Comics Are Trying to Break Your Heart
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Comics Are Trying to Break Your Heart #61: State of War
Comics Are Trying to Break Your Heart #61 by Drew Barth State of War In the pantheon of planets in the DC Universe, Rann is underrated. By all accounts, it is considered a paradise in its small corner of the galaxy. Its capital city, Ranagar, looks as though it were carved from glass in the… Continue reading
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Comics Are Trying to Break Your Heart #60: Stick ‘Em Up
Comics Are Trying to Break Your Heart #60 by Drew Barth Stick ‘Em Up Vault Comics continues to impress. I’ve previously written about them here. Since last year, Vault has become a consistent figure on the weekly comic shelves. While their series are typically science fiction, fantasy, horror, or some combination of those three, this last… Continue reading
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Comics Are Trying to Break Your Heart #59: Today’s Double Feature
Comics Are Trying to Break Your Heart #59 by Drew Barth Today’s Double Feature A month ago I wrote about some of the upcoming comics this year that have me most excited. And to my excitement, one of those just released. Tartarus is a new series from Image by Johnnie Christmas and Jack T. Cole.… Continue reading
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Comics Are Trying to Break Your Heart #58: Let’s Not Forget Old City Blues
Comics Are Trying to Break Your Heart #58 by Drew Barth Let’s Not Forget Old City Blues Fantastic new graphic novels and comics come out every week—so much coming out that some things end up not being as revered as they should have been. There are graphic novels and comic series still sitting on my… Continue reading
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Comics Are Trying to Break Your Heart #57: The Upshot of Things
Comics Are Trying to Break Your Heart #57 by Drew Barth The Upshot of Things In the past few years, the number of new comic publishers has exploded to levels not seen since the 90s. Publishers like Aftershock, Vault, Ahoy, Boom!, Black Mask, and a host of others have changed the landscape of monthly comics.… Continue reading
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Comics Are Trying to Break Your Heart #56: The Comic Nebula
Comics Are Trying to Break Your Heart #56 by Drew Barth The Comic Nebula I mentioned last week how Nextwavewas unique due to its theme song, so what can we do with a graphic novel that includes a tiny vinyl record that can accompany a reading? Quite a lot, actually, as John Pham’s J+K has… Continue reading
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Comics Are Trying to Break Your Heart #55: We All Live in the Shadow
Comics Are Trying to Break Your Heart #55 by Drew Barth We All Live in the Shadow Do you remember when Marvel comics was headed by someone who wasn’t a stooge for Donald Trump? I remember those years fondly—when I could pick up a Marvel book and not worry about my money going to Ike… Continue reading
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Comics Are Trying to Break Your Heart #54: Reaper of Tears
Comics Are Trying to Break Your Heart #54 by Drew Barth Reaper of Tears Kelly Sue DeConnick is one of the best writers of this century. Emma Ríos is one of the best artists of this century. Pretty Deadly: The Rat has recently wrapped, and no other series that has come out that has so… Continue reading
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Comics Are Trying to Break Your Heart #53: The End of the End of the World
Comics Are Trying to Break Your Heart #53 by Drew Barth The End of the End of the World It’s 2020. The end of the world feels like it’s breathing down our necks. Let’s assuage those feelings by talking about a different end of the world: East of West. I’ve talked about the series early… Continue reading
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Comics Are Trying to Break Your Heart #52: Tokyo Roommates
Comics Are Trying to Break Your Heart #52 by Drew Barth Tokyo Roommates The slice-of-life genre has become a staple of manga for decades now. Small stories on the incongruities and oddities of everyday living coupled with a hint of comedic absurdity has turned a genre that focuses on quieter moments into one of the… Continue reading
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