Six Wakes Is a Sci-Fi Murder Mystery That Asks the Big Questions
I’m a big fan of old school murder mysterys: Dupin versus the ape, Sherlock versus Moriarty, Poirot versus everybody on…
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Celebrating a Quarter Century of Image Comics with 25 Essential Titles
Way back in February 1992, when Bush (the first one) was president and the Soviet Union was freshly out of the picture, the…
Binti Returns Home in Another Powerful Immigrant Story from Nnedi Okorafor
Though a short work, Nnedi Okorafor’s 2015 novella Binti became one of the most decorated of the author’s career, earning…
12 Graphic Novels for a New Political Reality
With a new president comes a new era in the American story, and a perfect opportunity to reexamine our culture and…
The Best Comics & Graphic Novels of January 2017
Since ancient times*, humans have ushered in uncountable new years by running out and grabbing some new graphic novels. While…
Books Are All the Rage at the Golden Globes
The 74th Annual Golden Globe Awards are coming, and the nominated films and TV shows include adaptations of some of…
Why the Rogue One Novelization Is Required Reading for Star Wars Fans
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story finished its second week in theaters as box office champion, another big franchise money-maker with universal…
Carrie Fisher Was Far More Than the Galaxy’s Most Iconic Princess
“If my life wasn’t funny it would just be true, and that is unacceptable.” Princess. Writer. Legend. Carrie Fisher, the…
12 Sci-Fi & Fantasy Movies (Not Featuring Superheroes) We Can’t Wait to See in 2017
Is anyone old enough to remember when there’d be, like, one big science fiction or fantasy film in a given…
All the Easter Eggs and References in Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
Rogue One is, in many ways, the most standalone Star Wars movie since the very first one. The producers are…
After the Crown Continues the Saga of a Heroine Who’s the Princess Leia/Han Solo Mashup of Your Dreams
When last we left Her Imperial Highness Hailimi Mercedes Jaya Bristol, the hero of K.B. Wagers’ Behind the Throne, the…
The Best Comics & Graphic Novels of 2016
It’s been said that the only trouble with reading comics and graphic novels these days is that there’s way too…
The Best Comics & Graphic Novels of December 2016
It’s December, and for many of us that means holidays. Family. You’ll ned to de-stress, is what I’m getting at. Happily,…
How I Became a Feminist: Matt Fraction and Christian Ward Talk ODY-C
ODY-C, from Matt Fraction and Christian Ward (by way of Image Comics), initially tells the story of Odysseia, a warrior…
5 Fascinating Things We Learned from Carrie Fisher’s The Princess Diarist
Carrie Fisher—writer, actress, and all-around Strong Female Protagonist (onscreen and in real life)—has a new memoir out, the latest in a…
Learn the Secrets Behind Fantastic Beasts
J.K. Rowling promised us Harry Potter’s story had ended following her play-turned-book Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, the eighth…
Your Spoiler-Filled Guide to All the Easter Eggs in Doctor Strange
With each turning of the season comes a new Marvel Studios movie. The latest offers a new take on the Master of…
The Best Comics & Graphic Novels of November 2016
It’s officially cold out there. (Unless you live in one of those places that’s warm all year round, in which…