Lumberjanes, Vol. 1: Beware the Kitten Holy

Call it the Happy Kittens: This year’s slate of Eisner Award nominees is diverse in terms of both creators and content, with a stories ranging from the pulpy to the cerebral and plenty of interesting characters. It’s strong evidence of the growth of comics and graphic novels over the past 20 years, as the medium moves beyond […]

There’s nothing novel about women creating great comics and graphic novels. What we’re seeing lately, though, is an unprecedented variety of high-profile, buzzworthy projects from female creators. Whether writing and illustrating stories of detectives, superheroes, or the trials of growing up, women are telling their own stories in exciting new ways, and you don’t need to be […]

We don’t typically need an excuse to offer reading recommendations by the truckload. But as this year’s Comic-Con has just come to a close, now seemed a fitting time to take a look at this year’s best graphic novels for YA fans, because who does fandom better than YA? You’ll need some reading material to tide you […]

It’s a rich time for those of us who pine for excellent science fiction and fantasy stories about women and girls. Across all the medium, you’ll find them having adventures, becoming the heroes, and saving the day. The best of them care deeply about their homes, their families (biological or families of choice), and protecting the people […]