This is the first of a series of posts examining alternative female versions of well-known male superheroes. This first installment will cover Mary Maxwell, A.K.A. the Flash from the DC event series Just Imagine Stan Lee Creating the DC Universe. Just Imagine… was exactly what Read More …
A decade ago, you’d have a hard time finding Black girls in a fantasy comic book. Now, comics like Princeless and Niobe: She Is Life are filling that void and showing that Black girls can be magical. Lion Forge Comics’ newest mini series Cloudia & Rex Read More …
In this minicomics roundup, I’ll be taking a look at four self-published comics from four different creators. While these artists are of different ages, backgrounds, and aesthetics, all the work discussed here focuses on managing the impacts of grief, trauma, or simple day-to-day struggles. While Read More …
During one of my quarter bin dives, I unearthed this curiosity: A manga allegedly written by 1940s Batman ghost artist Jerry Robinson. I bought it because the art looked nice (it is, by the way) and because it’s about a woman from an all-female planet Read More …
The Otherknown (2015-present), an ongoing sci fi webcomic by Lora Merriman, is a fun and engaging read with a surprising amount going on under the surface. Now wrapping up its 3rd chapter, it’s established its main players and is poised for a high stakes collision, Read More …
If you care about comics as art, it’s likely you’re already familiar with Eleanor Davis’ work. She came to prominence with How to Be Happy (2014, Fantagraphics), a collection of short stories that was praised across the comics-reading spectrum—it earned a spot on the New Read More …
Everyone feels different sometimes. But some people feel different more often than others. There are differences that the people around us can struggle to understand, and differences that are mysterious even to ourselves. There are differences that define our paths in life, determine what we Read More …
In her ongoing webcomic Witchy (2014-present), Ariel Ries brings to life an Asian kingdom of witches whose powers are determined by the length of their hair, and where she explores the complexities of living under an authoritarian regime in peacetime. Protagonist Nyneve (pronounced Nin-eev) faces Read More …
My Pretty Vampire Katie Skelly Fantagraphics It would be easy to short sell Katie Skelly’s latest graphic novel My Pretty Vampire as merely a campy feast for the eyes, but its success lies in its smart execution. Skelly has cleverly played with sexy, mod, sci-fi Read More …
What is a Glacier? is a series of ruminations about mortality, with cartoonist Sophie Yanow grappling with our seeming helplessness in the certainty of death: the death of family members, relationships, and the environment. Each worry flows into the next, in an anxiety spiral many Read More …