INDIE VIEW: SUMMER SPIRIT is a harbinger of change
Summer Spirit
By Elizabeth Holleville
Translated by Amy Evans-Hill
NoBrow Press
Over the past decade or so, ghosts have really become a staple in comics aimed at girl...
The Marvel Rundown: EMPYRE continues to subvert our expectations
Reviews of this week's Marvel books, including EMPYRE #2, EMPYRE: X-MEN #1, and much more!
DC ROUND-UP: The pieces are put into place as Joker War kicks off in...
Joker War is promising something new to say about the never-ending struggle between Batman and The Joker...we just don't know what yet
REVIEW: Uncommon fairy tale romances are the focus in LOVE ON THE OTHER SIDE
This anthology collects tales of interspecies love, where young humans find themselves attached to humanoid or otherwise anthropomorphised beasts.
REVIEW: In KARMEN, meet your new favorite Manic Pixie Death Girl
Comics do not lack for fun, female reapers -- and Karmen is the new girl.
INDIE VIEW: You can’t avoid THE UNKNOWN
The Unknown
By Anna Sommer
Translated by Helge Dascher
Conundrum Press
There are many ways that people allow themselves to become victims of what they believe is fate...
The Marvel Rundown: EMPYRE #1 kicks off Marvel’s next big event in style
Reviews of Marvel Comics new release, including EMPYRE #1, GIANT-SIZE X-MEN: MAGNETO #1, and more!
DC ROUND-UP: A fond farewell to SUPERMAN’S PAL JIMMY OLSEN
THIS WEEK: We close the book on Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen and deal poorly with noir tropes in Strange Adventures #3.
Note: the reviews below...
REVIEW: The HELLSING DELUXE EDITION brings a savage and sexy vampire classic back from...
With a blood red hardcover, ribbon bookmark, and nearly 700 7"x10" pages of gruesome adventure, Hellsing is a beautiful addition to any serious manga collector’s shelves.
Black Lives Matter Comics: INCOGNEGRO
A complicated trip into racism and elusive skin colors.
The Marvel Retro Rundown: Tony Stark goes digital with IRON MAN: CRASH, the first...
We look back at Mike Saenz's vision of Iron Man in the future.
DC ROUND-UP: Chewing up continuity with DCEASED – DEAD PLANET #1
Plus, Lois Lane #12 wraps up an oddly-structured maxiseries for the DCU's top reporter.

















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