INDIE VIEW: THE BOOK OF FORKS runs circles around most world-building
Rob Davis's newest graphic novel is the conclusion of the Motherless Oven Trilogy.
The Marvel Rundown: Duggan and Noto cut the cord on CABLE
Plus reviews of other new Marvel releases, including Star Wars: Bounty Hunters, Avengers, Hawkeye: Freefall, and more!
DC ROUND-UP: Not even constant crossovers can derail Robert Venditti’s HAWKMAN
THIS WEEK: The convoluted history of Carter Hall, as well as the current editorial environment at DC Comics, should have made this series impossible...
REVIEW: Marion Fayolle’s THE TENDERNESS OF STONES is a thoughtful and nuanced way to...
The Tenderness of Stones is a very nuanced way to approach the process of grief and loss
INDIE VIEW: Russell, Pace, & Kirk’s SECOND COMING critiques religion with the same kindness...
Second Coming
Written by Mark Russell
Illustrated by Richard Pace and Leonard Kirk
Colored by Andy Troy
Lettered by Rob Steen
Covers illustrated by Amanda Conner
Ahoy Comics
“I wanted to...
REVIEW: Mita Ori’s OUR DINING TABLE serves a heaping helping of wholesomeness
Our Dining Table is pure catharsis, like a bowl of hearty soup on a brisk winter day.
INDIE VIEW: ‘The Ballad of the Salty Sea’ offers solid, reliable Corto Maltese thrills
Corto Maltese: The Ballad of the Salty Sea
By Hugo Pratt
Translated by Dean Mullaney and Simone Castaldi
IDW/EuroComics
Though I had known about Corto Maltese for years,...
MINT CONDITION: Steve Englehart’s DOCTOR STRANGE (1973)
Master of the Mystic Arts!
INDIE VIEW: ‘Familiar Face’ is a warped kaleidoscopic mirror to our own reality
Familiar Face
By Michael DeForge
Drawn and Quarterly
“The only constant is change.”
Heraclitus of Ephesus said that. I looked it up. Actually, I’m not quite clear that...
The Marvel Rundown: STRANGE ACADEMY welcomes you to Marvel’s world of magic
Plus reviews of other new Marvel Comics titles, including Spider-Man Noir, Magnificent Ms. Marvel, Marauders, and more!
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.
