Comic Books

Comics Are Trying to Break Your Heart #190 by Drew Barth Thank You for Being Afraid Battle Royals have been the preeminent form of entertainment for the past few years. Due to its dominance in the video game market, Fortnite’s battle royal style of game play is one of the biggest things in the world. But… Continue reading

Comics Are Trying to Break Your Heart #188 by Drew Barth Framing Goodbyes How do we remember the ones we love? From the pictures and videos we have saved on our phones, there’s likely an idealized version of them we keep in our memories. Despite everything, when we scroll through those picture or videos, we… Continue reading

Comics Are Trying to Break Your Heart #187 by Drew Barth Forgotten Rockets In the 2010s, there was a resurgence of pulp characters. From Doc Savage teaming up with Batman to The Phantom having his own ongoing series, nostalgia for older heroes came back in force, then kind of disappeared. Some publishers still put out… Continue reading

Comics Are Trying to Break Your Heart #185 by Drew Barth Running the News Room       Comics have a strange relationship with reality. Some aspects feel grounded while others seem absurd at first, but eventually make perfect sense in the context of their fictional world—like Jimmy Olsen having a stable job for so long. But then… Continue reading

Comics Are Trying to Break Your Heart #183 by Drew Barth I Would Like to be Blueberry At this juncture I think it’s safe to say that Sailor Moon is one of the most influential comics of the past fifty years. From its look to its usage and establishment of shojo tropes to the global… Continue reading

Comics Are Trying to Break Your Heart #182 by Drew Barth Walk in Silence There are a few inevitabilities in comics: massive cross-over events, another Batman spin-off, and Si Spurrier writing one of the best mini-series of the year. While I had touched on the first issue earlier this year, the conclusion to Step by… Continue reading