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REVIEW: Emily Carroll’s A Guest in the House Beckons with Gothic Fantasies

October 25, 2023

The genre of gothic horror is replete with imagery from an imagined past of crumbling castles and abandoned graveyards. Even in the Victorian era, whose media culture evinced a strong interest in the gothic, these spooky stories were often set in isolated country manors far away from the ...

Comics, Reviews

REVIEW: The Hills of Estrella Roja Embarks on a Spooky Southwest Gothic Adventure

August 29, 2023

Ashley Robin Franklin’s The Hills of Estrella Roja follows two teens on a search for cryptids around a border town in southwestern Texas. Kat is creating content for a podcast, while Mari is attempting to bring family secrets to light. As they navigate a gorgeous desert landscape, the two young ...

Comics, Reviews

REVIEW: Mamo Explores the Darker Side of Witchy Traditions

August 22, 2023

Sas Milledge’s graphic novel Mamo embraces the cottagecore aesthetic. Its pages are filled with lush rural landscapes, small magical adventures, and quaint witchcraft traditions. At the same time, Milledge directs a challenge toward the concept of “tradition” by showing how a conservative ...

Manga, Reviews

REVIEW: River’s Edge Reflects Gritty Millennial Malaise

August 18, 2023

Kyoko Okazaki’s graphic novel River’s Edge is a gritty foray into the lives of teenagers with nothing to lose. Originally serialized between 1993 and 1994 in the women’s fashion magazine Monthly Cutie, this powerful work by an influential artist has been released in a handsome edition by ...

Bookmarked, Reviews

REVIEW: Camp Damascus by Chuck Tingle offers Both Tingles and Camp (Spoiler-free)

July 18, 2023

In Camp Damascus, a young adult thriller by Hugo-award finalist Chuck Tingle, Rose is a smart, neurodivergent high school senior. She’s developing a crush on a girl in her class. She loves Jesus and scientific research. We swiftly learn that Rose’s parents ration her time looking up information ...

Manga, Reviews

REVIEW: The Other World’s Books Depend on the Bean Counter Vol 1 — Fantasy Worlds Can Be Just Like Ours!

July 6, 2023

Accountant Kondou Seiichirou finds himself in an alternate universe in The Other World’s Books Depend on the Bean Counter Vol. 1, from creators Kazuki Irodori and Kikka Ohashi. And his first job there is to, well, find a job. But in a universe where spells, potions, and holy maidens ...

Comics, Essays, Reviews

REVIEW: Ray Nadine’s Light Carries On Is A Low Key, Punk Rock Love Story That’ll Save Your Life

May 17, 2023

Light Carries On is a haunting love story that surreptitiously defies your tired expectations to surprise you with genuine empathy, healing and joy. Light Carries On Ray Nadine Dark Horse Books May 16, 2023 Light Carries On opens with Leon, our romantic lead, simmering with dissatisfaction. ...

Comics, Indie & Small Press, Reviews

REVIEW: Polyamory Comics is a Sweet Reflection on Poly Life

April 21, 2023

If you’re looking for a comic that examines day-to-day relationship realness, Sara Valta’s got you with Polyamory Comics. This sweet and funny collection of short autobio comic strips offers a glimpse into Valta’s life with her boyfriend and his boyfriend, their dreams for their life together, ...

Comics, Indie & Small Press, Reviews

REVIEW: Space Trash Stages a Lunarpunk Rebellion

February 14, 2023

Jenn Woodall’s Space Trash is a colorful riot of individuality railing against the capitalist underpinnings of space colonization. For the students attending high school in a sealed dome in the twenty-second century, the fantasy of living on the moon is an unpleasantly gritty reality. These ...

Comics, Indie & Small Press, Reviews

REVIEW: You Died Anthology Explores a Gentle Afterlife

November 30, 2022

You Died: An Anthology of the Afterlife from Iron Circus Comics collects two dozen original short comics about death. The anthology’s theme of death positivity is a welcome approach to the subject, and the tone of the comics is gentle and playful. Bestselling author Caitlin Doughty leads the ...

LGBTQ2+

REVIEW: Emily Carroll’s A Guest in the House Beckons with Gothic Fantasies

REVIEW: The Hills of Estrella Roja Embarks on a Spooky Southwest Gothic Adventure

REVIEW: Mamo Explores the Darker Side of Witchy Traditions

REVIEW: River’s Edge Reflects Gritty Millennial Malaise

REVIEW: Camp Damascus by Chuck Tingle offers Both Tingles and Camp (Spoiler-free)

REVIEW: The Other World’s Books Depend on the Bean Counter Vol 1 — Fantasy Worlds Can Be Just Like Ours!

REVIEW: Ray Nadine’s Light Carries On Is A Low Key, Punk Rock Love Story That’ll Save Your Life

REVIEW: Polyamory Comics is a Sweet Reflection on Poly Life

REVIEW: Space Trash Stages a Lunarpunk Rebellion

REVIEW: You Died Anthology Explores a Gentle Afterlife

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