A Summer of Comics Reboots and Rebirths
Benjamin Drew Griffin surveys the superhero comics’ summer landscape and the reboots and rebirths that have just begun. More after the jump.
Book Review: GOD IN MY HEAD
God in My Head: The True Story of an Ex-Christian Who Accidentally Met God by Joshua Steven Grisetti is a new Patheos book…
New Comic: THE GODDAMNED #4
We had to wait a while for the latest issue of The Goddamned, one of my favorite series running. The wait, again, was worth…
What Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell Says about the Church
Susanna Clarke’s fantasy novel Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell begins in a peculiar place for a story about magic. As it commences in…
Comics Review: CLEAN ROOM #1-6
I rarely put warning labels on reviews, but the new Vertigo series, Clean Room, deserves one. This is one of the most messed up…
THE LONEY Book Review
Andrew Michael Hurley’s first novel, The Loney is an unforgettable experience. With elements of Gothic horror, it’s a haunting one too. But that…
THE CITY OF MIRRORS: A Review
Justin Cronin’s “vampire” trilogy reaches its thrilling conclusion this week with the publication of The City of Mirrors. If you’re familiar with the previous…
NEW COMICS: Dept.H #1 & 2 and House of Penance #1 & 2
We’re into two new series from Dark Horse this week, Dept.H and House of Penance. Though the narratives take place in wildly different settings–at the bottom…
NEW COMICS: Black Panther #2, Renato Jones #1, & a Guilty Pleasure
This week, we look at three (relatively) new comics, two of which (Black Panther and Renato Jones) are timely series that tackle issues of…