MINT CONDITION: Astro City (1995)
We all have gaps in our pop culture knowledge, those omissions that elicit gasps from our fellow funnybook connoisseurs. For me, those gaps are...
The Marvel Retro Rundown: Jack Kirby’s MACHINE MAN proves that humanity is not just...
Jack Kirby's Machine Man makes it very clear that the measure of a man is more than just skin and bones.
DC ROUND-UP: Batman’s overlooked YEAR THREE
The origin of the first Robin links the second to the third.
REVIEW: THE ART OF JUNJI ITO: TWISTED VISIONS is a gorgeous nightmare of an...
Twisted Visions gives fans a small peek into the mind of the artist, and a generous phantasmagoria to enjoy over and over again.
INDIE VIEW: GERARD is maximum Depardieu
Gerard: Five Years with Depardieu
By Mathieu Sapin
Europe Comics
Is there an American equivalent for Gerard Depardieu? For sure there are men who equal him in...
The Marvel Retro Rundown: Samnee & Waid put BLACK WIDOW through the ringer
We look at the recent collection of the modern classic Black Widow series by Chris Samnee, Mark Waid, Matt Wilson, and Joe Caramagna!
REVIEW: NOT YOUR IDOL tackles teen trauma and the complexities of girlhood
Not Your Idol is a thrilling page-turner of a drama about the multiplicity of femininity and how people - and readers - see themselves.
INDIE VIEW: Reality crumbles in THE ROUGH PEARL
The Rough Pearl
By Kevin Mutch
Fantagraphics
If you look at the natural world as structured through a multitude of power struggles, one thing leaps out at...
The Marvel Retro Rundown: Iron Man faces a DEMON IN A BOTTLE
Tony Stark's battle with alcoholism is a defining trait of the character, and it all started here.
REVIEW: Fire Emblem “Cindered Shadows” DLC unlocks some lovely deep dark secrets…
WARNING: The following contains mild spoilers for Fire Emblem Three Houses and Cindered Shadows content.
Arguably, Fire Emblem: Three Houses has become my favorite video game purely...
INDIE VIEW: In ALTITUDE growing up happens in dangerous terrain
Altitude
Written by Olivier Bocquet
Written and Illustrated by Jean-Marc Rochette
Translated by Edward Gauvin
SelfMadeHero
I was recently standing at a local landmark called Witt’s Ledge, the cliff...
The Marvel Retro Rundown: Miller & Mazzucchelli redefine The Man Without Fear in DAREDEVIL:...
We look back at Frank Miller and David Mazzucchelli's seminal Daredevil storyline, "Born Again."
