Proctor Valley Road
Grant Morrison & Alex Child, writers; Naomi Franquiz, illustrator; Tamra Bonvillain, colorist
BOOM! Studios, 2021
Proctor Valley Road is a real road in California that connects Chula Vista with Jamul in San Diego County. Over the
Read more…American Vampire 1976
Scott Snyder, writer; Rafael Albuquerque, art & covers; Dave McCaig, colors; Tula Lotay, Francesco Francavilla & Ricardo López Ortiz, additional art
DC Black Label, 2021
This ninth American Vampire collection is set in 1976. Ski
Read more…The Department of Truth Volume 02: The City Upon a Hill
James Tynion IV, writer; Martin Simmonds, artist; Aditya Bidikar, letterer
Image Comics, 2021
In this second installment Cole (still trying to wrap his mind around a world that has the Departmen
Read more…Nailbiter Vol. 8: Nailbiter Returns
Joshua Williamson, story; Mike Henderson, art; Adam Guzowski, colors; John J. Hill, letters & book design
Image Comic, 2021
The conclusion of the latest chapter in the Nailbiter saga begins with the titular return.
Read more…The Stone King
Kel McDonald, writer; Tyler Crook, artist
ComiXology Originals, 2019
I have been paying attention to the ComiXology Originals, but had completely overlooked this one. As a fan of Tyler Crook's art on B.P.R.D. and Harrow County I had to
Read more…Lucifer Vol. 4: The Devil At Heart
Dan Watters, writer; Max Fiumara, Sebastian Fiumara & Brian Level, artists; Dave McCaig & Dee Cunniffe, colorists
CD Vertigo, 2021
Watters and company bring this chapter in Lucifer's story to a stylish conclusion. In
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George Miller, story; Nico Lathouris & Mark Sexton: script; Tristan Jones & Riccardo Burchielli, art
Vertigo Comics, 2015
This is a relative rarity in the Vertigo catalog: a movie tie-in. These stories are all prequels to some of th
Read more…Once & Future Vol. 1: The King is Undead
Kieron Gillen, writer; Dan Mora, illustrator; Tamra Bonvillain, colorist
Boom! Studios, 2020
A group of Nationalists intent on bringing back the Britain of Arthurian myth steals an ancient artifact and attempts
Read more…Whenever a volume in this series is released, whatever else I'm reading at the time is put on hold and Dick Tracy goes to the top of the stack. This volume is special to me not only because it reprints Chester Gould's last year and a half on the stri
Read more…Black Magick Vol. 3: Ascension I
Greg Rucka, writer; Nicola Scott, artist
Image Comics, 2021
Despite a three-year publication gap the story picks right up where it left off. Rowan is still out of sorts after her falling out with her detective partner,
Read more…Dying is Easy
Joe Hill, writer; Martin Simmonds, artist
IDW Publishing, 2020
A crime thriller starring an ex-homicide cop turned standup comic. The title (from the show business adage "Dying is easy, comedy is hard") has multiple meanings. As the stor
Read more…Family Tree Vol. 1: Sapling
Jeff Lemire, writer; Phil Hester, Eric Gapstur, Ryan Cody, artists
Image Comics, 2020
A new series co-created by writer Jeff Lemire (Sweet Tooth, Descender) and artist Phil Hester (Swamp Thing, Green Arrow) is bound to be wo
Read more…Blue In Green
Ram V., writer; Anand R.K., artist; John Pearson, color artist; Aditya Bidikar, letterer; Tom Muller, designer
Image Comics, 2020
As a jazz musician and critic I admit that a graphic novel about a jazz musician that takes its title from
Read more…Daphne Byrne
Laura Marks, writer; Kelley Jones, artist; Michelle Madsen, colorist
DC Black Label, 2020
For this Hill House miniseries new comics writer Laura Marks (TV’s The Good Fight and The Expanse) teams up with veteran horror comics legend Kelley
Read more…Pulp
Ed Brubaker, writer; Sean Phillips, artist
Image Comics, 2020
Max Winters is a pulp writer in 1930s New York, churning out Westerns at five cents a word. It turns out that the Red River Kid (his signature character) is actually based on his earli
Read more…Infidel
Pornsak Pichetshote, writer; Aaron Campbell, artist; José Villarrubia, colorist & editor; Jeff Powell, letterer & designer
Image Comics, 2018
At its heart this is a modern haunted house story. But its protagonist is an American Muslim woman na
Read more…I recently reviewed two graphic biographies of jazz musicians for the website All About Jazz, so I thought I should link to them here for those who aren't following me on social media.
The first is Scott Chantler's biography of an early jazz pioneer
Read more…Undiscovered Country Vol. 2: Unity
Scott Snyder & Charles Soule, writers; Giuseppe Camuncoli, layouts; Leonardo Marcello Grassi, finishes; Matt Wilson, colors; Crank!, lettering.
Image Comics, 2021
Having escaped the Destiny Man the group begins their
Read more…November Vol. 4: The Mess We're In
Matt Fraction, writer; Elsa Charratier, artist; Matt Hollingsworth, colorist; Kurt Ankeny, letterer
Image Comics, 2021
Another finale, this time to a series of graphic novellas rather than an ongoing series. When the
Read more…Low Vol. 5: Light Brings Light
Rick Remender, writer; Greg Tocchini, artist; Dave McCaig, colors
Image Comics, 2021
The previous collection came out in 2017: so long ago that I had completely forgotten that the series was not finished! But in fact the
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