[REVIEW] KEVIN HUIZENGA’S ‘THE RIVER AT NIGHT’ EXPLORES THE MADNESS AND MAGIC OF OUR EVERYDAY LIVES
Kevin Huizenga takes the meditative state of an insomniac and turns it into a treatise on love, life, and the human condition.
[REVIEW] A GRAPHIC NOVEL LETS US IN ON THE SECRET LIVES OF FRENCH WOMEN DURING WWII
A book that focuses on French women left behind after Hitler’s fall from grace shows us that there are still gaps in history that need to be filled.
[REVIEW] GOTHAM CITY MONSTERS #1 GETS MONSTROUS
Gotham City Monsters #1 is a strong introduction to a band of creepy characters. It’s grimy and grotesque, often reveling in its own brutality.
[REVIEW] CLIVE BARKER’S CLASSIC 12-ISSUE ‘GREAT AND SECRET SHOW’ GETS ITS OWN DELUXE EDITION
This graphic adaptation of a classic tale from legendary writer Clive Barker will appeal to readers who appreciate great horror, magic, or fantasy.
[REVIEW] ‘GOYA: THE TERRIBLE SUBLIME’ CHRONICLES THE TERRIFYING LAST YEARS OF SPANISH PAINTER FRANCISCO DE GOYA
Francisco de Goya lived a long, colorful life full of great beauty as well as much horror. This graphic novel attempts to make sense of both.
[REVIEW] OCTAVIA E. BUTLER’S SCI-FI CLASSIC ‘KINDRED’ GETS A GRAPHIC MAKEOVER FOR A NEW GENERATION
Octavia E. Butler’s classic is a science-fiction novel about race, the notion of identity, and what it means to be African-American.
[REVIEW] FOR FANS OF TINTIN, ARCHIVES FROM THE HERGÉ MUSEUM ARE A THING OF WONDER
Georges Remi (1907-83) — better known as Hergé — told the world little about his most famous creation. This collection remedies that.
[REVIEW] IF YOU AREN’T A JAMES STOKOE FAN ALREADY, ‘GRUNT’ MAY CHANGE YOUR MIND RATHER QUICKLY
This collection of James Stokoe’s unpublished and unfinished work is great for collectors as well as newbies in search of a wildly imaginative illustrator.
[REVIEW] ‘ALIENS: DEAD ORBIT’ IS THE BEST COMIC FROM THE FRANCHISE TO DATE, FOR A NUMBER OF REASONS
James Stokoe takes his keen eye for detail and brings a tired franchise to life, making Aliens: Dead Orbit possibly the nicest spinoff to date.