INDIE VIEW: ‘Lupus’ is a science fiction epic of the human heart
Lupus
By Frederik Peeters
Translated by Edward Gauvin
Top Shelf Productions
It’s hard to believe that is was nearly two decades ago that Swiss cartoonist Frederik Peeters made...
REVIEW: MY FATHER IS A UNICORN brings new meaning to the phrase “nontraditional family”
Monaka Suzuki’s My Father Is a Unicorn is a sweet and silly comedy centered around a most preposterous “what-if” scenario.
INDIE VIEW: ‘River: Stories of Old Anapra’ has an impact bigger than its page...
River: Stories of Old Anapra
By Dave Ortega
Radiator Comics
Dave Ortega has already proven his ability to transform family history into compelling and tender comics with...
REVIEW: Ben Passmore’s SPORTS IS HELL addresses the fundamental dichotomy of America
SPORTS IS HELL uses everyone's favourite sport, football, to explore the differences between America's myths and its realities.
INDIE VIEW: ‘Becoming Horses’ is a wander through the creative ether
Becoming Horses
By Disa Wallander
Drawn and Quarterly
Creativity is different for everyone, and what commonalities there are get mixed in with points of departure so that...
REVIEW: Healthy cynicism and high art in Kyle Baker’s WHY I HATE SATURN
Kyle Baker's alchemy of filmic trash was a harbinger of the decade to come, and of every one since.
The Marvel Rundown: JEAN GREY & EMMA FROST headline the first GIANT-SIZE X-MEN
Plus reviews of other new Marvel Comics releases, including Fantastic Four: Grimm Noir, Falcon & The Winter Soldier, X-Men/Fantastic Four, and more!
DC ROUND-UP: The superspy event continues in LEVIATHAN DAWN #1…but why?
THIS WEEK: It looks like we're in for several more one-shots featuring the new Leviathan organization, led by Mark Shaw. Will they finally get...
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...
Review: MY HERO ACADEMIA: HEROES RISING’s finale is a series’ high
My Hero Academia gets more popular by the day and with Heroes Rising, the franchise's second (and notably larger) trip to the theaters, it's...
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...
REVIEW: Jack-in with THE MATRIX COMICS: 20th ANNIVERSARY EDITION
Take the red pill and get ahold of this outstanding collection of comics.
