The Inventory

Pop culture obsessives writing for the pop culture obsessed.

8/20/19

11:00 AM

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Bad Gateway finds itself by refusing to let readers look away from uncomfortable truths

Caitlin Rosberg

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8/7/19

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Shing Yin Khor finds the best of what road-trip memoirs have to offer

Caitlin Rosberg

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8/6/19

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GLOW nails the TV show’s tone as it delves deeper into wrestling culture

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7/24/19

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A hateful, unreliable narrator turns Fearscape into a cruel, unimaginative work

Caitlin Rosberg

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7/23/19

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The Quiet Kind is a jumble of half-baked superhero ideas

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7/10/19

2:00 PM

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Marvel makes a half-hearted attempt to reach Chinese audiences with Aero

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7/9/19

2:00 PM

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Vulnerable people are corporate assets in Test, an eerie comic showing where late-stage capitalism can lead

Caitlin Rosberg

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6/26/19

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This Was Our Pact’s textured art and sense of wonder tell an exceptional coming-of-age story

Caitlin Rosberg

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6/25/19

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Angel’s comic-book revival pits the vampire against a social media monster

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6/12/19

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Vertigo’s Imaginary Fiends bundles X-Files and Monsters, Inc. with a very serious creep factor

Caitlin Rosberg

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6/11/19

2:00 PM

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The charming, chaotic Jimmy Olsen brings Matt Fraction back to superheroes

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5/29/19

2:00 PM

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Heroes In Crisis ends by failing its characters, its readers, and its mental health story

Caitlin Rosberg

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5/28/19

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Killer Groove plays a conventional crime tune with style and verve

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5/15/19

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Evan Dahm’s Island Book is a quietly empowering adventure for all ages

Caitlin Rosberg

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5/14/19

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Harry Potter meets Kiki’s Delivery Service in the breathtaking Witch Hat Atelier

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5/1/19

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DC’s Year Of The Villain attempts to cohere a fractured superhero universe

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4/30/19

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The excellent space story Ascender is best paired with its predecessor, Descender

Caitlin Rosberg

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4/17/19

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Young Mozart composes kid-friendly comic strips around a musical icon

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4/16/19

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A graphic-novel adaptation of The Handmaid’s Tale is a little too pretty

Caitlin Rosberg

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4/2/19

2:00 PM

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The sporty romance Full Court Crush packs a lot of heart in a small package

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