todd mcfarlane The Empty Writing of Todd McFarlane Todd McFarlane’s two recent books lack one critical thing— actual writing.
2022 From Cover to Cover's Favorite Comics of 2022 Scott and Mike take a look at their favorite comics from 2022.
2022 From Cover to Cover's 2022 Favorite Archival Editions and Collections Mike and Scott take a look at some of their favorite collected editions from 2022.
Casanova Frankenstein Can a kid just be a kid? Thoughts on Casanova Frankenstein and Glenn Pearce's How To Make A Monster Casanova Frankenstein and Glenn Pearce map out the childhood trauma that forges the person we become, allowing us to accept the monster in us.
tradd moore "Go home, traveler"- thoughts on Tradd Moore's Doctor Strange: Fall Sunrise #1 (and maybe a few words on Ronin Book II #1) Tradd Moore’s artwork is strange and fantastic, inspired by pop art as much as it is by comics. He’s telling a story about magic and his art is imbued with a different kind of magic.
Kate Beaton Ducks: Two Years In the Oil Sands by Kate Beaton Kate Beaton is giving us this insight into Kate’s story that she and the people in her life at the time don’t have. And the cruelty is that we’re even less capable of nurturing or protecting Kate than the people and systems that are part of her life.
Neil Gaiman An Introduction To the World in Neil Gaiman and Mark Buckingham's Miracleman: The Silver Age #1 Young Miracleman wasn’t resurrected because of who or what he was but because one old man with too much power felt alone and rudderless in the world that he has made.
Neil Gaiman From the Archive- Miracleman: The Golden Age Neil Gaiman and Mark Buckingham reveal this post-superhero world through the stories and lives of normal but unsettled men and women.
alan moore Welcome the Mighty Marvel Age of Miracleman Miracleman #0 feels less like a celebration and more like a warning of what can happen to the character once Gaiman and Buckingham are finally done with him once and for all.
Chip Zdarsky Newburn Volume One by Chip Zdarsky and Jacob Phillips Chip Zdarsky and Jacob Phillips’ Newburn Volume One pulls at the private eye story, operating in the established noir rules but giving us a protagonist that may be an actual bad guy.
Alex Ross The Maximalist Storytelling in Alex Ross' Fantastic Four: Full Circle It’s like Alex Ross had a homework assignment— create your own Lee/Kirby Fantastic Four story.
Week In Comics Journalism 5 Things To Read the Week- Aug 27th, 2022 Our weekly link post, covering writing about Marvel Fun and Games, Nick Drnaso's Acting Class, Naoki Urasawa's Master Keaton, Tom King's Batman and the 50th anniversary of Funky Winkerbean.
Screenshot Reviews #screenshot reviews- Dune Book 2 & Parker Girls #1 Check out our capsule reviews of Dune The Graphic Novel Book 2 and Parker Girls #1
gengoroh tagame "Assuming it's about a 'boy and girl.'"- thoughts on Gengoroh Tagame's Our Colors Tagame shows us the pressure of the secrets and the truths. This book is shaped around empathy, something that Sora doesn’t think he will find...
Screenshot Reviews #screenshot Reviews- X-Men: Hellfire Gala, Immortal X-Men #4, A.X.E.: Eve of Judgment Before the A.X.E. event starts, let's catch up with X-Men: The Hellfire Gala, Immortal X-Men #4, and A.X.E.: Judgment Day.
Tillie Walden Surviving the Teenage Apocalypse in Tillie Walden's Clementine Book One Tillie Walden's Clementine is The Breakfast Club set during a zombie apocalypse.
Week In Comics Journalism This Week in Comics Journalism- July 9, 2022 A look at recent news in comics, including the passing of critic R.C. Harvey, a Steve Dillon retrospective, the original art collection of David Mandel, and problems calling characters "crazy."
Screenshot Reviews #screenshot reviews- Batman #125 & Hellboy and the B.P.R.D: Old Man Whittier Check out our capsule reviews of Hellboy and the BPRD: Old Man Whitter, and Batman #125, Chip Zdarsky's first issue.
Week In Comics Journalism This Week in Comics Journalism-- July 2nd, 2022 A look at recent news in comics, including the new Marvel Penguin Classics, Doonesbury, Gender Queer, Maus, Red Room, DC's Pride Special, and Clementine.
barry windsor-smith "A Dream of Dying" in Barry Windsor-Smith's Weapon X Maybe no one told Barry Windsor-Smith that he was telling a Wolverine story because Weapon X certainly doesn't read like one.
Week In Comics Journalism This Week in Comics Journalism- June 19th, 2022 Look back at the week that was, including two pieces about fighting book banning, Grant Morrison and Alec Longstreth interviews, and looks at recent comics by Nate Garcia and Gary Panter.
gilbert hernandez From the Archives- Julio's Day (2013) A simple life doesn’t necessarily equal a life that is simple as Gilbert Hernandez reminds us in Julio’s Day, the story of a man’s 100-year life that spans the 20th century.
Screenshot Reviews #screenshot reviews- Hellboy and the BPRD: Night of the Cyclops, That Texas Blood #14, & Aquaman: Andromeda #1 Check out our capsule reviews of Hellboy and the BPRD: Night of the Cyclops, That Texas Blood #14, and Aquaman: Andromeda #1
Week In Comics Journalism This Week in Comics' Journalism-- June 11th, 2022 Look back at the week that was, including a podcast anniversary, a long-running manga taking a month off, and wondering about what comics you may have missed.
Alec Robbins Love in the Age of Cartoons- a look at Alec Robbins' Mr. Boop Alec Robbins really loves Betty Boop. That’s probably the most straightforward fact about Robbin’s Mr. Boop. From there, Robbins and his book just get… weird. Here’s the premise of this book: Betty Boop is the cartoon character and Alec is married to her. Alec thinking “My wife
