People make mistakes and respond poorly to situations. For instance, while I was waiting for the bus just before writing this review, a fire started in the road verge across…
Matt Fraction’s ‘ODY-C’ bends genders in ancient Greece
I haven’t come across many people who can still find themselves in ancient texts like the Iliad or the Odyssey. It has become increasingly apparent that people are more interested…
‘Tiny Giants’ isn’t about dignity
Tiny Giants is as stream of consciousness as a graphic novel can be. The back of the book says it’s an anthology, but that’s a misnomer, since the stories in…
‘Monster on the Hill’ comic is a beast to get through
When I started reading Rob Harrell’s Monster on the Hill, I definitely expected a lighthearted, childlike story; a town terrorized by Rayburn, a monster with chicken legs, a pig butt…
‘Injection’ comic is about these weird, weird times
Injection, the newest series by Eagle Award-winner Warren Ellis, is the story of five crazy people poisoning the entire 21st century to the point that reality is decaying and the…
The marvelous ‘Captain Marvel’
Everyone has an opinion about the sudden increase in female and otherwise non-cismale readership in comics, and there is nothing more annoying than a person with an opinion. Especially an…
‘Thrilling Adventure Hour’ comic doesn’t care what evil lurks in the hearts of men
The popular Nerdist podcast The Thrilling Adventure Hour has already dipped a toe into comic books with their recurring segment “Sparks Nevada,” which made the jump in mediums back in…
‘RunLoveKill’ comic is a totalitarian thriller
Without a doubt, RunLoveKill would be perfect as a movie. Jon Tsuei and Eric Canete really managed to make a comic that evokes what’s best about both mediums. The pacing and…
‘Jupiter’s’ series grapples with superhero generation gap
What happens in the generational divide between superheroes and their progenies? That’s exactly what the comic books Jupiter’s Legacy and Jupiter’s Circle are about. The first volume of Jupiter’s Legacy…
Six days aboard the ‘Southern Cross’ could be your last
As much as I hate the word psychological as a way to describe writing (as if anything made by humans can be devoid of psychology), Becky Cloonan’s Southern Cross comic…
‘Through the Woods’ will hunt you in your dreams
The best thing to pair with spring—when the sun actually swings up into the sky and bakes the dirt and scorches the asphalt, and sundresses are pulled out of the…