Scott Shaw!s Comix & Stories

Scott Shaw!s Comix & Stories is one of the most in-depth, thorough fan books I’ve ever seen. It came out at last year’s San Diego Con, but it’s taken me this long to write about it, because I feel that I am not enough of a Shaw! fan to do so. If you are a big fan of his work, this is a treasure...

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Congrats to New Back Issue Editor!

Congratulations to the new editor of Back Issue magazine! from Comics Worth Reading https://ift.tt/9A4eEpI Sourced by "The typist writer". The place where writers, bloggers, and publicists come to expand their knowledge in the field content production and publicatio...

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Kyle’s Bed & Breakfast

I do enjoy a good soap opera comic, and Kyle’s Bed & Breakfast by Greg Fox had plenty to keep my attention. It’s the story of several gay men living together in a New England B&B. The recurring characters are Brad, a closeted minor league baseball player Richard, Kyle’s friend, fashion maven,...

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Blue Bottle Mystery: An Asperger Adventure

Mike Medaglia adapted Blue Bottle Mystery: An Asperger Adventure from a book by Kathy Hoopmann, and it’s illustrated by Rachael Smith. It’s a supernatural mystery during which Ben learns why he engages in repetitive movements and has trouble fitting in at school. Ben’s best friend Andy helps him navigate...

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How to Grill Our Love

How to Grill Our Love is a romance manga by Shiori Hanatsuka about a couple bonding over cooking meat. It’s published digitally by Kodansha, and nine volumes have been translated into English so far. Kenta is 30 and keeps getting stood up, until he meets Yamaguchi. He’s a bit nerdy, she’s a tad aloof,...

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Akane-Banashi Volumes 1-4

I learned about rakugo, the Japanese performance art of storytelling, from the series Descending Stories: Showa Genroku Rakugo Shinju. One of the most intriguing plotlines for me was the one about women being banned from performing the traditional style. So when I heard about Akane-Banashi, the story...

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Want to Run TCAF?

The Toronto Comic Arts Festival (TCAF), held yearly, is looking to hire an Executive Director. from Comics Worth Reading https://ift.tt/6etiY0r Sourced by "The typist writer". The place where writers, bloggers, and publicists come to expand their knowledge in the field content production and pub...

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The Science of Ghosts

The Science of Ghosts uses a clever metaphor effectively. It’s written by Lilah Sturges, art by El Garing. Joy is an academic parapsychologist and a trans woman in Texas. She was previously a forensic psychologist for the police, studying victims of trauma and violent crime, only now the victims she...

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History Comics: World War II: Fight on the Home Front

The book’s subtitle is key to understanding how this non-fiction history graphic novel is different from other stories of World War II. History Comics: World War II: Fight on the Home Front tells stories of those living through the early 1940s in the United States, with special focus on women, kids,...

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The Misadventures of Ellery Queen

When I discovered The Misadventures of Ellery Queen, I thought, "of course this book has to exist." It's a collection of pastiches, parodies, and other stories inspired by the fictional detective Ellery Queen and his creators, Frederic Dannay and Manfred B. Lee. from Comics Worth Reading https://ift.tt/Z3pognr Sourced...

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Harry Dickson Volume 1: Mysterion

I tried Harry Dickson Volume 1: Mysterion because it was billed as "part Sherlock Holmes, part The X-Files". The second half of that comparison seems accurate, but I'd deem it more Agatha Christie than Doyle, even though the character was billed as "the American Sherlock Holmes" in his pulp days. Still,...

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My Thoughts on the Doctor Who Relaunch

I was thrilled to be part of the Beat’s Doctor Who season 14 roundtable. There are spoilers galore, of course, around Ncuti Gatwa’s first run as the Doctor. Several of us discussed our thoughts on the season finale, “Empire of Death”, our favorite episode and moment of the season, what our hopes were...

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Cat + Gamer Volume 5

In Cat + Gamer volume 5, the second cat, Soboro, who joined the family in volume 4, has settled in. That brings this series back to what appealed to me about the first volume: continuing comparisons of raising healthy, happy kitties and gaming activities. from Comics Worth Reading https://ift.tt/4KnOoUx Sourced...

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Every Time I Go on Vacation, Someone Dies

Eleanor Dash became a mystery author by accident. She went to Italy, got involved in a real-life murder, and turned her vacation fling into a wildly successful novel. Now, the con artist she fell in love with during that trip -- who became the lead of her mystery series -- is blackmailing her; her...

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