Author Jed W. Keith

Comic books are typically a serialized experience: Issues are released, on average, once a month, leaving readers waiting for a number of weeks before they can get to the final chapter of a story. That’s why...

When we first meet Grand Moff Tarkin, commander of the Death Star, in Star Wars: A New Hope, it’s clear that Darth Vader has a respect for the Imperial officer—whether by virtue of Tarkin’s position or...

While the allegory central to the X-Men in throughout its 55-year history--anti-mutant sentiment standing in for racism, homophobia, and other forms of bigotry--has always been important, the execution of that...

You can’t read Jen and Tyler Bartel’s Crystal Fighters and not smile—it’s physically impossible. From mixing the gorgeous art that Jen always brings to the table to the story that the two have crafted,...

Tales of alternate history fascinate readers and viewers, perhaps because we can indulge our “What if?” questions, either to avoid making the mistakes of the past or to allow us the opportunity to delve...

Matt Kindt’s MIND MGMT from Dark Horse Comics could always be considered to be experimental and genre-blending and –bending, pulling from a wide array of traditions found in the best paranormal and...

Back in March, DC Comics announced that it would be launching a new imprint--christened DC Black Label--that would focus on mature, standalone tales set outside continuity, allowing creators the chance to...

How would the world respond to the sudden disappearance of 300,000 people, gone in the blink of an eye? How would culture and civilization change in response to that disappearance? Those are some of the...

As a born-and-bred Kentuckian, I know firsthand that there is so much to love about the Commonwealth: the rolling hills, the people’s can-do spirit, the brimming hospitality… and now, the ebullient sparkle...

GLOW season 1 hit all the right notes with viewers: It brimmed with 1980s nostalgia, mixing Aquanet, synthesized music, and American cultural hopes and fears seamlessly. The wrestling, of course, was a huge...