INDIE VIEW: ‘The Phantom Twin’ mixes solid sideshow scholarship with melodrama
The Phantom Twin
By Lisa Brown
First Second Books
Last year’s insightful biography of Schlitzie the Pinhead, Nobody’s Fool by Bill Griffith, gave me a reason to...
INDIE VIEW: ‘The Golden Age’ is a lush fantasy of resistance
The Golden Age Book One
Written by Roxanne Moreil and Cyril Pedrosa
Illustrated by Cyril Pedrosa
First Second Books
When King Ronan of Antrevers dies, his daughter Tilda...
Matt Chats: Craig Bruyn on chronicling his video game adventures through fan art
Bruyn explains how fan art enrichens the experience of playing video games and gives him original story ideas.
INDIE VIEW: ‘Banned Book Club’ is an energetic college kids versus dictatorship memoir
Banned Book Club
Written by Kim Hyun Sook and Ryan Estrada
Illustrated by Ko Hyung-Ju
Iron Circus Comics
With North Korea so much in the headlines and such...
The Marvel Rundown: WOLVERINE joins the Dawn of X
Plus, rapid reviews of the Marvel's Voices one-shot, Captain Marvel, and Guardians of the Galaxy!
DC ROUND-UP: With THE PLUNGE #1, Hill House has arrived
Plus, Superman Smashes the Klan is really something special.
INDIE VIEW: In ‘750cc Down Lincoln Highway’ the soul hits the pavement
750cc Down Lincoln Highway
Written by Bernard Chambaz
Illustrated by Barroux
Lettered by Ortho
Translated by Joe Johnston
NBM
I’m going to confess that as someone who barely leaves...
INDIE VIEW: ‘The Colony’ reveals obscure anarchist history
The Colony
By Nicolas Debon
Translated by Edward Gauvin
Europe Comics
Based on the rise and fall of an actual anarchist outpost in France in the early 20th...
Queerness in Comics: ABO COMIX anthologizes queer prisoners
The collection includes work by new and experienced incarcerated creators.
INDIE VIEW: ‘The Man Without Talent’ throws a profound pity party
The Man Without Talent
By Yoshiharu Tsuge
Translated by Ryan Holmberg
New York Review Comics
The Man Without Talent is not exactly an autobiography, but as revealed in...
The Marvel Rundown: GWEN STACY #1 reintroduces the Marvel U’s original It Girl
Plus, reviews of Nebula, Star Wars: The Rise of Kylo Ren, and more!
DC ROUND-UP: Fatherhood leads the way in Superman: Heroes
This week: Both Superman: Heroes #1 and Batman: Pennyworth R.I.P. give readers a look at what those heroes respective father figures mean to them.
Note:...
