Noir and the Sunset Haze of Family Memory in Iman Vellani and Marianna Ignazzi's Chachu #1

This is a young woman who, as seen through the art and the writing, exudes a coolness— she’s trying to be the niece that a long-lost uncle in L.A. would want.

A Lambent Thing-- Paul Chadwick's That Concrete: Stars Over Sand #2

… this feels more like what the experience of waking up in an alien body would be— the confusion, disorientation, and fear…

Breathe in the Sickness of Rob Williams & Henry Flint's Judge Dredd: And To The Sea Return

These comics kick you, stab you with a rusty blade, and then try to gouge your eyes out. And you love every second of it.

Bring Me The Head of Silvio Silvermane-- thoughts on Nick Spencer and Steve Lieber's The Superior Foes of Spider-Man

Nick Spencer and Steve Lieber don’t portray these guys as villains.  If anything, these criminals are working-class stiffs, maybe one step up from being a henchman.

Gigs by Mark Mosedale and Si Smith

At the heart of Gigs is a brewing rebellion, encouraged by Syd and fought by Ivy and others against the systems built to oppress and control.

Go Into Kiyohiko Azuma’s Yotsuba&! V16 With Childlike Wonder

Kiyohiko Azuma’s Yotsuba&! V16 is a balm for cynicism…

Urasawa explores the mystery of manga in Billy Bat Volume 1

Opening with a couple of chapters of Billy Bat comic, Naoki Urasawa exhibits a playfulness in that we have rarely seen from him before.

Two American Kids Doin' the Best They Can-- thoughts on Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips' Five Gears In Reverse

Maybe Ricky and Mallory have something true that in each other.  In all of the hurt and pain, all of the struggle just to survive, maybe there’s a glimpse of hope for the future.

What We Lost in the Zombie Apocalypse- thoughts on Everything Dead & Dying

We all want the happy, normal moments but Tate Brombal and Jacob Phillips explore the damaged and messy lives that we actually have. 

A Shot in the Dark in Chris Condon and Jacob Phillips' Brutal Dark #3

Ezra Cain could have been Indiana Jones but he became Phillip Marlowe instead.

Comics at 120MPH-- thoughts on Jesse Lonergan's FASTER

As he builds his pages in Faster, you need to pay attention to where Jesse Lonergan zigs in his storytelling when you expect him to zag.

The Shared Headspace of Love and Rockets #17

More than a lot of issues of Love and Rockets, there’s a shared wavelength that Gilbert and Jaime are both operating on for these about this liminal space and time in these characters’ lives.