Review: The dark fantasy ‘Watersnakes’ is another unique triumph for Tony Sandoval

02/11/2019 5:00 pm by John Seven 2 Comments

Tony Sandoval’s ‘Watersnakes’ is a dark and original delight

Lion Forge announces release dates, debuts cover for MOONCAKES print collection

01/30/2019 9:30 am by Joe Grunenwald 1 Comment

The popular queer romance/fantasy webcomic will also resume regular updates in February.

Review: Humankind never learns in ‘Fraternity’

01/07/2019 5:00 pm by John Seven 1 Comment

There’s something about North America that has inspired multiple stabs at utopianism.

GRAPHIC NOVEL CLUB: Brenna Thummler Took a Surprising Path to Comics & Drawing SHEETS

12/07/2018 12:00 pm by Alexander Lu

Brian Hibbs of Tilting at Windmills brings you a special video look at his book club, featuring exciting conversations with the creators of your favorite books!

INTERVIEW: Leah Williams Says Writing Comics Professionally ‘Feels Like Getting Away with Something’

11/28/2018 1:00 pm by Samantha Puc

Leah Williams tells The Beat about her transition from comics fan to comics pro.

Review – Is Upgrade Soul the Best Sci-Fi Comic of the Decade?

11/08/2018 4:00 pm by Philippe Leblanc

Spoiler Warning in Effect — Upgrade Soul‘s only flaw might be that it is too hopeful about mankind, too hopeful about the potential silver lining, faint as it may be, that lies beyond the greed of people. It is a science fiction story in that, even as our elderly protagonists are abused by greedy, delusional […]

Review: ‘Algeria Is Beautiful Like America’ and the complications of family lore

10/16/2018 5:00 pm by John Seven

I’m going to admit to being embarrassingly ignorant on the subject of Algeria before reading Algeria Is Beautiful Like America, at best understanding the basic colonial relationship it had with France, and the continued tension because of that. While the book doesn’t offer a detailed history of the situation, it does hold the reader’s hand […]

NYCC ’18: Lion Forge’s Caracal Imprint to Publish “The Underfoot” Graphic Novel Trilogy

10/04/2018 12:45 pm by Steve Morris

Lion Forge’s Caracal imprint, aimed at Middle School readers aged 8-12, has announced plans to publish a trilogy of original graphic novels called The Underfoot by Ben Fisher, Emily S. Whitten, and Michelle Nguyen. The first of the three planned stories will be released in April 2019. The press release describes the first book, subtitled […]

‘X-Files, but lesbians and magic’: Leah Williams Writing New Neo-Noir Comic, R(ENDER)

10/03/2018 5:30 pm by Zack Quaintance

The 10-issue series to be published by Lion Forge is due in April 2019, and it will be a neo-noir story of a photographer who can share the last images captured by the eyes of the dead.

Review: The gorgeous ‘A Sea of Love’ is both epic and intimate

07/25/2018 5:00 pm by John Seven

Unfolding in total silence, from a script by Wilfrid Lupano, and with absolutely breathtaking art by Grégory Panaccione, A Sea of Love inserts broad strokes into very simple lives by portraying the slapstick, satirical adventures of a fisherman and his wife as they become swept up by the fury of the sea and the wider […]