It’s MarchApril?? Well, it’s never a bad time to read a list of our favorite comics from small presses, indie presses, and creators who self-publish! Specifically favorites — best-of lists promise a lot, and we’d rather just let you know what we loved. So grab a comic and hang out in that nice spring weather.
REVIEW: Queenie: Godmother of Harlem Brings an Untold Story to Life
When we think of gangsters and racketeers, we usually (unfairly, I might add) think of men. But historical women racketeers? We hear about them, annoying, far less frequently. As we know from art history, the lives of these women — and their legacies — can be far more interesting, intriguing, and unfortunately overlooked than their…
REVIEW: Flung Out of Space Paints a Complex and Brilliant Portrait of Patricia Highsmith
I don’t have the right words to prepare you for this comic. At its simplest, Flung Out of Space is about Patricia Highsmith’s quest to escape the drudgery of writing comics and get her novels published, including Carol, considered the first lesbian romance with a happy ending. It’s also about her years-long attempt to try…
Our Little Kitchen Shows That Picture Books Can Be Comics
The 2021 Eisner Award winners were announced on July 23rd, and one winner in particular stood out to me. Jillian Tamaki’s Our Little Kitchen, a beautiful picture book about neighbors cooking a meal in a community kitchen, won the Eisner for Best Publication for Early Readers. In an excited instagram post, Jillian Tamaki shared her…