Does Frank Miller’s Xerxes # 1 Live Up To The Anticipation?
Frank Miller‘s Xerxes: The Fall of the House of Darius and the Rise of Alexander #1 is out this week
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Advance Review: Once Upon A Time Machine Volume 2 Transcends The Limits Of Greek Myths
(A teenaged Paul Pope reads about Achilles in the Iliad) Once Upon A Time Machine, Vol. 2 is an oddly
Read moreThe Cosplay, Panels, And Comics Of Toronto Comicon
The Toronto Comicon was held this year between March 16th – 18th at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre. It was
Read morePolitics And Personal Space In ‘Red Winter’ By Anneli Furmark
I was excited to read Anneli Furmark’s Red Winter from Drawn & Quarterly. An acclaimed graphic novelist in her native
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“We’re All Living In The Gutter…” : The Toronto Comic Jam
I love going to the Toronto Comic Jam. It’s been around since the nineties and I used
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A Spirit Of Hope In ‘Run For It: Stories Of Slaves Who Fought For Their Freedom’
I found myself reading Marcelo D’Salete‘s Run For It: Stories of Slaves Who Fought For Their Freedom (translated by Andrea Rosenberg
Read moreAging And Changing With A Light Touch – It Don’t Come Easy From Drawn & Quarterly
It Don’t Come Easy is a collection of stories featuring Monsieur Jean, a largely sympathetic Parisien, his shiftless friend Felix,
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The Next Best Thing To Holding Original Pages: Fantagraphics’ Jaime Hernandez Studio Edition
The Jaime Hernandez Studio Edition from Fantagraphics, simply titled Xaime, is a coveted object for die-hard Jaime Hernandez fans. Clothbound,
Read moreAmerica As A Genre In Tim Lane’s Happy Hour In America #1
Tim Lane’s Happy Hour in America #1 from Fantagraphics has fantastic art. I’d heard of Tim Lane before and had
Read moreTime And Tide In Jaime Hernandez’s Angels And Magpies
Angels and Magpies, the latest of the softcover collections featuring Jaime Hernandez‘s work from the pages of Love and Rockets,
Read moreDarth Vader, Stormtroopers & Santa – The Toronto Fan Days Holiday Show With Kevin Boyd And Mike Rooth
This past Saturday saw the advent of the Toronto Fan Days convention at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre. There were
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The Inimitable (Or Is That Very Imitable?) Robert Sikoryak’s Take On Trump
Following quickly on the heels of Terms and Conditions (also published by Drawn and Quarterly), Robert Sikoryak’s singular exercise in
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