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Why do Return Of The King adaptations flinch away from its most crucial chapter? By Grace Benfell October 20, 2025 | 10:00am
5 new comics to read in October, including a history of Black resistance By Oliver Sava October 3, 2025 | 7:00am
What are you reading in October? By A.V. Club Staff October 1, 2025 | 7:00am
5 new comics to read in September, including the first Marvel/DC crossover in 22 years By Oliver Sava August 29, 2025 | 7:00am
The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo got lost in translation after its 2005 release By Jen Lennon August 13, 2025 | 6:00am
5 new comics to read in August, including Adventure Time’s Bubbline in college By Oliver Sava August 1, 2025 | 5:00pm
10 new books to read in August By Jen Lennon July 30, 2025 | 6:00am
5 new comics to read in July, including a Fantastic Four MCU tie-in By Oliver Sava July 4, 2025 | 10:00am
10 new books to read in July By Jen Lennon July 3, 2025 | 10:00am
The best books of 2025 (so far) By Jen Lennon June 24, 2025 | 6:00am
French comics anthology Métal Hurlant comes screaming back to life in new English edition By Toussaint Egan June 17, 2025 | 4:00pm
Sunrise On The Reaping hits even harder because of its distance from The Hunger Games By Jen Lennon June 10, 2025 | 4:00pm
The A.V. Club's most anticipated books of summer 2025 By A.V. Club Staff May 31, 2025 | 8:00am
DC's Summer Of Superman takes over comic shelves as the Man Of Steel flies into theaters By Oliver Sava May 30, 2025 | 6:00am
5 new comics to read in May, including DC's "Summer Of Superman" By Oliver Sava May 2, 2025 | 7:00am
10 new books to read in May By Jen Lennon May 1, 2025 | 1:00pm
It's the perfect time to get into Saga—even though it's only halfway done By Samantha Nelson April 16, 2025 | 3:00pm
5 new comics to read in April, including weekly G.I. Joe Silent Missions By Oliver Sava March 28, 2025 | 11:00am
10 new books to read in April By Jen Lennon March 26, 2025 | 1:00pm
6 new comics to read in March, including the next phase of DC’s Absolute titles By Oliver Sava February 28, 2025 | 1:00pm
10 new books you should read in March By Jen Lennon February 27, 2025 | 11:00am
John Belushi used to commandeer the host's limo at Saturday Night Live By Jen Lennon February 18, 2025 | 7:00am
5 new comics to read in February, including Godzilla’s U.S. tour By Oliver Sava January 31, 2025 | 6:00am
10 new books to read in February By Jen Lennon January 30, 2025 | 9:00am
Ryan North ushers in a new age of Victor von Doom at Marvel Comics By Oliver Sava January 17, 2025 | 12:00pm
The most anticipated books of 2025 By Jen Lennon January 16, 2025 | 10:00am
Ram V’s comics highlight the power of human (and superhuman) connection By Oliver Sava December 24, 2024 | 12:00pm
Our favorite books of 2024 By A.V. Club Staff December 20, 2024 | 12:00pm
Jeff VanderMeer’s Southern Reach novels burrow into your brain By Jen Lennon December 3, 2024 | 10:00am
How DC’s Absolute line became the year’s biggest superhero success By Oliver Sava November 30, 2024 | 12:00pm
5 new comics to read in December, including the stunning return of The New Gods By Oliver Sava November 29, 2024 | 12:00pm
10 books you should read in December By Jen Lennon November 27, 2024 | 3:00am
Can indie comics publishers survive rising prices? By Bryan Reesman November 14, 2024 | 10:00am
5 new comics to read in November, including a serial killer mystery set in 1900s England By Oliver Sava November 1, 2024 | 8:00am
I Know What You Did Last Summer lost its empathy in its move to the big screen By Jen Lennon October 31, 2024 | 8:00am
10 books you should read in November By Jen Lennon October 30, 2024 | 9:00am
Book Club: Kelly Bishop's memoir gives us plenty to chew on (politely, with our mouths closed) By A.V. Club Staff September 19, 2024 | 10:00am
How to build a great YA dystopia (adaptation) By Cindy White September 14, 2024 | 10:00am
Emily St. James and Noel Murray head Back To The Island in first book excerpt By Danette Chavez August 26, 2024 | 12:00pm
Jimi Hendrix goes from guitar hero to sci-fi hero in the graphic novel Purple Haze By Cindy White August 26, 2024 | 11:00am
Marvel Comics’ stands already feel emptier without Rainbow Rowell’s She-Hulk By Anna Govert August 21, 2024 | 8:00am
August comics preview: an Alien/Marvel crossover and a gorgeous Batman artist's edition By Oliver Sava July 31, 2024 | 8:00am
Slash’s Deathstalker comics flip the script on ’80s barbarian debauchery By Bryan Reesman July 6, 2024 | 1:00pm
July comics preview: an ode to EC Comics and a follow-up to an Eisner Award-winning DC Black Label miniseries By Oliver Sava July 1, 2024 | 7:04pm
Author Steven Hyden on his new Bruce Springsteen book and being a "Boss Nerd" even when it wasn't cool By David Brusie May 27, 2024 | 1:00pm
2022’s best new anime shows are also a good way to get into manga By Sam Barsanti November 22, 2022 | 5:00pm
Penguin Classics’ new Marvel collections are decidedly prestigious, if understandably incomplete By Sam Barsanti June 30, 2022 | 12:00pm
What are you reading in June? By Alison Foreman, Gabrielle Sanchez, Mary Kate Carr, Matt Schimkowitz June 19, 2022 | 8:00am
The Sandman, Where The Crawdads Sing, Bullet Train, and 12 more great reads heading to the screen this summer By Alison Foreman June 7, 2022 | 8:00am
What are you reading in May? By Alison Foreman May 11, 2022 | 11:00am
Rave and Time Zone J illuminate the past with unique artistic visions By Oliver Sava April 13, 2022 | 1:00am
What are you reading in April? By Alison Foreman, William Hughes April 7, 2022 | 5:00am
How to catch up on the X-Men, the most unpredictable franchise in superhero comics By Oliver Sava April 5, 2022 | 5:00am
Evan Ross Katz shares the biggest takeaways from his Buffy book By Gabrielle Sanchez March 15, 2022 | 3:07pm
The Employees is an elusive, creeping, quietly defiant workplace satire By Laura Adamczyk March 2, 2022 | 4:00pm
What are you reading in February? By Laura Adamczyk, Alex McLevy February 14, 2022 | 2:00pm
Marvel's The Thing miniseries is a strange and stunning piece of superhero noir By Oliver Sava February 9, 2022 | 6:00am
All the best stories, trivia, and tidbits from Mel Brooks’ memoir, All About Me! By Rien Fertel November 29, 2021 | 4:00pm
The 13 best books to buy pop-culture lovers this Christmas By Marah Eakin November 25, 2021 | 12:00pm
No One Else sparks an emotional fire with subtlety and grace By Oliver Sava November 16, 2021 | 4:00pm
How bookstores are adjusting to supply-chain problems this holiday season By Laura Adamczyk November 2, 2021 | 3:00pm
Artie And The Wolf Moon has plenty of warmth but needs more chills By Oliver Sava October 19, 2021 | 3:00pm
The cascading fears of Razorblades: The Horror Magazine are scary good By M.L. Kejera October 6, 2021 | 3:00pm
Crystal Kingdom loses some of the shine of The Adventure Zone’s earlier graphic novels By Justin Carter July 28, 2021 | 11:00am
The Delicacy’s dazzling visuals overcome an undercooked story By Oliver Sava July 27, 2021 | 1:00pm
What are you reading in July? By Matt Schimkowitz, Gabrielle Sanchez July 19, 2021 | 5:00am
Alone In Space is a pensive retrospective of Tillie Walden’s early work By Tiffany Babb July 14, 2021 | 1:00pm
Graphic novel Bubble is an ideal summer read By Caitlin Rosberg July 13, 2021 | 3:00pm
DC Pride highlights the publisher’s commitment to LGBTQ+ stories By Oliver Sava June 29, 2021 | 3:00pm
Not even teen Constantine can save The Mystery Of The Meanest Teacher from itself By Caitlin Rosberg June 15, 2021 | 3:00pm
Cyclopedia Exotica uses ancient myth to address modern prejudice By Oliver Sava June 11, 2021 | 1:00pm
Oral history Changes is a grounded account of Tupac Shakur’s legendary life By Mosi Reeves June 7, 2021 | 11:00am
David Duchovny on writing, revisiting Mulder, and his new movie with Judd Apatow By Gwen Ihnat May 29, 2021 | 3:00am
A wild night of “research” with Robert Downey Jr. and other stories from Andrew McCarthy’s new memoir By Gwen Ihnat May 10, 2021 | 3:00pm
Jules Feiffer By Sam Adams July 29, 2008 | 4:03am

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