The light obstructed

It’s been a long time since I’ve opened up a book to find a map in the front—and a fictional map, instead of some sketch of the migration of the…

Godhood and power ballads

Kieron Gillen, writer of the Iron Man series “Believe,” is even better when writing original fiction. The Wicked + The Divine is our world, but one in which every 90…

Princess Ugg has a lot to teach

Ted Naifeh’s Princess Ugg is a ridiculous delight and a real breath of fresh air. In Princess Ugg, Princess Ulga of the highlands Grimmeria and sole child of the king,…

The Outcast at home

Robert Kirkman and Paul Azaceta’s Outcast is about Kyle Barnes, a young man dubbed outcast by the demons in his life. Kyle’s whole life is defined by all the women in…

Faith in monochrome

Joshua Hale Fialkov’s ongoing series The Life After is largely a retelling of Christian mythology, in which the Christian God is an undulating blob of misplaced white limbs and eyeballs….

Comply and read Bitch Planet

Portland writer and Eisner Award nominee Kelly Sue DeConnick is well-known for her feminist writing. Her skill has inspired a firm following, which has extended to her run of Captain…