Happy pride month, VIZ fans! Unfortunately, most of my offerings this month are not especially LGBT, but I do have a review of Oto Toda’s collection To Strip The Flesh, the titular story of which is about a trans man! But first, the news.
INTERVIEW: Chris Grine Goes Everywhere With Secrets of Camp Whatever Vol. 2: The Doors to Nowhere
Summer camp in a creepy old town is the last thing Willow wanted to do, but after getting tangled up in the weird old camp’s ancient mysteries, she certainly can’t say that camp is boring! Now, a year older and wiser and sporting a new hair color, Willow returns in Camp Whatever Vol. 2: The…
Previously on Comics: Anime Fans Pressure AX Into Changing Their COVID-19 Policies–in a Good Way For Once
Hello again! Kate here to share what’s been going on in Comicslandia this past week, and what seems to have been going on is a lot of con stuff and people stuff. That’s cool. I like cons. And people. Mostly. The top story I saw last week was all about Anime Expo’s COVID-19 policies. AX…
[PREVIEW] Choose Your Own Adventure: Journey Under the Sea
Explore the ocean depths as you seek out the mysteries of Atlantis. Turn the page if you want to check out the dark and foreboding cave, or skip ahead to follow the mysterious path… Young adult adventure lovers and fans of Choose Your Own Adventure books can join in the celebration as Oni Press rings in…
How Poltergeist Catfished the World
Poltergeist’s trailer promised a terrifying tale of TV static and ghostly hauntings. What it offered was something vastly different — but I loved it anyway.
[PREVIEW] Loved And Lost: A Relationship Trilogy
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…
