REVIEWS

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Written by Jason Green Friday, 04 March 2011 00:00

Roman Dirge's cult classic "cute little dead girl" returns in a series of sturdy hardcovers.

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Written by Sarah Boslaugh Friday, 04 March 2011 00:00

Feelings of loneliness and isolation are captured with striking beauty in this multifamily, multigenerational saga from Jeff Lemire (The Nobody, Sweet Tooth).

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Written by Jason Green Friday, 25 February 2011 00:00

The secret history of the ages-old war between humans and Daemons comes to life as the plot thickens in this noir-horror-fantasy hybrid.

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Written by Sarah Boslaugh Friday, 18 February 2011 00:00

Alice Hotwire, Detective Exorcist, tries to get to the bottom of a dead soldier who kidnapped the corpse of a young woman in this final issue of Steve Pugh's latest sci-fi noir miniseries.

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Written by Jason Green Friday, 18 February 2011 00:00

The Sentinel of the Spaceways soars again in a new, long overdue solo miniseries.

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Written by Gabe Bullard Friday, 11 February 2011 00:00

Jeff Smith's latest prequel to his smash hit Bone continues to explore the series' lighter side.

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Written by Sarah Boslaugh Friday, 11 February 2011 00:00

Radical's latest—a war/sci-fi mash-up and a creepy crawly horror comic (the latter from the mind behind Saw)—each offers up its own unique pleasures.

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Written by Gabe Bullard Friday, 11 February 2011 00:00

The Cuban Revolution comes to life in this historical fiction graphic novel, and when the story starts to falter, Dean Haspiel's art is there to pick up the slack.

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Written by Sarah Boslaugh Friday, 04 February 2011 14:02

Brian Wood and Ryan Kelly revive their tale of four teens struggling to survive freshman year at NYU.

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Written by Sarah Boslaugh Friday, 04 February 2011 00:00

IDW relaunches their comics adaptation of the long-running British sci-fi series with this first story starring Matt Smith as the Eleventh Doctor.

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Written by Jason Green Friday, 28 January 2011 17:31

Super-shy Sumino breaks out of her shell with the help of the class hunk and a couple anonymous internet posters in this excellently illustrated romance series.

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Written by Erin Jameson Friday, 28 January 2011 00:00

Sweet characters save this sometimes predictable fox-eared boy-meets-girl romance manga from artist Julietta Suzuki (Karakuri Odette).

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Written by Sarah Boslaugh Saturday, 22 January 2011 16:55

Joann Sfar and Lewis Trondheim offer up a particularly grim installment of their fantasy series in this latest collection of side stories.

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Written by Jason Green Friday, 21 January 2011 00:00

What's the best life path for a lazy, directionless, unemployed fortysomething? If you're Shizuo Oguro, the answer might just be "manga artist extraordinaire," talent or no talent.

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Written by Jason Green Friday, 14 January 2011 17:14

John Rogers (Blue Beetle) and Andrea DiVito (Nova) revive the classic RPG in comic book form.

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Written by Sarah Boslaugh Friday, 14 January 2011 00:00

Mild-mannered Miko gets more than he bargained for when a wish for strength puts him on the path to ogre-hood.

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Written by Sarah Boslaugh Friday, 07 January 2011 00:00

If there were a graphic novel award for "best ensemble performance," this re-release of Alex Robinson's 2005 tale of six intertwining lives would easily score a nomination.

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Written by Erin Jameson Friday, 07 January 2011 00:00

Webcomicker Steph Cherrywell's new Saturday morning send-up finds the middle ground between twee and icky..

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Written by Jason Green Friday, 31 December 2010 16:51

Readers willing to take the time to soak in the artistic atmosphere will be swept away by this wonderfully told tale of two boys 10,000 years in America's past, based on the novel of the same name by Joseph Bruchac.

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Written by Sarah Boslaugh Friday, 31 December 2010 00:00

Radical Comics offers up a preview of two upcoming comics series from Sam (Avatar) Worthington's Full Clip Productions.

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Written by Nick Main Friday, 24 December 2010 09:50

Tetsu Saiwai's life history of the Tibetan spiritual leader, covering the Dalai Lama's formative years and the Chinese takeover of his homeland.

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Written by Sarah Boslaugh Friday, 17 December 2010 00:00

This bloody new manga series offers an interesting spin on some well-trod fantasy conventions.

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Written by Jason Green Friday, 17 December 2010 00:00

This miniseries dives over a century into the past to fill in plot gaps only hinted at in Michael Bay's Transformers films.

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Written by Sarah Boslaugh Saturday, 11 December 2010 14:59

Three sisters go on a daylong adventure filled with mild mischief in this graphic novel by the late Caribbean cartoonist Aristophane, offering a perspective rarely seen by American readers.

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Written by Jason Green Friday, 10 December 2010 00:00

This debut graphic novel about a boy who escapes to a fantasy world to cope with the loss of his father gets a qualified recommendation.

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Written by Jason Green Friday, 03 December 2010 16:13

As part of this month's Manga Movable Feast, Comics Editor Jason Green checks out the first volume of the simple pirate story that became one of the best selling comics in the world.

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Written by Sarah Boslaugh Friday, 03 December 2010 00:00

Tsubasa trades places with her super-popular twin sister Arisa only to discover that her sister's school has an ominous secret in this surprisingly dark shojo story from Kitchen Princess artist Natsumi Ando.

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Written by Steve Higgins Friday, 03 December 2010 00:00

Fantagraphics offers up another three-in-one hardcover collection of Jason comics that's as brilliant as it is a bargain.

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Written by Gabe Bullard Friday, 26 November 2010 00:00

James Kolchalka may concentrate much of his time on all-ages reads, but this superhero satire shows how sharp he is when he's at his most adult.

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Written by Sarah Boslaugh Friday, 26 November 2010 00:00

Chris Ryall and Zach Howard bring Edgar Wright and Simon Pegg's zombie/slacker comedy to comic book life in this "director's cut" edition.

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Written by Sarah Boslaugh Friday, 19 November 2010 00:00

Abuse of power is the theme in the latest issue of Steve Pugh's fantastically illustrated sci-fi story.

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Written by Gabe Bullard Friday, 19 November 2010 00:00

This collection of odds and ends from Jeffrey Brown offers a good way to catch up on the autobio artist's daunting catalog.

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Written by Gabe Bullard Friday, 19 November 2010 00:00

The troops may still be telling the same old jokes to this day, but this collection of the classic "humor in uniform" strip shows Mort Walker's charming side.

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Written by Sarah Boslaugh Friday, 12 November 2010 00:00

Fred Van Lente and Queenie Chan help Dean Koontz bring his Odd Thomas character to comic book life.

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Written by Erin Jameson Friday, 12 November 2010 00:00

Gentleman cartoonist Keith Knight (The K Chronicles) documents life's little victories in this collection of his daily strip.

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Written by Ryan Parker Friday, 05 November 2010 08:40

Jeff Lemire (Essex County, Sweet Tooth) brings his trademark light touch on rural life to this new series of adventures starring Superman's teenaged clone in Smallville, Kansas.