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“Blood City Rollers”

By | May 20, 2024 | Reviews

Do you like your sports with a side of the spooks? Do you think that competitions of strength and skill could be improved with a splash of the supernatural? Well if the idea of Vampires and Witches playing Roller Derby sounds enticing, then “Blood City Rollers” could be for you! This inventive teen-targeted graphic novel […]

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“Lunar New Year Love Story”

By | May 7, 2024 | Reviews

At one point, I was just so grateful for Asian-American representation that almost any story would do. Thankfully, these days, with creators and media that are “East Asian things everywhere all at once,” we can dispense with the tired tropes that obscured the differences and vitality within our communities. Does the romantic notion of “following […]

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“Hobtown Mystery Stories: The Case of the Missing Men”

By | Apr 23, 2024 | Reviews

I almost hesitate to write a review of Hobtown Mystery Stories: The Case of the Missing Men, as it’s difficult to convey how immersive and intense it becomes for the reader. It’s a teen investigative story with supernatural elements but it’s far more off-kilter than Buffy the Vampire Slayer or, going back to an even earlier influence, Nancy Drew. (The last obviously inspired the cover.)

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“In Utero”

By | Apr 16, 2024 | Reviews

What if your new imaginary friend was a creature inside an egg in the basement of a mall? What if that egg hatched? From acclaimed Australian graphic novelist Chris Gooch, “In Utero” tells the story of the unusual friendship between Hailey and Jen, a creature who has been gestating in an egg in the basement […]

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“Asgardians: Odin”

By | Apr 9, 2024 | Reviews

Thor. Odin. Loki. If you even have a passing awareness of comic books, or literally any popular culture in the 21st century, these names conjure very specific images in your mind. These may be of winged helmets and long horns, or they may be of the actors Chris Hemsworth and Tom Hiddleston. But while the […]

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“Where the Body Was”

By | Mar 29, 2024 | Reviews

In 1984 a dead body appeared in Pelican Road and everybody’s lives are changed, but who’s to blame for the death guy? Well, that’s what this story is about. By Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips Colors by Jacob Phillips A boarding house full of druggies. A neglected housewife. A young girl who thinks she’s a […]

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Feature: The Night Eaters – Book 2: Her Little Reapers Reviews
“The Night Eaters – Book 2: Her Little Reapers”

By | Mar 21, 2024 | Reviews

Marjorie Liu and Sana Takeda’s “The Night Eaters” trilogy continues with its second book, ‘Her Little Reapers.’ After the first book ended with the Ting twins discovering that they aren’t human, that they have supernatural powers, you might think that the horror element of the series would be somewhat dampened. You’d be wrong. Spoiler warning: […]

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The Jellyfish by Boum - featured Reviews
“The Jellyfish”

By | Mar 19, 2024 | Reviews

The first full sentence of “The Jellyfish” goes like this: “You do in fact seem to have…a jellyfish in your left eye.” It is innocuous, but portentous. A line full of meaning and absurd all the same. It belies the depths the comic will plumb and highlights the journey along the way. You won’t read […]

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I Don't Want to be a Mom Featured Reviews
“I Don’t Want To Be a Mom”

By | Feb 27, 2024 | Reviews

There is nothing more discussed, nothing more legislated (particularly in the United States) than the decisions a woman makes with her body.  The highly personal has become nothing short of impersonal, with the person at the heart of the matter – – the woman occupying that body – – left almost completely out of the […]

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Iron Maiden Piece of Mind - Featured Reviews
“Iron Maiden: Piece of Mind”

By | Nov 28, 2023 | Reviews

Forty years after hitting record stores, Z2 gives fans and readers another take on Iron Maiden’s Piece of Mind album with a supergroup’s worth of comics talent paying homage to this classic. But does Maiden’s particular brand of heavy metal live a successful still life on these printed pages, or does this hardcover collection die […]

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