River Kero (he/him) is a queer Canadian artist who has just graduated with a BFA and lives in Vancouver, BC. His practice consists mostly of graphic novel work, scriptwriting, prose, and illustration. He lives with his younger brother, their dog Pogo, and his cat Matilda. riverkero@gmail.com
I decided to become a volunteer at my local anarchistic bookstore during the pandemic. This is what it's like.
These days, there's an emphasis on the "reading community". Do we need book clubs and a community, or are there merits to reading alone?
Curious about feminist erotic webcomics? Here's a review of Filthy Figments and some of the best comics available.
Studying and note taking aren't typically things you would want to do in your free time. However, annotation is an incredible tool.
As long as books have been around, books have been banned. Comics and graphic novels are, of course, no exception.
It's a new year, and as always it is a good day to support Indigenous authors. Challenge yourself and decolonize your bookshelf with titles like Moonshot.
For the LGBTQ+ community, the coming out narrative is extremely important... but there are other stories that should be told about queerness.
In the 1920s-1960s, most sexual writing and illustration was illegal. Enter the Tijuana Bibles, a genre of early underground dirty comics.
In the last few years, we have seen a boom in books written by trans authors. Here are some graphic trans memoirs right on the cutting edge.
Zines have travelled a long way before arriving on your bookshelf or computer screen… so let’s take a little look at where they’ve been!