One reason that the horror genre has stood the test of time is that so many of those stories acknowledge adolescence and coming of age is just as scary as any gremlin or specter or masked killer. The ...

For the three two Octobers, horror in comics has been dominated by two legendary comic creators who never fail to slay their stories. Matt Wagner (creator of Grendel) and Kelley Jones (Sandman: Season...

Archie Comics is, of course, known for its eight decades-worth of stories set in the fictional town of Riverdale where teenagers Archie, Jughead, Betty, Veronica, and Reggie get into a whole host of r...

The Thief video game franchise is one of the most beloved and seminal video game lines in gaming history. Filled with stealthy gameplay and innovative storytelling, it’s no wonder why this dark fantas...

Akin to the issue’s Dark Watchers, Kingdom of Earth #1 from Dark Horse Comics pulls readers in from the jump, snuffing the light from the familiar with jarring precision that rattles to the bone.     ...

It’s not news that artificial intelligence has managed to affect (infect?) so many facets of our lives, with our feelings running the gamut from optimism for a new future to a pragmatism about the dam...

The publisher Archie Comics has been entertaining readers for 80+ years with a whole host of comics set in the world of a fictional town called Riverdale, an oasis of wackiness and hilarity for thousa...

It’s not news that artificial intelligence has managed to affect (infect?) so many facets of our lives, with our feelings running the gamut from optimism for a new future to a pragmatism about the dam...

Artist Paul “Zeronis” Kwon has made a name for himself for work that is at once highly immersive and also very intimate. From his body of art in such properties as League of Legends, Star Guardian, an...

We are huge fans of writer Jeff Lemire; we’ve gushed oodles about our love of his entire library, particularly BOOM! Studios’ Minor Arcana. And we’ve added another Lemire-written comic among our favor...

Many religious traditions teach us that deities are eternal, but what happens if God dies? That’s the conceit behind creator Joshua Ross’ wild romp of a graphic novel Divinity Calls Shotgun, on sale n...

In a press release last week, the United Nations released sobering news about global warming. Per PBS’ website, “…the United Nations has acknowledged that Earth has lost its chance to prevent some of ...

BOOM! Studios’ wildly popular–and rightly so!–series Something Is Killing the Children is one of the biggest revelation of the comic medium of the past decade. From the creative team of writer James T...

Entering adulthood is a time of flux that can be fraught with fear. One minute, we aren’t expected to know anything about anything; the next, we’re supposed to be an adult with all the clarity of purp...

The phenomenally inventive television series The Expanse has been captivating audiences for years, spreading across into other spaces like the comic book medium. Last year, BOOM! Studios launched the ...

Next month, the comic series Hello Darkness from BOOM! Studios is hitting a milestone with issue #25! And a milestone like that deserves a stacked, stuffed issue, and the folks behind the wonderfully weird and wicked series has that covered. Not only are readers getting FOUR different new stories, but Marian Heretic from writer Tini Howard …

In 2024, Dark Horse Comics launched the long-awaited sequel to its culturally-minded and madcap miniseries Survival Street. Co-written by James Asmus and Jim Festante, with illustrations by Ablay Kuss...

The Mask of Haliya from Kwento Comics is a compelling Young Adult graphic novel series rich in characterization in a world of urban fantasy inspired by Philippine mythology. In addition to telling com...

There are comics in the weekly buy pile that I’ll pick up before I tackle before others. Don’t get me wrong: I wouldn’t buy the comics if I didn’t want to read them, but there are some that get consum...

We were lucky enough to be able to interview Jamie Parker Stickle at the launch of her podcast The Girl with the Same Name: The Cold Case of Jamie Stickle; A True Crime Podcast by Jaime Stickle. (You ...

Fans of MFKZ, rejoice! Coming soon to Kickstarter, in partnership with France’s Label 619, Oni Press and Magnetic Press are launching a campaign for LOBA LOCA, a new graphic novel set in the MFKZ Univ...

Issue #1 of BOOM! Studios Vampyrates! from the creative team of writer Fred Van Lente, artist Luca Pizzari, colorist Adam Guzowski, and letterer Jodie Troutman took a unique concept–mixing the horror ...

One of the amazing things about Ryan North as a writer is, of course, how he’s shaped the Fantastic Four mythos over the past few years. Purely on the reader side of things, the Fantastic Four is a tr...

We’re big fans of Frank Barbiere, writer of such gripping comics as The Author Immortal and Violent Love, so when we received news that he has a new Comixology Originals series hitting next week, we w...

Gitchi gitchi ya ya da da! Big news out of Rocketship Entertainment today! The prolific publisher of beloved comic titles such as Let’s Play, Assassin Roommate, Lars the Awkward Yeti and tabletop game...

We’ve been huge fans of writer Fred Van Lente for years; check out our coverage and talks with him over the years for more. And Luca Pizzari’s art is simply a kinetic, stylistically-captivating treat,...

Praise. The. Gods. Y’all. We can never stop singing the gospel of the fantabulousness that is BOOM! Studios Minor Arcana. It’s a “must read when we get home” type of book month in and month out. What ...

We have all struggled with what expectations we have set for ourselves and how they can conflict with the expectations others have for us. The unknowable, uncertain gnawing question of who we want to ...

Covenant by LySandra Vuong—also known as Explodikid–has long been a favorite among readers of the popular Webtoon series, a comic that delves into themes of love, faith, and queer romance. As the crea...

We’ve been enormous, Cheshire Cat-sized fans of BOOM! Studios’ Alice Forever After since it debuted a few months back. Creator Dan Panosian’s work on The Last Boy for BOOM! was a breath of fresh air, ...

Next Tuesday, June 9, 2026, The Whisper War #5 debuts from Comixology Originals, concluding the sci-fi murder series from writer Marc Guggenheim, artist Sedat Oezgen, colorist Carlos Cabrera, and lett...

Michael Turner is an artist whose name is synonymous with excellence, bringing a kinetic, dynamic freshness to whatever comic book property his tackled. From his crafting unforgettably iconic covers f...

The world today is, in a world, exhausting. Not that it hasn’t always been that way. I’m American and Americans speak from privilege quite often. But it’s clear that things are… different. Tribalism i...

The rabbit rōnin known as Usagi Yojimbo has been an adventuring force for good in comics and on screen for over 40 years. First appearing in Albedo Anthropomorphics, Usagi Yojimbo was brought to life ...

Y’all. YOU. ALL. We can never extol the fantabulousness that is BOOM! Studios Minor Arcana. It’s one of the books that is consistently at the top of our “to read first” pile every single month it hits...