Raina Telgemeier has announced her next book, Sisters. It’s billed as a companion to 2010’s Smile, her autobiographical story about growing up with dental work. Sisters, portraying Raina’s relationship with her younger sister, is due out in 2014 and is the first of a two-book deal with Scholastic’s Graphix imprint. She posted this sample art on her site, at the first link above. Anything Raina does is a must-buy for me, and I’m glad to see more about her family […]

Remember Bloodhound? No, you don’t. I didn’t, even though it was one of my favorite DC titles coming out at the time. There were 10 issues from 2004-2005, about a prisoner working with the FBI to track those with superpowers although he wasn’t similarly gifted. It was written by Dan Jolley with art by Leonard Kirk & Robin Riggs and covers by Dave Johnson. This was a period, just before Identity Crisis and the rise of Dan DiDio, where DC […]

I have been unsure whether to talk about this, because the news hit very close to home and every time I think about it, I tear up. On Sunday, noted comic writer Peter David posted that he had had a stroke that affected his vision and caused him to lose control of the right side of his body. Long-time readers will recall that my husband KC had a mini-stroke almost four years ago. Every time I hear news like this, […]

Here’s what I thought were the best graphic novels of 2012, in order, based on what affected, entertained, and enlightened me. For more information on any of the following titles, the links take you to my reviews. This may be the first time in years that I’ve managed to review all of the titles I’m recommending before this list was due! Marbles: Mania, Depression, Michelangelo, and Me by Ellen Forney Drama by Raina Telgemeier Friends With Boys by Faith Erin […]

I don’t talk about Kickstarters and similar requests for funding unless I personally am willing to support the project by donating — so here’s my latest choice: The Big Feminist BUT. It’s an anthology of comic stories edited by Shannon O’Leary and Joan Reilly “about women, men, and feminism! It’s about the state of equality between the sexes today.” The title comes from the way so many people feel they need to say “I’m not a feminist, but…” since “feminism” […]

Have you seen Alison Wilgus’ A Stray in the Woods? It’s a webcomic about a cat — always a good choice — but she creates each new installment based on user input. You can start at the beginning and catch up fairly easily. There’s something creepy going on, with a dark forest and a deserted house. Update: Adding a better link for the now-completed webcomic.

Noelle Stevenson’s charming Nimona, a webcomic about a supervillain with a hyperactive shapeshifting sidekick, will be coming to print from HarperCollins. The book will be positioned as a graphic novel for young adults, and it’s due in Winter 2015. Stevenson is a senior at the Maryland Institute College of Art and blogs at gingerhaze.tumblr.com.

Oni Press announced a major overhaul of their website OniPress.com beginning in January 2013. They will be adding “a full-fledged content hub with comic updates five days a week.” Said editor in chief James Lucas Jones, “We love comics and we want to share that love with as many people as possible. The web is the perfect tool to help us deliver great comics to a global audience.” The five serials will consist of two new stories and three reprints […]