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AIZN-nominated author Rodney Burns shares the details behind Crownsville #1, a tough supernatural thriller that will be released by Oni Press on November 5th, 2025. The psychiatric facility, which ran during the Jim Crow era, became infamous for its quarantine, overcrowding, neglect and false rumors of abuse and illegal medical experiments. For Burns, Crownsville is not a work of fiction, but a deeply personal project. “My grandmother was a nurse at the hospital,” he says. “Several families were tied up there. Crownsville was like a boogeyman. If you’re in the wrong, that’s where they send you.” The story he calls…
Skybound Entertainment and Image Comics has released the first official trailer for Skin Breaker, the upcoming epic of Chinics Powerhouses Robert Kirkman (Invincible, The Walking Dead) and David Finch (Batman, New Avengers). The 8th issue series will be released on September 24th, 2025. The trailer introduces the artwork that defines Finch’s career, first watch the story of a high stakes fantasy, and presents ancient threats that can spell out the end of a whole person, a desperate battle for survival, a choice that will change everything, and the end of the whole people. At the heart of the story is…
BondsStory & Art: ZenzoPublisher: Manga Mavericks (printing & digital)Publication date: July 16, 2025Rating: TeenGenre: Manga, Fantasy, Action Adventure This review contains bond spoilers. In exchange for a review I received a free copy from Manga Mavericks. As the publisher’s explanation points out, Bond is an alternative effort to his journey to the West, focusing on his son Goku, who adorns the cover, and Sanzo at the beginning of their journey. The manga begins while Sanzo expresses doubts about Goku, and Goku tries to collect alms from humans. Observing the difference between humans and demons, Goku reflects that the demons do…
Montreal-based publisher Pau Pau Press renews Eisner’s victory at Boum’s The Jellyfish, and publishes Mongoose by Portuguese cartoonist Joana Mosi this fall. The Portuguese edition of O Mangusto, published by Seita in 2023, was the recipient of outstanding storytelling, which won the famous Jorge Magalges Award. Mongoose tells the story of former track and field star Julia, who finds herself living with unemployed Joel in her grandmother’s beach house. In the aftermath of a devastating loss, Julia tries to convince her family and friends that she’s doing well, but one night, when the plot in her early garden is destroyed,…
Whether you know him best as the Voltron: Legendary Defender or Gambit in X-Men ’97’s Lotor, or countless other performances in a multitude of acclaimed fan favorite animated series, it’s no exaggeration to say that AJ Locascio is one of the best in the narration industry. Locascio is someone who doesn’t know about participating in San Diego Comic-Con, and this year was no exception. However, last month he was marked as the first comic book creator at SDCC with his debut children’s graphic novel, Spoops: Little Spirit of Halloween. The graphic novel, drawn by Laurie a Conley, follows an adorable…
What happened to Archie Comics? The third greatest legacy comic house hasn’t been heard much in recent months aside from Kevin Smith’s visit to Riverdale. Archie was distributed to comic stores by Diamond, but announced his move to Lunar shortly after Diamond’s bankruptcy was filed, but has not been featured in other bankruptcy-related news. As Archie is still the only comic publisher that relies on newsstand sales, you may not have heard much about their reaction to the Diamond situation. After all these years, Archie has expensive rack space in the supermarket for the popular digest. These are the last…
Nakama Press, The Mad Cave Studios, is dedicated to bringing international comics to new audiences. Winner of the Hong Kong Arts Centre Award for Best Comic Story and featured at the prestigious Angaurme International Comic Festival, my soulmate blends an intimate look with a supernatural twist on the comic industry. The story follows Chung Chuen Ming, a veteran art assistant who spends his career refinement in others’ work while secretly longing for his work. Deciding to pursue his dreams, he quit his job to focus on his Manhua. However, when he meets Cheung Shan, a beginner artist, his fate changes…
For over a decade, Mike Del Mundo has been one of Marvel’s most original visual storytellers. With grace and power, Delmund is an artist who refuses to sit quietly on the shelves with concept-driven covers and inspiring interiors. Now, for the first time, fans have the opportunity to hold the definitive collection of his groundbreaking works in their hands. Mike Del Mundo’s Marvel Art is a deluxe art book published by Marvel Press in collaboration with Marvel. The Tome is set to collect unprecedented sketches with his most iconic covers, unusual artwork and a high-end, 224-page coffee table book. And…
Clover Press and cartoonist Ruben Bolling are preparing to complete the complete Tom The Dancing Bug, the definitive collection of eight volumes of two Pulitzer Prize finalists and award-winning political humor strips. It will also be revealed as part of the upcoming Kickstarter campaign that fans will be able to get the official Tom The Dancing Bug T-shirt and sticker set, which will only be available in the campaign. The new Kickstarter funds the last two volumes of the series and collects the earliest years of Tom the Dancing Bug. The secret origins collect strips from 1990 to 1994, and…
Power Banga! Power Rangers/Ninja Turtles Crossover Round 3 is here. Ever since MMPR/TMNT II planted those appetizing seeds for the sequel, fans have been waiting for a chance to see where the madness could go next. This time, Ryan Parrott is teaming up with artist Vincenzo Federisi and colorist Raul Anglo to arrange both darker, heavier, and teenager sets with an attitude of teenager sets. boom! /idw Parrot makes a sudden turn from his previous team-up in Pace and Tone, and then flashes for three weeks at the end. It’s a smart construction that front-loads tension. The characters are overwhelmed…