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Image credit: Jason Brown, midlifegamergeek.com It took me a really long time to get around to reading the first volume of Plants vs. Zombies, Dark Horse’s comic adaptation of the popular video game series. The game was released in 2011, and while it was still a few years after the first game was released, it’s notable that it only features elements from the first game, as subsequent sequels and spin-offs (such as the Garden Warfare series) had yet to be released. Is that a good thing? Let’s find out. Nate Timely doesn’t seem to have much brilliance. Case in point:…
Titan Comics and Jamie Hewlett have teamed up to present an all-new slipcase collection. It’s a collection of outback antics featuring the ever-popular Tank Girl, who rebels for no reason and always loves tanks, titled Tank Girl: Unclenched. The Tank Girl: Unclenched slipcase contains three volumes of Tank Girl, with hijinks and capers galore. With art by legendary Pooh action artist Jamie Hewlett, fan-favorite Brett Parson, and more, classic characters like Booga, Jet Girl, Sub Girl, and the Gangster grace the pages. All three volumes include four exclusive art cards and new cover art exclusive to the Tank Girl: Unclenched…
Sponsor: 01 First Second We all know about the 1977 Star Wars story, director George Lucas’s visionary movie that changed cinema forever. So what about the story behind the creation of Star Wars?Lucas Wars tells the origin stories of classic films as great as the movies tell them. Lucas Wars, written by Laurent Hopman, illustrated by Renaud Roche, and translated by Jeremy Mereur, is available now from 23rd St., an imprint of First Second. Here’s everything you need to know about this biographical graphic novel. lucas wars In Lucas Wars, learn the origins of the original Star Wars movies. And…
Oni Press, a multi-Eisner and Harvey Award-winning publisher that has published groundbreaking comics and graphic novels since 1997, has many exciting graphic novels on its 2026 schedule. Announced today at Comic Book Club Live is another exciting addition to Oni’s 2026 graphic novel releases. It’s German comic book creator Klaus Daniel Herrmann’s U.S. debut, Pink Monsters , which tells the moving story of putting aside negative thoughts and coming out as LGBTQIA+. Pink Monsters, which will be released in May 2026 ahead of Pride Month, tells the story of 14-year-old Frank, who gradually realizes he is gay. Although he has…
On Saturday, October 11th, Kodansha’s “Seeing Yourself: Queer Representation in Manga” panel began at 4:15 and was moderated by Ivan Salazar of Kodansha Sales and Marketing. The panel discussion included TJ Ferentini (senior editor at Kodansha), Gigi Murakami (creator of the VIZ original one-shot Resenter), and Morgan Perry (marketing manager at Square Enix). Perry was delayed in traffic on her way home from Kodansha House in SoHo, so the panel discussion began without her. The panel discussion began with words from sponsor Kodansha, who introduced several new releases and Kodansha House, a pop-up event space and manga library. Salazar then…
Cullen Bunn is one of the most prolific and consistent purveyors of horror comics in the industry today. For someone with such a large body of work, it’s amazing that his work is never less than good, often reaching greatness, and offering readers a wide variety of horrors. From Brian Hart’s bizarre westerns to Andrea Mutti’s serial killers, Sally Cantilino’s humorous monster hunts, Danny Ruckert’s tricky past-life cults, and the list goes on. Tyler Crook burst onto the scene with an original graphic novel with Philip Gerratt that delved into the conspiracy surrounding Rasputin’s death, and quickly made a name…
Co-creators Matt Wagner and Kelley Jones, along with colorist José Villarrubia and letterer Rob Leigh, return for the third installment in their four-part series of Kickstarter-funded graphic novels The series reimagines Bram Stoker‘s 1897 epistolary novel of gothic horror, Dracula, which created one of the most famous literary characters of all time. Like the previously released installments of their horror series, Dracula: Book III—The Count takes place in the shadows of the original novel and tells the familiar and horrifying tale from the vampire’s own point of view. The book has already exceeded its crowdfunding goal of $666, having garnered…
New York Comic Con was a good event for Patrick Horvath. The author and artist of Free For All and Beneath the Trees Where Nobody Sees has won a Harvey Award, announced his third installment in the Beneath the Trees series, and is set to score a tie-breaking goal at DC KO. This was something that no one expected. By Saturday afternoon, it was all in the rearview mirror and Horvath had time to “relax” by signing autographs for fans and talking to reporters at the IDW booth. He joined The Beat for a conversation about Beneath the Tree: The…
Written by Jeremy Fascaldo On Friday at New York Comic Con, creative couple N.D. Stevenson (Nimona, She-Ra and the Princesses of Power, Scarlet Morning) and Lee Knox Ostertag (Witch Boy, Deep Dark, House of Owls) discussed their experiences in the industry. Stevenson and Ostertag talked about the original comic and the projects the two have worked on over the years. Ostertag praised Stevenson’s original comic book Nimona and his recent prose debut, Scarlet Morning. Ostertag revealed that he is currently writing a queer book about the Victorian era, and talked about how magical the process of creating comics is, using…
Dead Sky Publishing has built a formidable book series with a reputation for not being afraid to test readers’ limits. From the perverted body horror Dead Inside (with one of the most shocking opening sentences in recent memory) to the steampunk dinosaur comic Red Range, the publisher is keen to differentiate itself. Dead Sky is currently at New York Comic Con at booth #2140, with a large selection of books on display. The publisher’s products clearly depict how important the publisher’s presence has become in the field of comics and prose, especially genre fiction. The publisher focuses on developing western…