Author Jed W. Keith

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...

Pet owners—especially dog and cat parents—will swear up and down that even if their furry loved ones don’t understand every word that you say to them, they get the general gist. They can read tone, both...

Now is a beautiful time to be a fan of Marvel Comics' menagerie of mutant characters. From X-Men: Red to the newly-announced Mr. and Mrs. X to Astonishing X-Men, X-fans have a bevy of books at their...