The Empty Man: Recurrence

In 2014, Cullen Bunn and Vanesa R. Del Rey introduced their horror series The Empty Man to horror and thriller lovers alike. Now, Cullen is back with a second installment in the series that focuses on one family and the pandemic that is now affecting their family and...

BAGS (Or a Story Thereof)

There’s a secret in a house made of bones in the middle of the woods. John Motts has lost his dog Beth. She wouldn’t have run away, so John thinks someone must have stolen her. Familiar faces suddenly turn into suspects, and John isn’t sure who to trust. His journey...

Gunning for Hits, Vol. 1

It’s hard to resist a cover that boasts the conflation of terms, “music thriller.” I can’t help but see Andrew Lloyd Weber’s Cats meets Alfred Hitchcock’s The Birds when I see the term. Alas, Gunning for Hits, vol. 1, by Jeff Rougvie, this self-acclaimed “music...

Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind Picture Book

Humanity and the planet have been devastated by a war that left behind a toxic jungle teeming with enormous insects and other frightening creatures. Those who managed to survive the war—which now is far in the past—have settled in small cities and kingdoms scattered...

Betty and Veronica: Senior Year

Reviewing Betty and Veronica: Senior Year is a bit like reviewing vanilla ice cream. It’s great! You can’t say anything bad about it! You can order it up plain, add sprinkles, douse it in chocolate sauce, stick a cherry on top, the works. But no matter how you dress...

Moonbound: Apollo 11 and the Dream of Spaceflight

Published to coincide with the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 mission, Moonbound is a masterful celebration of that achievement. Yet the book does a great deal more. With Apollo 11 as the focal point, Moonbound relates the interconnected events throughout world...

Komi Can’t Communicate, vols. 1-2

Shoko Komi is the class princess: everyone admires her poise and beauty and she is a source of admiration and rivalry. In actuality, Komi struggles to communicate and her so-called poise is sheer anxiety. She would like nothing more than to make one hundred friends....

Pumpkinheads

Combining the great young adult novelist Rainbow Rowell with artist Faith Erin Hicks for a fun slice of life, teen graphic novel set over one day at a Pumpkin Patch is as close to a slam dunk as you can get in the comics market. The authors do not disappoint....

Sweeties #2: Summer/Coco

The story of Sweeties #2: Summer/Coco, written by Veronique Grisseaux, follows a blended family of five girls as they navigate family and social issues with a dash of romance. In the first volume, a chocolatier named Paddy falls in love with Charlotte, a mother of...

The Avant-Guards, vol. 1

Charlie is done with basketball. She’s played since she was eight, and she loves the sport, but she doesn’t love the stress that came with playing in college. Sidelined by panic attacks and anxiety, she lost her scholarship. That’s when she decided to focus on...