Review: Melissa Mendes’ ‘Lou’ charts family dynamics in a charming, honest way
Massachusetts cartoonist Melissa Mendes has a knack for comics that not only center on kids, but present the world from their points of view...
Review: Japanese artist Rokudenashiko charts the real obscenity in her memoir
Just yesterday it was reported that a Japanese court had found artist Rokudenashiko’s vagina figurines to be considered art and not obscenity, but less...
Review: How did I miss Andrea Tsurumi???
I’m ashamed to admit that prior to reading Why Would You Do That? from Hic and Hoc, which will debut at TCAF this weekend,...
Review: Czkaj’s R2-D2 strikes back; Bangs & Beard Diary offers a whole new ‘He...
Bangs & Beard Diary
Melinda Tracy Boyce and Aaron Whitaker are cartoonists living in Los Angeles. They’re also a couple and collaborators in an interesting...
Review: mini kuš! are diverse, challenging, exciting
An off-shoot from the Latvian anthology š!, mini kuš! is a series of short single works, released in blocks of four as standalones. As always, this...
Koyama annonces fall line-up with Martz, Seitchik, Wolfhard and more
Koyama Press has just announced its fall line-up and it's mostly on the adventurous side, with a few sure crowd pleasers. It definitely continues...
Wondercon’16: Chris Hardwick and Nerdist News Speak About Community and Nerdiness
By Nicholas Eskey
If you label yourself a “nerd” and wear it with pride, undoubtedly you already follow Chris Hardwick’s Nerdist News. The quick witted...
The “Gibbs Girls” bring their vision of steampunk in “The Invention of E.J. Whitaker”
By Nicholas Eskey
Shawnee and Shawnelle Gibbs it seems were each destined to be creative. Both writers and illustrators, these sisters are the founders of...
Review: Roman Muradov’s ‘The End Of A Fence’ is cryptic, but beautiful
Immensely talented Russian illustrator Roman Muradov has quickly established himself as one of the most complex cartoonists around, both visually and narratively. In Muradov’s...
Retrofit announces Summer list and Kickstarter with Corman, Kochalka, Davis and more
Retrofit Comics has been putting out some of the finest small press comics of recent years and they've announced their Spring/Summer 2016 line with Leela Corman, Alabaster...
Review: Julia Wertz’s thoughtful and healing style of self-deprecation
Julia Wertz’s Eisner-nominated Drinking At The Movies, originally from 2010 but here with a handsome reissue from Koyama Press, is renowned for its humorous...
Secret Acres announces SPACE by Robert Sergal for April
Let's get going with spring book announcements: SPACE, a collection of Robert Sergal's series ESCHEW. Sergal is an Ignatz Award nominee for Outstanding Comic...
