End-Times Los Angeles: “Heroes Haven” and Women’s Retribution
Sarah Heston on Mario Simone's post-apocalyptic "Heroes Haven."
Sarah Heston on Mario Simone's post-apocalyptic "Heroes Haven."
Sarah HestonSep 21, 2016
Jackson Ayres considers what the Legacy Virus in X-Men can tell us about how we understand AIDS.
Jackson AyresSep 21, 2016
Charles Hatfield ventures into "Hellboy's World" by Scott Bukatman
Charles HatfieldSep 4, 2016
Jason Middleton looks at the most tragic death in Marvel Comics.
Jason MiddletonAug 25, 2016
"What does it mean to be a mentally ill artist?" Lauren O'Neal on Ricardo Cavolo and Scott McClanahan's "The Incantations of Daniel Johnston".
Lauren O’NealAug 20, 2016
Jonathan Guyer reviews “Muqtatafat: A Comics Anthology Featuring Artists from the Middle East Region”.
Jonathan GuyerJul 9, 2016
Each Julie Doucet collection is full of surprises, reflecting the artist’s investment in materiality and language. "Carpet Sweeper Tales" is no...
Tahneer OksmanJun 24, 2016
Dana Walrath and Tom Hart defy the medical profession’s perspective on what story is. In this way, they make art.
Lynda MontgomeryJun 18, 2016
"Soldier’s Heart" is not just Tyler’s masterpiece, but arguably one of the 21st century’s best comics.
Alex DuebenMay 23, 2016
Harvard doesn’t publish any old graphic novel. Nick Sousanis has achieved something powerful — a book that doesn't just say a thesis, but actually...
Stephen AsmaMay 6, 2016
Only by being willing to adapt can the novel live up to the promise of its name. Xu Bing’s "Book from the Ground: From Point to Point" is just that.
Tim PetersApr 26, 2016
What we need is a comprehensive examination of the history of popular literature with a view toward cataloging what we might call "proto-superheroes."
Jess NevinsApr 22, 2016
WHEN PSYCHIATRIST FREDRIC WERTHAM infamously sounded his 1954 warning about children reading comics books in Seduction of the Innocent, it was...
Rebecca WanzoApr 12, 2016
Five editorial cartoonists weigh in on making controversial work and the legacy of the Charlie Hebdo attacks at UCI's "What Cannot Be Said" forum.
Tom LutzMar 9, 2016
The aesthetics and legacy of grim and gritty are perhaps more accurately understood as the other face of camp and irony.
Jackson AyresFeb 20, 2016
In an age where every other movie seems to be based on a "true" story or on the life of some revered leader, "Red Rosa" stands out as a way to do...
John W. W. ZeiserJan 21, 2016
One of the unique things about these Star Wars comics is how they often read as play.
Daniel WordenJan 6, 2016
This unbearably lovely and trenchant graphic novel is also a call-to-arms.
A.K. SummersJan 5, 2016
There is a kind of subtle violence in Alden's gutted illustrations.
Nick Francis PotterJan 2, 2016
Rancourt's undertakings require the kind of bravura that emerges from a heroically unapologetic pursuit of pleasure.
Tahneer OksmanDec 12, 2015
No reader should expect a happy ending in Tomine’s fiction.
Min Hyoung SongNov 7, 2015
Aside from a few decades of overzealous censorship, horror has been a consistently popular genre in American comic books.
William BradleyOct 31, 2015
Remove the fantastic superhero elements and the high-concept action scenes, and what is left with The Dark Knight Trilogy is a surprisingly complex...
George BallasSep 8, 2015
Jama-Everett upends the cultural assumptions common to many familiar superhero stories.
Michael BerrySep 5, 2015