Columns

Another week brings another batch of new books to pick from, complete with trades, new series, and a couple of strong starters. But one thing's for certain, we love our quick-witted dialogue. Now let's dive...

Will Eisner’s last The Spirit story was written in 1952, but that doesn’t mean it was the last we’d see of the character. Throughout the 1960s and 1970s, reprinted stories appeared courtesy of Kitchen...

The Spirit may be his defining work, and The Contract With God Trilogy may be his crowning achievement, but the work of Will Eisner that may have the most lasting impact is that as an educator. Through the...

The third chapter in the A Contract With God Trilogy, Will Eisner’ Dropsie Avenue: The Neighborhood lacks the personal touch seen in the saga’s first two installments. Instead, the graphic novel is a...

After a rather paltry lineup last week, there appears to be a ton of great books this week. I didn’t list out everything I’m picking up this week, but it’s darn close. Ronin Island #1 – BOOM!...

Will Eisner's The Spirit was, at its peak, circulated in about 20 newspapers nationwide as the feature in a 16-page insert. It was the newspaper industry's answer to the fledgling comic book industry. The...

March is officially here, which means we're now in the week of Will Eisner's birth. In what has become an annual tradition, this marks the celebration of Will Eisner Week, aimed at "Promoting Comics, Graphic...

In the wake of a Black History Month that has been as bizarre as it has been comically racist, here is a piece that takes a brief look at recent Black representation in superhero comics and its ties to what...

It's Spider-Week! Well, only kind of, with two of the four books I'm eyeing featuring some sort of arachnid motif from the House that Stan (and Jack and Steve others) Built. But if the creepy crawlies aren't...

I’ve never understood why slice-of-life comics rarely find a large audience. Readers can enjoy seeing the same Batman story told for the billionth time, but a narrative about genuine, everyday experiences...