The Best is Still Ahead: A Guest Post by Brian K. Vaughan
With the 12th volume on the way, we’re looking back on the intergalactic adventures we’ve taken with Marko and Alana…
Comics & Graphic Novels
Breakthrough Books to Reach Reluctant Readers
There’s no time to break through your reluctant reader’s walls like now. We’re here to help with some easily accessible…
The Magic in the Details: A Guest Post by Terri Libenson
The author of the Emmie & Friends series is back with the story of two new kids we loved getting…
Reading Through History: Graphic Novel Edition
From devastating chronicles of war and displacement to narratives depicting coming-of-age and an over-arching history of humankind, this collection is…
All My Macho Eighties Dreams: A Guest Post from Benjamin Percy
We’ve been fans of Benjamin Percy’s since his story collection, Refresh, Refresh; his literary werewolf novel, Red Moon, was a…
What To Read When You’re Done with Amulet
Here at the end of all things, Amulet has reached its conclusion with Waverider, the ninth and ultimate volume in…
Hope Exists: Darcy Van Poelgeest and Ian Bertram Discuss Their Image Comics Saga Little Bird
A young Canadian girl—the titular Little Bird of the new graphic novel from creators Darcy Van Poelgeest and Ian Bertram—finds herself…
Why You Should Be Excited Netflix Is Turning Jeff Smith’s Bone into an Animated Series
I figured it wasn’t going to be my thing. Bone, the Jeff Smith comedy/drama/fantasy comic book epic, was already considered…
Everything You Need to Know About Watchmen: Past, Present, and Future
Watchmen has charted an unlikely course. What was once a deeply singular work from one of comics’ most challenging visionaries—a…
The Wicked + The Divine, The Walking Dead, and Other Comics That Said Goodbye in 2019
The comics industry is and always has been a place of churn. Comics writers, artists, and even publishers change course,…
The Many Origins of the Joker
Jack Napier‘s origins are so murky that even we the readers can fall prey to a type of madness: ask…
15 Moments That Changed Marvel Comics Forever
Beginning life as Timely Comics, the company that would become Marvel started publishing the stories that would one day form…
7 Graphic Novels for She-Ra and the Princesses of Power Stans
A She-Ra original graphic novel called Legend of the Fire Princess is forthcoming, the first in a planned series based on stories…
10 Essential Bat-Books to Celebrate 80 Years of Batman
Given an eight-decade run—not to mention his status as one of the most popular figures in pop culture—a best-of list…
Marvel’s Secret Weapons: Roy Thomas Reflects on the Legacy of Stan Lee
Even in the pop-art 1960s—the era during which Marvel made its name in comics—Stan Lee was already the funky elder…
A Dream Cast for the Netflix Adaptation of Neil Gaiman’s The Sandman
With Gaiman as executive producer, the 11-episode first season is reportedly a big-budget affair that is absolutely, no kidding, on…
Your Favorite Comic Is Ending. Now What?
The recent, totally unexpected (and carefully orchestrated) ending of the long-running series The Walking Dead at issue #193 not only…
10 Vertigo Series That Changed Comics
With the sad news that DC Comics is shuttering it’s Vertigo imprint in favor of grouping their comic titles by age-appropriateness,…
135 Pages of Action in a 140-Page Book: Warren Ellis on the Intense Adventure of Cemetery Beach
Reuniting the Trees team of Warren Ellis and Jason Howard, the new graphic novel Cemetery Beach strives for something rather different. While…
The Five (or More) Deaths of the X-Men’s Dark Phoenix
The X-Men’s Jean Grey (the one-time Marvel Girl) has been defined for decades by her many deaths and resurrections. She’s…