Review: ‘The Interview’ examines the nature of meaning
I write a lot about contemporary art, and one of the areas that I find so many people get hung-up about is meaning. That...
Review: Cathy Malkasian’s latest dark parable ‘Eartha’
You’re not likely to come out of a Cathy Malkasian book without being spooked by something you can’t quite put your finger on even...
My Favorite Thing is Monsters optioned by Sony after bidding war
Well can Emil Ferris's graphic novel My Favorite thing is Monsters get any hotter? Actually it can. In addition to selling out and having...
Review: Max Andersson unpacks a family nightmare in ‘The Excavation’
Underneath the surreal nightmare presented by Swedish cartoonist Max Andersson and despite the dream logic to so much of the action in The Excavation, there’s a...
Pinup Girl Clothing launches an entire line of irresistible Love and Rockets clothing
A few weeks ago we alerted you to this epic Love and Rocket skirt, but it seems that Pin Up Girl Clothing is releasing...
Review: Emil Ferris beckons the monsters into the light of day
It’s fair to say that Emil Ferris’ sprawling My Favorite Thing Is Monsters — volume one of a two volume work — came out...
My Favorite Thing is Monsters gets 30,000 second printing
The surprise graphic novel hit of the start of 2017 is Emil Ferris's My Favorite Thing is Monsters. It's both a sui generis story...
ONE OR DONE REVIEWS: Grass Kings powerful debut and All-Time Comics comes out of...
This week, Matt Kindt and Tyler Jenkins create a powerful history for a fictional place while Fantagraphics enters the superhero comics space with Crime...
What Do You Get When You Cross Fantagraphics With the Sex Pistols?
This one came flying in from left field and it takes a moment to unpack. You remember how Fantagraphics is doing a line of...
This New Love and Rockets Skirt Will Solve All Your Problems
Depressed? Afraid for the future? Not sure where you're going? Relax. All your problems are solved, as soon as you start wearing this Love and Rockets skirt, soon to be avilable from Pinup Girl Clothing. Art Director Sarah Dyer Instgrammed the joyous news.
Reviews: Gfrörer, Wiedeman, Gennis look to the past
Laid Waste by Julia Gfrörer
This excruciatingly sad novella has Julia Gfrörer examining the horror of being a survivor, in a way that manages to...
Review: Bernadou, Varela, Mendes deliver three strong works
Canopy by Karine Bernadou
Bernadou’s excellent silent parable of what it’s like to be a woman out in the world follows Canopy from her childhood —...
