52/52: The Autumnal, by Daniel Krause, Chris Shehan, et al.
December 24, 2021 1:54 pmA slice of New England folk horror in comics form. I’m not sure the story totally holds together—what actually happened... View Article
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52/52: John Prine’s John Prine, by Erin Osmon
December 23, 2021 1:02 pmWhile nominally a monograph about John Prine’s classic first album, this is really a short biography of Prine, the 50s/60s... View Article
52/52: Cover Story, by Alex Wong
December 18, 2021 7:42 amA good concept—a book tracing the story behind, and cultural importance of, the most iconic magazine covers in basketball history—but... View Article
52/52: BPRD: Hell on Earth, vol. 3, by Mike Mignola et al
December 11, 2021 12:01 pmThere’s an undeniable thrill in seeing Liz Sherman, seemingly more powerful than ever, rejoining the fight and going toe-to-toe with... View Article
52/52: The Story of a Disappearance and an Appearance, by M.R. James
November 27, 2021 4:44 pmI love M.R. James’ ghost stories for how far ahead of their time they were, for their creepiness, for their... View Article
52/52: Blood on the Tracks, vol. 3, by Shuzo Oshimi
November 26, 2021 10:28 amAs Seiichi becomes increasingly disturbed by the goings on in his house, family, and mind, this comic becomes ever-more effective.... View Article
52/52: The Doll’s Ghost, by F. Marion Crawford
November 24, 2021 10:21 amAnother Christmas ghost story (What a great historical tradition. Is it coming back? It seems like maybe it is) from... View Article
52/52: The Morgan Trust, by R. Bridgeman
November 23, 2021 10:17 amCan this tiny volume, containing just one short story, count as a book for my 52 books/52 weeks project? It’s... View Article
52/52: The Silver Coin, Vol. 1, by Michael Walsh et al.
November 22, 2021 9:38 amAn intriguing inversion of the comics anthology model. Instead of one writer/multiple artists (like Split Lip), it’s one artist with... View Article
52/52: Blood on the Tracks, vol. 2, by Shuzo Oshimi
November 11, 2021 9:54 amThis is an intensely fucked-up comic, in a way I haven’t seen in comics in quite a while. I read... View Article