Garcia On Teen Titans: Beast Boy Loves Raven
The third entry in author Kami Garcia’s Teen Titans graphic novel series, Teen Titans: Beast Boy Loves Raven serves as the meeting point for both Beast Boy and Raven after their own individual stories bring them together in person for the first time. Here, Garcia tells us about what it’s been like working on the…
INTERVIEW: Peter Milligan Discovers the Secrets to Happiness in Happy Hour
Money can’t buy you happiness, or so they say. And citizens certainly can’t rely on the government to make our happiness its priority — unless, of course, the government makes it illegal to be unhappy, as with Peter Milligan’s Happy Hour.
Cover Girl: Vault Gets Undressed [NSFW]
In a very special edition of our Cover Girl series, I’m taking a look at some very sexy, very NSFW covers and chatting with Vault Comics’ EiC, Adrian Wassel about the company’s Vault Undressed line.
Interview: Javier Olivares on Las Meninas
After reading Las Meninas (translated as The Ladies-In-Waiting and published by Fantagraphics) by Santiago García and Javier Olivares, which I wrote about last year, I knew that I had to try and get an interview with one of the creators of the text to find out how they came up with the idea behind this brilliant…
Cautionary Fables and Fairy Tales: North America an Interview with Editors Kate Ashwin and Kel McDonald
After visiting Asia, Africa, and Europe, the Cautionary Fables and Fairy Tales anthology series is moving to North America. Featuring 100 pages of entertaining and educational stories, The Woman and the Woods and Other North American Stories — now on Kickstarter — explores the stories, passed down through generations, of the people who have inhabited Turtle…
Four-Colour Faves: Diane Darcy Catches the Huntress
If we want to learn more about the character(s) called Huntress, then it’s best to ask the experts, such as Diane Darcy, master of the Helena Wayne Huntress blog and podcast. Why does Darcy love the Huntress so much? In our latest Four-Colour Faves, we find out!
INTERVIEW: Stephanie Cooke Unleashes Cute Chaos in ParaNorthern: And the Chaos Bunny A-hop-calypse
When Abby saves her sister from bullies, her magic accidentally opens a portal into another realm that unleashes troublesome bunnies into the quaint supernatural torn of North Haven. Written by Stephanie Cooke and illustrated by Mari Costa, ParaNorthern: And the Chaos Bunny A-hop-calypse is a warm-hearted middle-grade adventure about friendship, facing the challenges of growing…
INTERVIEW: Jordan Hart Explores Invisible Diseases in Ripple Effects
Fan Base Press introduces us to the first of a five-part series exploring the life of a superhero with an invisible, chronic illness. Written by Jordan Hart, illustrated by Bruno Chiroleu, flatted by Shane Kadlecik, lettered by Oceano Ransford, and featuring cover art by Justin C. Harder, Ripple Effects is the story of George Gibson,…