Anonymous Noise Vol. 1 (VIZ Media/Shojo Beat)
A young girl loses two childhood boyfriends only to be reunited in high school in this melodrama-soaked series about unrequited love and rock n’ roll.
A young girl loses two childhood boyfriends only to be reunited in high school in this melodrama-soaked series about unrequited love and rock n’ roll.
One of the most attractive features of How to Draw Comics is the way it integrates practical advice with theoretical explanations.
There’s not a lot of action in this volume, but it’s always loads of fun and positively jam-packed with puns, fun facts about birds and cats, and social commentary.
Fred Van Lente and Guiu Vilanova offer up a Lovecraftian murder mystery that pays off fully in collected form.

An ancient sect searches for a sacrifice in this new comic inspired by the Hammer Studios horror classic.
A handy how-to for the controversial art style.
The satire cuts deep in this latest collection of Tom Tomorrow’s political comic strip This Modern World.
Angel Catbird is the most interesting graphic novel I’ve read in some time, and one of the more original takes on the superhero genre ever.

This Lovecraftian crime drama deepens its mystery, but needs to add more action.
Gene Luen Yang and Mike Holmes craft a middle school adventure that leads to lessons on how to write computer code.
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