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The Monster on the Hill, and Three More Monsters From Comics I Want to Hug

Earlier this month, I spent New York Comic Con weekend working in a booth next to Top Shelf, a publisher who ...

Riot Round-Up: The Best Books We Read in September

We asked our contributors to share the best book they read this month. We’ve got fiction, nonfiction, YA, memoir, and ...

Five Books to Watch For in September

September is jam-packed with a lot of great new releases — it’s a nice send-off to summer and a welcome ...

The New 52 and the Post-Bat Affleck Freakout

Why the New 52 and books like it should calm the apocalyptic chatter about Ben Affleck as Batman.

Fresh Ink: August 20, 2013

HARDBACK RELEASES The Girl You Left Behind by JoJo Moyes (Pamela Dorman Books) France, 1916:  Artist Edouard Lefevre leaves his young wife, ...

Framing Devices in World War II Books

When I sat down to write this article, it was for my usual reason: something had annoyed me and I ...

Comic-Con International: A Bookish Round-up of SDCC

It’s the most wonderful time of the year!! At least it is if you’re a bit on the geeky side. ...

Neil Gaiman Returns to SANDMAN

A few weeks ago, Vertigo Comics announced six new series for publication this fall. Among them was the much-anticipated The ...

Fresh Ink: July 2, 2013

HARDBACK RELEASES  The Humans by Matt Haig (Simon & Schuster) When an extraterrestrial visitor arrives on Earth, his first impressions of the ...

English 101: The Best Books You Read in High School

So, it’s that time of year again when I and many of my ilk (underpaid and often underappreciated English teachers) ...