The Clock Published by: Image ComicsWritten by: Matt HawkinsIllustrated by: Colleen DoranISBN: 9781534316119Ages: 14+ There’s something very unsettling and meta about reading a graphic novel about a pandemic DURING a pandemic. While we survive daily with the threat of COVID-19, the people of THE CLOCK are dealing with a very fast terminal cancer. What…
Graphic Novel Reviews: Grimm Tales of Terror Volume 1
Grimm Tales of Terror Volume 1 Published by: ZenescopeWritten by: Joe BrushaIllustrated by: Ralph TedescoISBN: 9781951087180Ages: 18+ In this massive 300 page omnibus of the first 13 issues of GRIMM TALES OF TERROR, we are introduced to Keres, a beautiful and demonically dangerous woman (“Keres” is Greek for “Goddess of Death” if that helps you…
Graphic Novel Reviews: Un/Sacred Volume 1
Un/Sacred Volume 1 Published by: AblazeWritten by: Mirka Andolfo, Marguerite BennettIllustrated by: Mirka AndolfoISBN: 9781950912056Ages: 18+ Meet Angelina and Damiano. One is a chaste, oblivious, chesty bombshell-type of an angel. The other is a metal music singing, fire loving, porn watching, stereotypical horny devil. A chance meeting as little kids comforting each other when their…
Top Cow Mixes High Fantasy Alchemy with Aztec Mythology in ‘Helm Greycastle’
Critically acclaimed writer Henry Barajas (La Voz de M.A.Y.O.: Tata Rambo) teams up with artist Rahmat M. Handoko (Guardians of the Galaxy: Awesome Mix, Ultimate Spider-Man: Infinite Comic) and colorist Bryan Valenza (Witchblade) for the all new Latinx fantasy series HELM GREYCASTLE. Coming August 2021, HELM GREYCASTLE collects issues #1-4 of the series. For the solicitation,…
Graphic Novel Reviews: Manga Classic Anne of Green Gables
Manga Classic Anne of Green Gables Published by: Manga ClassicsWritten by: L. M. Montgomery (author of original text), Crystal ChanIllustrated by: Kuma ChanISBN: 9781947808188Ages: 11+ Be prepared to smile. The Manga Classic Anne of Green Gables is filled with childhood misadventures and gentle compassion. Welcome to Green Gables – an idyllic valley of…
BOOM! Studios Announces New Magic: The Gathering Comic Book Series Coming in April 2021
BOOM! Studios announced a new partnership, under license by Hasbro, Inc., with Wizards of the Coast LLC that adds Magic: The Gathering to their exciting slate of fan-favorite properties. This historic beginning for the pop culture phenomenon launches with Magic, a new original comic book series from acclaimed writer Jed MacKay (Marvel’s Black Cat), artist Ig Guara (Marvel’s Ghost-Spider), colorist…
Interview: From The Freedomverse to Serial Killers, Second Sight Focuses On You, The Reader
Plenty of up-and-coming publishers promise things like expanded universes or Hollywood-bound premises. Second Sight, however, is going against the grain and doing what comics use to do best…genres! From Gods, sidekicks, serial killers, superheroes, zombies — Second Sight is giving readers the type of stories they crave. In the following interview, Second Sight CEO and President Bradley Golden…
Interview: Satirical Comics Taken Off Life Support with ‘Spaced Out’
There’s a gap in the comics world…and Source Point Press is here to change that! SPACED OUT is here to bring the abandoned genre of satirical comics back to the forefront. If you grew up reading WHAT THE…? NOT BRAND ECCH, or (of course) MAD MAGAZINE, then creators Lou Mougin and Brian Dunphy are here…
Graphic Novel Reviews: Black Volume 1
Black Volume 1 Published by: Black Mask Comics Written by: Kwanza Osajyefo, Illustrated by: Jamal Igle, Robin Riggs, Tim Smith III ISBN: 9781628751864 Ages: 16+ Black: Volume 1 collects issues 1-6 of this graphic novel about the appearance of unique powers in people of African ancestry. Osajyefo, Smith, Ingle, and other talented creators tell the…
Interview: Kurosawa and Wu-Tang Inspires ‘Shi No Kage: Shadow of Death’
The Seven Samurai. Yojimbo. Lone Wolf and Cub. The samurai genre has a very storied history and carries a lot of weight with a particular type of fan. It conjures up thoughts of dramatic journeys, of loyalty, honor, revenge…insurmountable odds! And if you consider yourself a fan of this treasured genre then Blackbox Comics’ Shi No…