Poison Ivy: The Virtuous Cycle - A Dark and Complex Journey of Revenge and Redemption
Poison Ivy has lost something and this trip is her attempt to regain it. It’s more than just her powers that are lost; it’s her direction.
Noah Van Sciver Explores Childhood Turmoil and the Power of a Good Comic in Maple Terrace #1
Through captivating artwork and a narrative self-portrait, Noah Van Sciver explores the impact of fear and the transformative power of Spawn #5.
Rick Veitch's The One: A Cold War Comic Reflecting Today's Superhero Culture and Humanity's Struggle for Unity
Rick Veitch's The One challenges the notion of superhero power, reflecting the failures of a broken world.
The Gull Yettin is a Minimalist Masterpiece
Form is at the heart of Kessler’s art. As free-flowing, and perhaps occasionally haphazard as it might seem on first blush, it is ultimately an exercise in precision.
My Claremont Year- March/April 2023
This period around 1982/1983 marked a shift in the X-Men characters themselves, turning them from superheroes into characters who are often wrestling with themselves as much as they are the bad guys.
Leslie Stein's "Brooklyn's Last Secret": A Road Story about the Band You Wish You Knew
Experience the Ultimate Hangout with Major Threat As They Hit the Road For a Summer Tour
Getting the same tax breaks as the heterosexuals- a look at Rob Kirby's Marry Me a Little
Rob Kirby's “Marry Me a Little” Sheds Light on the Daily Struggles of Queer Identity in America.
Good and Bad Days in Tatsuki Fujimoto’s Look Back
Fujimoto comes back to the image of the girls working on their manga many times and it has a ring of truth to it like he’s speaking from his own experience, bordering somewhere along the sacred and the mundane.
My Claremont Year- February 2023
Days of Future Past establishes the story that Claremont told in Uncanny X-Men but it takes him a few years to realize that.
The Dead and the Dying in The Human Target #12
The Human Target #12 is about saying goodbye without letting go.
Explore the Mystery of Time in Richard McGuire's Here (1989)
Take a trip through time in Richard McGuire's Here.
23 Reads for 2023
Mike picks 23 upcoming graphic novels, series, and collections that should be on your radar for 2023.