DC ROUND-UP: What’s a birthday without clowns, in Detective Comics #1027?
THIS WEEK: DC inaccurately celebrates an anniversary in an oversized anthology featuring Batman creators, past present, and possibly future with Detective Comics #1027.
Note: the...
REVIEW: Discover your power with THE WITCHES OF BROOKLYN
The middle grade graphic novel offers a refreshing story about hidden-in-sight magic.
REVIEW: The MAISON IKKOKU reprint brings early Rumiko Takahashi to a new audience
Maison Ikkoku is a Rumiko Takahashi romcom, and her very specific brand of action, comedy, and romance are baked together into a manga classic.
INDIE VIEW: Is there safety in WOODS?
Woods
By Mike Freiheit
Birdcage Bottom Books
The times, they aren’t so great. You’re either living in terror of a corrupt, fascist president and pandemic that’s shut...
The Marvel Rundown: THE RISE OF ULTRAMAN #1 introduces the sci-fi hero we need
Reviews for this week’s Marvel Comics, including The Rise of Ultraman #1, a pair of Empyre Aftermath issues, and more!
MIDSEASON REVIEW: All aboard STAR TREK: LOWER DECKS
Disconnection between Trek’s scientific utopia and our messy human reality provides comedy fodder.
DC ROUND-UP: THE FLASH #761 accelerates toward a finale
Plus, DARK NIGHTS: DEATH METAL - TRINITY CRISIS provides some fun connective tissue for DC's big 2020 event.
REVIEW: MAGICIAN A presents an unvarnished fantasy of feminine sexuality
Beyond the sexual exploits in Magician A, there are women and girls brazenly achieving their goals.
INDIE VIEW: Detecting the INVISIBLE DIFFERENCES
Invisible Differences
Story by Julie Dachez and Fabienne Vaslet
Adaptation and art by Mademoiselle Caroline
Translated by Edward Gauvin
Oni Press
Over the past several years I feel like...
The Marvel Rundown: Black Widow #1 showcases a different side of Marvel’s superspy
After a little pandemic-related delay, it's finally here! Kelly Thompson and Elena Casagrande's gorgeous Black Widow relaunch has arrived at last. Thompson's been on a real kick lately...
REVIEW: MY LIFE IN PLANTS is a sweet, meditative memoir
The book recounts the author’s life, plant-by-plant.
DC ROUND-UP: HELLBLAZER: RISE AND FALL is Intro to Constantine 101
We look at Tom Taylor and Darick Robertson's Black Label debut, Hellblazer: Rise and Fall #1.
