Year: 2015
Review: The Splendid Things We Planned: A Family Portrait
The Splendid Things We Planned is a deeply felt, one-punch chronicling of familial love—its contradictions and limits—and the spectacular things we do to, and for, the people we love. … read more
Review: Sugar House Review #10
Do not be fooled by the clown-pants print, dear readers—Sugar House Review has continued to do impressive work compiling writers for their magazine. … read more
Review: Big Trouble in Little China Vol. 1
This series takes off right where the movie stopped, and it’s pretty clear from the get-go that there’s still plenty of story to be told here. … read more
Review: Borderlands Vol. 2 – The Fall of Fyrestone
I enjoyed the first Borderlands video game: It was fun in both its gameplay and presentation. … read more
Review: Death Vigil Vol. 1
Stjepan Sejic created something pretty special with Death Vigil. It’s a story about an organization led by the grim reaper that fights a chaotic evil from the unknown—sounds pretty cool on paper, right? … read more
Review: Drifter: Out of the Night Volume 1
This comic is the best mashup of sci-fi and western that I’ve read to date. Not only does the book guide you through large amounts of western tropes, but it has gorgeously drab art that fits the tone perfectly. … read more
Review: Fables Vol. 22: Farewell
When I learned that Fables was coming to an end at Issue #150, my heart broke. And why shouldn’t it? … read more
Review: Five Ghosts: Deluxe Edition Vol. 1
Five Ghosts stands poised on the border of metafiction and camp, a serious and self-aware celebration of pulp fiction in all its awesome ridiculousness. … read more
Impossible to Ignore: Slamdance 2016 Artist Rosie Lea
Each year, the Slamdance Film Festival, which emphasizes the creative force of emerging and independent filmmaking, enlists a featured artist to contribute their work to the showcase. For 2016, Slamdance chose to present the graphic art of Bristol, UK–based screenprinter and illustrator Rosie Lea. … read more
Review: Jupiter’s Legacy – Book One
Jupiter’s Legacy, in keeping with the spirit of the “American Dream,” is a melting pot of influences—from Golden Age-era comics to The Incredibles—but, it warps these family-friendly superhero stories into something far more sinister. … read more