Nowhere Men, Vol. 1: Bigger Than The Beatles

Nowhere Men, Volume 1: Fates Worse Than Death Writer: Eric Stephenson Artist: Nate Bellegarde Colorist: Jordie Bellaire Lettering & Design: Fonografiks Published: December 3, 2013 Publisher: Image Comics Genre(s): Graphic Novel, Science Fiction Format: Paperback Length: 184 pages Nowhere Men, Volume 1 tells the story of a world that treats scientists like rock stars and celebrities. … Read more

Pretty Deadly, Volume 1: WTF Western

Pretty Deadly, Volume 1: The Shrike Script: Kelly Sue Deconnick Art & Cover: Emma Rios Colors: Jordie Bellaire Edits: Sigrid Ellis Letters: Clayton Cowles Published: May 13th, 2014 Publisher: Image Comics Genre(s): Graphic Novel, Fantasy Format: Paperback Length: 120 pages Pretty Deadly was my first exposure to “weird western”, a genre I knew existed but had … Read more

Red Sonja: Plagued by Chainmail Bikinis and Other Clichés

Red Sonja, Volume 1: Queen of Plagues by Gail Simone and Walter Geovani Published: February 19, 2014 Publisher: Dynamite Entertainment Genre(s): Graphic Novel, Fantasy, Swords-and-Sorcery Format: Digital Length: 184 pages I don’t have much experience with Conan the Barbarian or Red Sonja; my dad had a pretty sizable comic book collection when I was a … Read more

Episodic Fascism: Judge Dredd Volume 1 by Duane Swierczynski and Paul Gulacy

Published: April 23, 2013 Publisher: IDW Publishing Genre(s): Graphic Novel, Science Fiction Format: Paperback Length: 120 pages My only exposure to Judge Dredd is the 2012 movie starring Karl Urban and Olivia Thirlby, which I understand stays true to the comic while telling a pretty badass little crime story. I only watched it a week … Read more

Birth of a Real Boy: The Unwritten: Tommy Taylor and The Ship That Sank Twice by Mike Carey and Peter Gross

Published: September 24, 2013 Publisher: Vertigo Genre(s): Graphic Novel, Fantasy Format: Hardcover Length: 160 pages The Unwritten tells the story of Tom Taylor and his late father’s series of bestselling fantasy novels that revolve around a boy named Tommy Taylor inspired by his real-life counterpart… or was it the other way around? I’ve only read two … Read more

An Anthology of Hilarity With a Side of Murdermen: The Thrilling Adventure Hour by Acker & Blacker

Published: August 20th, 2013 Publisher: Archaia Entertainment, LLC Genre(s): Graphic Novel, Comedy Format: Hardcover Length: 136 pages The Thrilling Adventure Hour is a long-running stage-show and podcast with an old-fashioned radio-drama sensibility. Every episode features recurring characters and serial adventures acted out by actors and comedians in front of a live audience. Although some familiarity … Read more

Ugliness All Around: Todd, The Ugliest Kid on Earth Volume 1 by Ken Kristensen and M. K. Perker

Published: August 20, 2013 Publisher: Image Comics Genre(s): Graphic Novel Format: Trade Paperback Length: 96 pages Todd, The Ugliest Kid on Earth is an odd little series about a kid named Todd surrounded by terrible human beings. It’s not exactly surreal, but it is nonsensical in a way that is clearly meant as darkly comedic … Read more

Not Quite Detectives: Bad Machinery Volume 1: The Case of The Team Spirit by John Allison

Published: April 2, 2013 Publisher: Oni Press Genre(s): Graphic Novel, Fantasy, Mystery Format: Paperback Length: 112 Pages Bad Machinery Volume 1: The Case of The Team Spirit collects the first major story arc of John Allison’s webcomic Bad Machinery, which is actually his third webcomic set in the same universe. Allison is most well-known for … Read more

Just… Ugh: Irresistible by Gregory, Santacruz and Riesco

Published: February 12, 2013 Publisher: Zenescope Genre(s): Graphic Novel Format: Paperback Length: 148 pages I’m honestly not sure what I was expecting when I requested a copy of Irresistible from NetGalley. Maybe I thought it would handle a clichéd male fantasy in an interesting way. After all, Y: The Last Man spun out a masterpiece … Read more

The Massive Vol. 1: Black Pacific by Brian Wood et al

Published: April 2nd, 2013 Publisher: Dark Horse Comics Genre(s): Graphic Novel Format: Paperback Length: 176 pages The Massive tells the story of the Ninth Wave conservationist force ship The Kapital as its crew tries to survive in a post-apocalyptic world and find their missing sister-ship, The Massive. The Kapital’s crew is an odd group of misfits … Read more

Strange Attractors by Charles Soule and Greg Scott

Story: Charles Soule Art: Greg Scott Published: April 9th, 2013 Publisher: Archaia Entertainment Genre(s): Graphic Novel, Science Fiction Format: Hardcover Length: 128 pages In Strange Attractors, Heller Wilson is a grad student studying complexity theory, a branch of mathematics devoted to the study of complex systems. He’s a career-minded guy, and is currently working on … Read more

Bad Medicine Volume 1

Story: Nunzio DeFillipis & Christina Weir Art: Christopher Mitten Colors: Bill Crabtree Published: January 30th, 2013 Publisher: Oni Press Genre(s): Graphic Novel, Fantasy Format: Paperback Length: 120 pages Bad Medicine follows disgraced former cardiologist Dr. Randal Horne and hard-nosed NYPD detective Joely Huffman as they work together to solve strange murders apparently caused by fringe … Read more

iZombie Vol. 1: Dead to the World

Published: March 22, 2011 Publisher: Vertigo Genre(s): Fantasy, Graphic Novel Format: Trade Paperback Pages: 144 Pop culture has been in zombie/vampire/werewolf overdrive the past few years, and it’s pretty rare to find a story that has a unique twist on the mythos. iZombie, an ongoing series from Vertigo by Chris Roberson and Michael Allred, isn’t … Read more