Books

Like author Bobi Conn, whose memoir In the Shadow of the Valley is out now, I grew up in rural Kentucky. While our individual experiences coming of age in the Bluegrass state are unique and our own, the...

We’ve all been cooped up from the very necessary social distancing we’ve been engaged in—seriously, stay indoors when possible, folks—and, if you’re like me, you’re looking for new, gripping yarns...

It's fair to say at this point that BBC/HBO's His Dark Materials season 1, out this week on Blu-ray and digital, is the best version of Philip Pullman's Northern Lights (a.k.a. The Golden Compass) to exist...

There are so many misconceptions about the medium of webcomics, even from fans within the broader comic book industry. They’re sometimes regarded with scorn about their worth, as if the fact that they’re...

Author Brad Meltzer has written everything from novels of intrigue (such as The Book of Fate and The Tenth Circle) to riveting comic book yarns (see his game changing Identity Crisis for DC Comics) to...

Creator Nathan Pyle and HarperCollins has just released Strange Planet, a new book based on Pyle’s popular Instagram comics of the same name. In honor of the release, we’ve teamed up with HarperCollins...

Author Andrea Towers Fictional stories are brimming with heroes in feats of derring-do, with those heroes striving to curtail the machinations of villains who would do others harm. However, as much as...

Adult Swim’s Rick and Morty has amassed a ridiculous cult of followers since its first season touched eyeballs way back in December of 2013. From yelling, “Wubba Lubba Dub Dub” to terrorizing...

Lorraine Cink Lorraine Cink knows a thing or two about the Marvel Universe. As host of the weekly Earth's Mightiest Show and The Marvel Minute, as well as author of the books Marvel: Absolutely...

It’s no secret that the Earth’s environment has seen better days, and that’s putting it mildly. Scientific reports recently released suggest that if we don’t curb our pollution of the planet soon,...