The Rebellious Comics in Jason's Death In Trieste
Jason doesn’t give you any more than he has to and that’s often less than you think you need.
Fantagraphics
Back in the Day, We Used To Be Punk — on Jaime Hernandez’s Life Drawings
Is this Love and Rockets: The Next Generation or the continuation of an ongoing story that started over 40 years ago?
Hate Revisited #4 by Peter Bagge- Mini Review
Nostalgic without the nostalgia.
Atsushi Kaneko Uses Action To Reveal Character in Search and Destroy Vol. 1
Search and Destroy is a revenge thriller you feel in your bones.
One Last Dose of Joe Matt’s Self-Deprecating Humor in Peepshow #15
Joe Matt is the target of the ridicule and jokes but he’s also the one telling the jokes.
Igort's 'How War Begins': A Poignant Portrait of Ukraine's Struggle, Echoing Global Calls for Compassion
Igort’s "How War Begins" shows the human toll of the Russian invasion on Ukraine through personal narratives, urging readers to empathize with the individuals worldwide affected by conflict.
Lost Reflections on a Photograph in Paco Roca's Return to Eden
In Paco Roca’s new book, each generation just wants to see their mothers smile.
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.
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.
Whatever Happened to the Adventure Capitalist?
The publishing history of Disney Comics is long and complicated. Mike takes a dive into it and tries to figure out how we could get more Uncle Scrooge comics.
Teenage Boredom in R. Kikou Johnson's Night Fisher
Johnson’s story of Loren’s “lost” senior year, marked by drug use and criminality, shows a kid who isn’t bad but just looking for something to fill a void. With no personally-held goals, the influence of other people gives Loren something to do other than school and yard work.
Simon Hanselmann Hopes You're OK and So Do We
For the past two years, we’ve seen our art and entertainment trying to adapt and react to our times but no one has done it quite like Simon Hanselmann.