Basketful of Heads
Joe Hill, writer; Leomacs, artist; Dave Stewart, colorist
DC Black Label, 2020
The first of horror writer Joe Hill's Hill House Comics line for DC Comics, this collects the seven issue miniseries published 2019 - 2020. The settin
Read more…Friend of the Devil: A Reckless Book
Ed Brubaker, writer; Sean Phillips, artist; Jacob Phillips, colors
Image Comics, 2021
Ethan Reckless finds his way into the central mystery here by accident. After solving a case with the help of a librarian named
Read more…Gideon Falls Vol. 4: The Pentoculus
Jeff Lemire, Andrea Sorrentino: creators; Dave Stewart, colors
Image Comics, 2020
The previous volume was full of travels though worlds and times. This one picks up the action in two scenes. In the first, Angie and
Read more…Sex Criminals Vol. 6: Six Criminals
Matt Fraction, writer; Chip Zdarsky, artist
Image Comics, 2020
The final volume opens with the gang (which now includes the Sex Police) trying to figure out what to do about their mutual enemy Badal, and the huge Ba
Read more…Genius Animals?
Vali Chandrasekaran, writer; Jun-Pierre Shiozawa, art
Self-published, 2020
A graphic novel that covers a lot of ground. The first chapter is a romantic comedy about Alexandra and Todd. After meeting at a Brooklyn bar their courtship is
Read more…MotherlandsSimon Spurrier, writer; Rachael Stott, artist; Felipe Sobreiro, colorist Vertigo Comics, 2018
One thing I can say about the later Vertigo miniseries: they were still swinging for the fences, with wildly original concepts. Must have made
Family Tree Vol. 2: Seeds
Jeff Lemire, writer; Phil Hester, Eric Gapstur & Ryan Cody, artists
Image Comics, 2020
The second installment of this series really makes the first look like setup. Meg's transformation moves so rapidly that she begins to gro
Read more…Gideon Falls Vol. 5: Wicked Worlds
by Jeff Lemire, writer; Andrea Sorrentino artist; Dave Stewart, colors
Image Comics, 2020
The Black Barn got blown up in the previous volume, on the assumption that it would stop the demonic Smiling Man from jumping
Read more…Six Days: The Incredible Story of D-Day's Lost Chapter
Robert Venditti & Kevin Maurer, writers; Andrea Mutti, artist
DC Vertigo Comics, 2019
Another late Vertigo entry I had overlooked, this World War II graphic novel tells the story of the 182 membe
Read more…Undiscovered Country Volume One: Destiny
Written by Scott Snyder & Charles Soule; layouts by Guiseppe Camuncoli; finishes by Daniele Orlandini (#1-#4) & Leonardo Marcello Grassi (#5-#6); colored by Matt Wilson; lettered by Crank!
Image Comics, 2020
Un
Read more…Sentient
Jeff Lemire, writer; Gabriel Walta, art
TKO Studios, 2019
Another science-fiction tale from Lemire, telling the story of a group of families travelling from Earth to a distant colony. They leave behind a planet that is rapidly becoming uninha
Read more…Reckless
by Ed Brubaker & Sean Phillips; colors by Jacob Phillips
Image Comics, 2020
The first of an ambitious trio of graphic novels--all scheduled for publication within a year--featuring Ethan Reckless, and the on-the-nose character name is the onl
Read more…November Vol. 2: The Gun In The Puddle
Matt Fraction, writer; Elsa Charratier, artist; Matt Hollingsworth, colorist; Kurt Ankeny, letterer
Image Comics, 2020
This installment opens and closes with scenes from new character Emma-Rose's childhood. She d
Read more…Ice Cream Man Vol. 5: Other Confections
W. Maxwell Prince, writer; Martín Morazzo, artist; Chris O'Halloran, colors
Image Comics, 2020
Four standalone stories set in the Ice Cream Man universe which are remarkably diverse, even given the frequently ex
Read more…The Old Guard Book 2: Force Multiplied
Greg Rucka, writer; Leandro Fernández, art & cover; Daniela Miwa, colors; Jodi Wynne, letters
Image Comics, 2020
Andy and her team spend this arc in search of the head of a large human trafficking operation. B
Read more…The Low, Low WoodsCarmen Maria Machado, writer; DaNi, artist; Tamra Bonvillain, colorist DC Black Label, 2020
This entry in Joe Hill's Hill House Comics is a strange one. It takes place in a hellscape called Shudder-to-Think, Pennsylvania. The coal
Farmhand Vol. 1: Reap What Was Sown
Created, written & drawn by Rob Guillory
Image Comics, 2019
I was not a fan of Chew, the hit Image series written by John Layman with art by Rob Guillory, so this one was not on my radar. Since the art is again Guil
Read more…Rise of the Black Flame
Mike Mignola & Chris Roberson, story; Christopher Mitten, art; Dave Stewart, colors
Dark Horse Books, 2017
The Black Flame is the biggest villain in the Hellboy universe. So it's surprising that his "origin story" has not been t
Read more…Lobster Johnson Volume 5: The Pirate's Ghost and Metal Monsters of Midtown
Mike Mignola & John Arcudi, story; Tonci Zonjic, art; Dave Stewart, colors (Metal Monsters of Midtown)
Dark Horse Books, 2017
The pulp adventures of Lobster Johnson take an espe
Read more…Strange Adventures
Various writers & artists
Vertigo, 2014
A compilation of two science fiction themed Vertigo anthologies: Strange Adventures 1 (2011) and Mystery In Space 1 (2012), which both used the 84-page saddle-stitched format that Vertigo adop
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