Jane’s World Volume 7 is something of a departure for Paige Braddock. Previous volumes in the series have been reworked collections of comic strips, with emphasis on soap opera and daily life observations of the title character. This is the first lengthy storyline developed as such from the beginning, and it incorporates more drama and suspense. Jane, who’s usually unlucky in love, is currently being pursued by two women. As the story begins, the three of them are finishing up […]

The big battle set up in the previous volume here occurs as promised. In Agatha Heterodyne and the Golden Trilobite, the Baron’s preparing to attack the town where Agatha was taken prisoner. Even though the town’s prince is dead, his son Tarvek is carrying on in his stead, plotting to control the area. Most importantly, the long-lost Lucrezia Mongfish, a woman fabled just as much as the Heterodyne Boys (and an old acquaintance of the Baron’s), has returned, as a […]

Five Crazy Women follows The Rescuers sequentially, but it’s got more in common with Mystery Date, the book before that. Both deal with that thorny topic of relationships, especially as they are complicated by sex. It’s the world’s most fruitful subject for art, because there are infinite combinations to explore and built-in reader interest. Especially when it comes to Jaeger’s lifestyle — he avoids the games most civilized people play and the facades they operate under. As the book opens, […]