Zainab Akhtar

3/13/17

10 female cartoonists you need to know

Today, we once again take the opportunity to celebrate some of the fantastic women cartoonists and artists working…

3/8/16

10 great cartoonists you need to know: Celebrating International Women’s Day

It’s International Women’s Day, and once more, we’re celebrating with a list that spotlights the work of 10…

7/28/15

Cyborg tackles unlikely superhero subjects of race and disability

French comics scribe Fabien Vehlmann continues his run of penning a slate of varied and interesting comics,…

7/24/15

Kris Mukai on self-publishing, stumpy characters, and representation in comics

Comics is experiencing another golden age. What’s exciting about this one is that it’s distinctly contemporary in…

7/14/15

Jim Gordon steps into Batman’s shoes and Grant Morrison’s Annihilator concludes

Jim Gordon as a mech-suit-wearing Batman officially sanctioned by the Gotham City Police Department is the kind of…

7/7/15

Your patience will be rewarded with the atmospheric Arclight and surreal Stroppy

Fans of Kathryn and Stuart Immonen have been waiting quite some time for their next graphic novel collaboration: Movi…

7/1/15

Exclusive IDW preview: New comics series sends Godzilla to hell

July 15th will see publisher IDW release the first issue of Godzilla In Hell, a new five-part miniseries that finds…

6/30/15

Two new Secret Wars tie-ins justify destroying the Marvel Universe

While Brenden Fletcher has proven his abilities on a slew of recent books, writing Batgirl with Cameron Stewart and G…

6/24/15

Here’s an exclusive look at the first Island comics anthology

This July sees the release of Island #1, a new and much anticipated monthly comics anthology project helmed by…

6/23/15

Weird Love celebrates the worst of the romantic comic genre—plus bear hijinks

DC You is the biggest shake up in the DC universe since the New 52, and just a few weeks in the landscape looks…

6/16/15

Drawn & Quarterly celebrates 25 years with some of the boldest voices in comics

In the 25 years since its creation, Drawn & Quarterly has grown from a small comics magazine into one of the…

6/9/15

SuperMutant Magic Academy’s mundane magic offers a fresh take on Harry Potter

It is difficult to come up with fresh praise for Jillian Tamaki’s SuperMutant Magic Academy (Drawn & Quarterly). It…

6/2/15

Lovers Only and Cash & Carrie tell quality teen stories; Dave Sim’s Cerebus returns

A somewhat surprise release from publishers Youth In Decline last month, Lovers Only sees three of comics’ most…

5/28/15

The Divine creators on dragons, deities, and child soldiers (plus an exclusive preview)

The mists of intrigue surround the story of Johnny Htoo and Luther Htoo, twin brothers who, at the age of 12,…

5/26/15

The magic is back in Jem, while lameness shines in Regrettable Superheroes

Released in its native French in four volume installments over the course of 2009 to 2014, Laura Zuccheri and…

5/19/15

Wonder Woman ’77’s strong art doesn’t make up for under-representing women

After an undefined apocalyptic event leaves an eerily human-free world and the Earth scorched and ruined, Simon, a…

5/12/15

Shazam! goes old school, Avengers gets new blood, and No Mercy hits hard

This summer both of the big two publishers are taking the opportunity to throw spaghetti at the wall and figure out…

5/5/15

Rage Of Ultron baffles those without in-depth Avengers knowledge

Kris Mukai’s latest sees the versatile cartoonist veer into yet another direction after the grimy humor of Commuter a…

4/28/15

Kenya and Pride set a slow burn, while Miami Vice Remix gets to the ’80s action

The allure of Rodolphe and Léo’s Kenya series is essentially twofold. Readers witness a smorgasbord of various genre…

4/21/15

Archie Vs. Predator and Kaijumax juggle tones, Tamaki’s Frontier astounds

Archie Andrews and his friends are no strangers to crossovers, meeting characters like the Teenage Mutant Ninja…

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