Marc Andreyko on the Strength of Supergirl
Kara Zor-El—the heroine known as Supergirl—wants answers. She discovered that an alien known as Rogol Zaar claims her home planet of Krypton was...
Ben Blacker on HEX WIVES & Humanity
While progress has been made in the last few decades in the name of women’s equality, it’s no secret that men as a whole have had a terrible...
Heath Corson on Bringing Noir to the NIGHTWING/MAGILLA GORILLA SPECIAL
DC Comics has been hitting high notes with each of their one-shot crossovers with classic Hanna-Barbera characters and that’s just as true with the...
Ian Boothby & Gisele Lagace on Humor & Horror in EXORSISTERS
Everyone needs the occasional help dispensing with supernatural irritants, and that’s where the Harrow sisters come into the picture. If you need...
Thomas Scioli on Mire & Morality in His New GO-BOTS Miniseries
You can’t really have a discussion about the Go-Bots—the 1980s cartoon and toy line—without talking about the Transformers. The Go-Bots hit the...
Sam Maggs on How Friendship Can Shape the World in GIRL SQUADS
As much as we sometimes think of ourselves as islands, no woman or man is. Nobody does it alone. Our relationships—including our...
Stephen McCranie on Existential Growth in SPACE BOY Volume 2
Earlier this year, Dark Horse Comics released volume one of creator Stephen McCranie’s Space Boy, throwing the spotlight on two characters who...
The Somer City Roller Derby Team on Camaraderie & Strength in the Sport
If there’s a sport that will challenge not only your expectations of your physical abilities, but what you want out of life, it’s roller...
Stuart Moore on Cats, the Cosmos, & Contemplation in CAPTAIN GINGER
New publisher Ahoy Comics, which officially launched last month, asks us to “Expect more” in its motto, and “more” is, without a doubt, what...
Stephen Winchell on Bringing the Dark Knight to the Dugout in “Batman at Bat!”
Over the course of his 79-year history, DC Comics’ Dark Knight Detective—The Batman—has been interpreted and reinterpreted over the years as...