Star Wars: Shattered Empire Is Essential Backstory for The Force Awakens
Yes, we’re still waiting for The Force Awakens (doesn’t it feel like December 18 is never going to get here?). The…
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October’s Top Picks in Graphic Novels
Summer may be coming to an end, but we can offer plenty of reasons to appreciate autumn: not only are major science…
Kelly Sue DeConnick Is the Coolest Woman in Comics
It’s the season of Kelly Sue DeConnick: October sees the release of the first collection of the genre-bending Bitch Planet, created by…
Luna: New Moon Is a Saga of Power Politics and Family Drama
Ian McDonald is hardly a new name in science fiction, but I’d still call him criminally under-read and underrated, in spite…
The Promise of the Child Is a Totally Bonkers Space Opera Debut
We talked a bit about space opera lately. It’s a beloved, wide-ranging sub-genre that can be tricky to define, but…
5 Reasons We Can’t Wait for Ridley Scott’s The Martian
Andy Weir’s The Martian walked a very unique, very modern path to success: having faced rejection from literary agents in the…
September’s Top Picks in Graphic Novels: Saga Continues, a Boy Robot and His Dog, and a Visit to Bitch Planet
September sees a fine assortment of new graphic novels indeed, as well as some cool older stuff coming back in print:…
Graphic Novel Roundup: Nanny Robots, Gotham Goes Dark, and Deadpool Barks
There’s a little something for everyone as we round out August’s graphic novel releases, whether you’re into superheroes, horror, magic, or…
Graphic Novels for 6 Types of Fantasy Fans
We’ve already told you what graphic novels to read if you love sci-fi, but there’s plenty out there for fantasy fans…
Graphic Novel Roundup: New Superman, Old Star Wars, and Red Sonja
Occasionally, a comic-book movie will flop. It used to happen all the time, but we’re in a Golden Age. It’s hardly the…
Graphic Novel Roundup: Cat Crimes, Raven Children, and Samurai Bikers
Selina, Carissa, Carol, White Bolt, and Alice: just a few of the women who take on major, if not leading,…
Graphic Novel Roundup: A Farewell to Fables, a Trip with the Predator, and a Return to Earth 2
It’s traditionally a quiet season on the comic stands. The summer crossovers are over and we’re between big conventions. Ant-Man has…
Graphic Novel Roundup: Spider-Ham, Thor Revealed, and Classic Star Wars
Who doesn’t love an alternate universe? In this weeks’ books: we’ve got a zillion different Spider-Men (and Women), a new…
Graphic Novels for 6 Types of Sci-Fi Fans
There may be overlap between fans of science fiction and readers of graphic novels, but when we think of comics, even those of…
Graphic Novel Roundup: Ascendant, Eternal, and Divine
Have you been keeping up with our coverage from this year’s San Diego Comic-Con? There are a ton of great interviews, pictures,…
Dark Orbit is a Space Adventure Full of Big Ideas
The H.G. Wells short story The Country of the Blind tells of an explorer named Nuñez who falls down the…
Graphic Novel Roundup: Evil Wytches, Giant Fishes, and a Fantastic Ending
OMG IT’S TOTALLY SAN DIEGO COMIC-CON TIME. Though I’m probably not going to get my She-Hulk movie announcement, there should…
Graphic Novel Roundup: Surf’s Up, Damian’s Back, and Who’s Here
Stan Lee was rushed to the hospital this week, but managed to show up at the premiere of Marvel’s Ant-Man anyway,…