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...
Kat Howard on Wizardry & Responsibility in BOOKS OF MAGIC
DC Comics/Vertigo Comics’ Tim Hunter is said to be destined to be the greatest user of magic of this age, for good or for ill. However, as we’ve...
Tim Seeley on Finding Belonging in SHATTERSTAR
The sword-wielding alien character known as Shatterstar has been a part of Marvel Comics’ X-Men universe for almost 30 history, first appearing in...
C.W. Cooke on Wrestling, Werewolves, & Wonder in His L.U.C.H.A. Kickstarter
C.W. Cooke is a font of comic book stories. From his contributions to the anthology Always Punch Nazis to his unique slant on superheroics in his...
Rob Fee on Bringing the Fright in the AVENGERS HALLOWEEN SPECIAL
With Halloween just around the corner, lovers of the ghoulish and supernatural adore exploring the spooky and the haunting across all corners of...
Roger Langridge & Ryan Ferrier on the Whimsy & Life Lessons of CRIMINY
A graphic novel with nods to Max Fleischer cartoons of yesteryear paired with undertones of the current refugee crisis across the globe may not, on...
Bobby’s “Being Out Story”: Sina Grace on the New ICEMAN Miniseries
In his phenomenal run on his recently concluded Marvel Comics series Iceman, writer Sina Grace examined the growth of Bobby Drake, the titular mutant...
Ulises Farina on Nerd Culture, Fame, & Parody in His New GAMMA Miniseries
Comic writer and artist Ulises Farinas’ hilarious and often dark parody that aims shots at the conventions of Saturday morning cartoons of decades...