The Fall Vol. 1
Written and drawn by Jared Muralt
Image Comics, 2021
Swiss writer/artist Jared Muralt began this apocalyptic story years before the Covid pandemic hit, but the deadly pandemic that drives the story creates an eerie echo of current even
Read more…Colonel Weird: Cosmagog
Jeff Lemire, writer; Tyler Crook, art & letters
Dark Horse Books, 2021
This collects a four-issue miniseries starring Colonel Weird, arguably the strangest and most interesting character in the Black Hammer universe. The Colone
Read more…Lucifer Vol. 3: The Wild Hunt
Dan Watters, writer; Max Fiumara, Fernando Blanco, Sebastian Fiumara, artists; Dave McCaig, Dee Cunniffe, colors
DC Vertigo, 2020
The Wild Hunt is a common element in the folklore of many countries, often led by the Norse
Read more…The Dreaming Vol. 3: One Magic Movement
Simon Spurrier, writer; Bilquis Evely, Marguerite Sauvage, DaNi, Matías Bergara, artists; Mat Lopes, Marguerite Sauvage, colorists
DC Vertigo, 2020
A central thread running through the final arc in this chapter
Read more…Nailbiter Vol. 7: Nailbiter Returns
Joshua Williamson, story; Mike Henderson, art; Adam Guzowski, colors; John J. Hill, letters & book design
Image Comics, 2020
If the original series hadn't been titled "Nailbiter" it would have made more sense to cal
Read more…Sea of Stars Vol. 1: Lost in the Wild Heavens
Jason Aaron & Dennis Hallum, writers; Stephen Green, artist; Rico Renzi, colorist
Image Comics, 2020
This starts out looking like a somewhat predictable YA story. Recently widowed Gil is basically a space
Read more…Something is Killing the Children Vol. 3
James Tynion IV, writer; Werther Dell'Edera, illustrator; Miquel Muerto, colorist
BOOM! Studios, 2021
This collection opens with Archer's Peak in lockdown, with almost the whole town hiding in the high school
Read more…Something is Killing the Children Vol. 1
James Tynion IV, writer; Werther Dell’Edera, illustrator; Miquel Muerto, colorist
BOOM! Studios, 2020
Children start disappearing in the sleepy town of Archer's Peak, and the few who survive the encounter have
Read more…Swamp Thing: Tales From The Bayou
Tim Seeley, Tom King, Brian Azzarello, Mark Russell writers; Kyle Hotz, Greg Capullo, Mike Perkins, Joëlle Jones, Steve Pugh (and others) artists; Trish Mulvihill (and others) colors
DC Comics, 2020
This collection co
Read more…Dracula, Motherf**ker!
Alex de Campi, writer; Erica Henderson, illustrator
Image Comics, 2020
Campi and Henderson begin their idiosyncratic Dracula story in 1889 Vienna, as Dracula's wives nail him to the bottom of his coffin. Jump to 1974 Los Angeles
Read more…In.
Will McPhail
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2021
This is New Yorker cartoonist McPhail's first graphic novel. It is evidently semi-autobiographical: young illustrator Nick can't connect with people. The opening scene shows him seeking out a bar: t
Read more…Dept. H Omnibus Volume 2
Created, written & illustrated by Matt Kindt; Colors by Sharlene Kindt
Dark Horse Books, 2019
After reading the first two TPB collections of this series it completely dropped off my radar, so I was happy to be able to get the
Read more…The Old Guard: Tales Through Time Vol. 1
Greg Rucka, writer & creator; Leandro Fernández, art & creator; Daniela Miwa, colors; Jodi Wynne, letters; & others
Image Comics, 2021
A compendium of 12 tales of the immortal Old Guard ranging chronologicall
Read more…The Department of Truth Volume 01: The End of the World
James Tynion IV, writer; Martin Simmonds, artist; Aditya Bidikar, letterer
Image Comics, 2021
FBI agent Cole Turner is a longtime student of conspiracy theories, but he is in for the shock of h
Read more…Bang!
Matt Kindt, story; Willfredo Torres, art; Nayoung Kim & Bill Crabtree, colorists; Nate Piekos, letterer
Dark Horse Books, 2020
Matt Kindt has created a lot of comics with characters based on pulp archetypes, like the spies and secret agents
Read more…Home Sick Pilots Vol. 1: Teenage Haunts
Dan Watters, writer; Caspar Wijngaard, artist; Aditya Bidikar, letterer; Tom Muller, designer
Image Comics, 2021
We first see the titular Home Sick Pilots--a high school punk band--attending a show by their riva
Read more…Sweet Tooth: The Return
Jeff Lemire: creator, writer & artist; José Villarrubia, colorist
DC Black Label, 2021
At the conclusion of the original Sweet Tooth series there was peace between normal humans and the hybrids, but the human population gradua
Read more…They Called Him Charles
Jerzy Łanuszewski, story; Ewa Ciałowicz, art
Europe Comics, 2020
This is a simple gag extended over an entire comic: somebody named Charles (it's clear that it is not always the same person, despite having the name in common) m
Read more…John Constantine: Hellblazer Vol. 2: The Best Version of You
Simon Spurrier, writer; Aaron Campbell & Matías Bergara, artists; Jordie Bellaire, colors
DC Black Label, 2021
Constantine is haunted by the (possibly) future version of himself throughout t
Read more…Black Hammer/Justice League: Hammer of Justice!
Jeff Lemire, writer; Michael Walsh, artist; Nate Piekos, letters
Dark Horse Books, 2020
Jeff Lemire's Black Hammer superheroes are a modern interpretation of classic superheroes to begin with, and are do
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