Review: Off Season, by James Sturm
James Sturm has had an interesting couple of years as a cartoonist. His latest book, Off Season, was serialized on
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Author: Alex Hoffman
Review: Harukana Receive v. 1-3, by Nyoijizai
A few months ago, I stumbled across the Otaku USA review of Harukana Receive, a new-ish sports manga from Seven
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Review: Gender Queer by Maia Kobabe
Maia Kobabe’s recent memoir Gender Queer, recently published by Lion Forge, operates in two modes: first as a poignant personal
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Review: BTTM FDRS by Ezra Clayton Daniels & Ben Passmore
Horror as a genre has a long history of addressing systemic injustice and BTTM FDRS falls firmly in that vein.
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Review: Ginseng Roots #1 by Craig Thompson
Craig Thompson has something of a reputation amongst indie comics readers, both good and bad. The first issue of his
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Review: Waves by Ingrid Chabbert & Carole Maurel
It seems that there’s been an uptick in comics about the intimate period between conception and birth. Waves by Ingrid
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Microreview: Rust Belt by Sean Knickerbocker
Alternative comics has something of a recent tradition of Midwestern down-and-out stories, strengthened by the work of cartoonists Charles Forsman
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Microreview: Chronin Vol. 1: The Knife at Your Back by Alison Wilgus
I recently had the chance to borrow a copy of Chronin #1: The Knife at Your Back from my local
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Enemies of the State #004 – This Woman’s Work by Julie Delporte
Enemies of the State is a monthly virtual book club discussion on a recently published comic, featuring a rotating cast
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Review: The Perineum Technique by Ruppert & Mulot
My introduction to Ruppert & Mulot as comics creators was through Barrel of Monkeys, published by Bill Kartalopoulos through Rebus
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Review: Witch Hat Atelier v.1 by Kamome Shirahama
Comics are magic, aren’t they? That’s less of a question, and more of a realization; Comics have a profound power
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