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Comics That Challenged Me in 2018: Part 2
We’re back today with the second of four posts of the Comics That Challenged Me in 2018. What were your thoughts about the first five books? I’d love to hear your thoughts in the comments or over on Twitter. The first part of the list had some fantastic books, and so does the second. Let’s…
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Review: The Pervert, written by Michelle Perez, illustrated by Remy Boydell
I’m getting back into the swing of reviewing, and recently read an advance copy of The Pervert, a new graphic novel from Michelle Perez and Remy Boydell. The book will be released by Image in May, and the story features a trans woman living in Seattle doing sex work alongside other odd jobs. The comic…
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Quick Picks #9: Crumbs, Dreams, and Birds
Quick Picks is an occasionally written series of microreviews of books I’ve read over the past two weeks. Here’s a selection of books I’ve been thinking about over the last two weeks. Reign of Crumbs by Glynnis Fawkes Glynnis Fawkes’ latest comic Reign of Crumbs from Kilgore Books is a collection of brush pen drawings…
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Review: Snotgirl, vol. 1, script by Bryan Lee O’Malley, art by Leslie Hung, colors by Mickey Quinn, and letters by Maré Odomo
Snotgirl is Bryan Lee O’Malley’s latest project, and his first monthly comic book. I heard the hubbub about the book when the first issue came out, but I recently picked up a copy of the first trade paperback to see how the story held up. I enjoyed Seconds, ’Malley’s latest graphic novel, but I find myself…
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Review: Ancestor by Matt Sheean & Malachi Ward
Imagine a world where the internet lived inside your head – where you would see a person’s name and their life history in your visual field as you were introduced, where you can share memories with a thought, and you can run programs to perform physical tasks to the utmost perfection. This is the introduction…