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08/02/2018

Unrestrained Analogs

Michael Fiffe’s characters might have superpowers, but they don’t act like superheroes

by Chris Mautner

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06/28/2018

Investigating Mauretania

The new world of comics

by Chris Mautner

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05/31/2018

Why Eleanor Davis?

The ridiculous and the profound in the cartoonist’s latest release

by Chris Mautner

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03/26/2018

Death by Balloon

The horrifying and hilarious world of Junji Ito

by Chris Mautner

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01/22/2018

Have Mercy on Me

The new Nick Cave biography is an appropriately tortured comic book.

by Christine Ro

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11/30/2017

Mister Miracle

Is this the best comic of the year?

by Chris Mautner

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10/16/2017

The Yunique Yuichi

Yokoyama’s Iceland mystifies and entertains.

by Chris Mautner

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07/24/2017

Life with Lulu

John Stanley's evasive biography

by Chris Mautner

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06/06/2017

The Provenance of Providence

Illustrating Lovecraft

by Chris Mautner

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03/29/2017

Demon am I

A look into Jason Shiga’s Demon

by Chris Mautner

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