A stellar comic presents reality TV romance… in spaceNiv Sekar’s latest showcases the love that grows between members of a dying civilization, with deeply moving resultsByM.L. KejeraPublishedApril 20, 2022
Hen Kai Pan is a comic that finds a bleak but beautiful poetry in humanity’s endArtist Eldo Yoshimizu delivers a staggeringly profound exploration of the fate of both people and the universeByM.L. KejeraPublishedMarch 23, 2022
Finnish artist Broci reinvents the classic tropes of horror in Bad FridayThe spooky adventures of a group of friends offer experimentation with all forms of scary stories, to tremendous…ByM.L. KejeraPublishedFebruary 23, 2022
The History Of Science Fiction utterly fails to live up to its titleThis reprehensible graphic novel could have been so much more, but instead spends time covering up history, not…ByM.L. KejeraPublishedDecember 1, 2021
Lane Milburn’s Lure is a fantastic graphic novel of environmental anxietyThe author’s new graphic novel is a touching and brilliant look at how capitalist forces co-opt artistic…ByM.L. KejeraPublishedNovember 3, 2021
The cascading fears of Razorblades: The Horror Magazine are scary goodA new anthology featuring a who’s who of great comic artists reveals the different faces of horrorByM.L. KejeraPublishedOctober 6, 2021
Kamala Khan takes on the internet in Ms. Marvel: Stretched ThinThis latest adventure makes a stellar addition to the rapidly expanding catalogue of Marvel's breakout teen sensationByM.L. KejeraPublishedSeptember 8, 2021
Alexander, The Servant & The Water Of Life innovates in bringing poetics to comicsReimena Yee delivers a well-researched and poetic take on the foundational legend of Alexander The GreatByM.L. KejeraPublishedAugust 12, 2021
The must-read Djeliya is a sublime West African fantasy epicJuni Ba's masterful graphic novel combines multicultural influences with traditional storytelling, to thrilling…ByM.L. KejeraPublishedJuly 15, 2021
IN is an acclaimed cartoonist's fantastical exploration of the people all around usLongtime New Yorker cartoonist Will McPhail puts interpersonal connection on display in a funny and moving new workByM.L. KejeraPublishedJune 17, 2021
The Many Deaths Of Laila Starr is a work of cyclical transcendenceThe Many Deaths Of Laila Starr is almost too timely a read as the COVID-19 pandemic still ravages the world. The key…ByM.L. KejeraPublishedMay 20, 2021
Beatnik Buenos Aires honors its artists to a faultBeatnik Buenos Aires is a curious book, essentially a supplementary text to a Spanish-language documentary about…ByM.L. KejeraPublishedApril 22, 2021
Marsupilami: The Beast is well-illustrated but not worth the “hoobaloo”Marsupilami is a creation of the Belgian comics master André Franquin. Originating in the classic Franco-Belgian…ByM.L. KejeraPublishedMarch 25, 2021
ShortBox’s Patreon, where comics survive and thriveA jarring effect of the pandemic, and the subsequent economic downturn, is the many ways in which the Western comics…ByM.L. KejeraPublishedMarch 9, 2021
The best comics of 2020From the shiny hardwood floor of a basketball court to the far reaches of space, this year’s best comics took…ByOliver Sava, M.L. Kejera, Tiffany Babb, Justin Carter, and Caitlin RosbergPublishedJanuary 5, 2021
Inkbots is a 3D comic like no otherFor most of comics history, 3D comics have been little more than gimmicky attractions reliant on polarized glasses…ByM.L. KejeraPublishedDecember 17, 2020
Blue In Green reads the way jazz soundsBlue In Green is a comic book without traditional SFX, which already sets it apart from 99% of its fellow titles.…ByM.L. KejeraPublishedNovember 19, 2020
Slaughterhouse Five is a near-flawless adaptation that doesn’t go quite far enoughSlaughterhouse-Five, or The Children’s Crusade: A Duty-Dance With Death needs no introduction. Besides being Kurt…ByM.L. KejeraPublishedOctober 22, 2020
Séance Tea Party teaches us the magic of growing upIn Malaysian graphic novelist Reimena Yee’s new book, Séance Tea Party, the fear of growing up is explored in…ByM.L. KejeraPublishedSeptember 24, 2020
Vision is a masterful book that will haunt your sightJulia Gfrörer’s work resonates deeply in this current moment, thanks to the coronavirus pandemic. Laid Waste,…ByM.L. KejeraPublishedAugust 27, 2020