We’ve covered the sixth and final collection of LySandra Vuong’s Covenant in these (virtual) pages before. Publisher Oni Press recently announced that the crowdfunding/pre-order campaign for the aforementioned graphic novel has added a new stretch goal: Tarot cards illustrated by Vuong. Currently, six of the Major Arcana are in place as incentives; depending on how much money is pledged to the campaign, more may become available.
Brad Neely’s body of work encompasses everything from absurdist comic books to a revisionist take on a certain early president; he’s also written about the life of Ulysses S. Grant. His latest book, Creased Comics, encompasses decades of his work; in the pages within, readers will find everything from feral leprecauns to an especially enthusiastic shark. I spoke with Neely about a range of topics, from Arkansas punk to his fondness for history.
In recent years, LySandra Vuong‘s fantasy series Covenant has found a dedicated audience with its take on fantasy adventures, musings on religion, and romance. A crowdfunding/preorder campaign for the sixth volume is now on Kickstarter; among the incentives is an enamel bookmark, which we have a preview of below.
You might know writer Mark Russell‘s comics work through his Second Coming, which riffs on both divinity and superheroes; or through his reimagining of The Flintstones for DC Comics. His latest book, The Forgotten Divine, is a collaboration with artist Russ Braun, and tells the story of Rodney, a traumatized veteran who begins having visions of another world.
This week brings with it the release of Twin Lotuses, a graphic novel from Xiaoyu. In their review, Publishers Weekly had plenty of good things to say: “The sweeping English-language debut from Chinese creator Xiaoyu brings the florid, raucous spirit of Peking opera, with a touch of Frankenstein, to the comics page.” We’re pleased to present this excerpt from the graphic novel.
We’re happy to present a preview of the sixth and concluding volume of Stephan Franck’s noir comic series Palomino, for which a Kickstarter campaign is now live. Previous volumes in the series are available from Dark Planet Comics, which tell a decades-long storyline involving unsettling crimes against the backdrop of Los Angeles’s country music scene.
How Art School Is A Scam (And Also Totally Necessary)
by Dave Baker
When I graduated high school I was a bit lost. Shocking, I know. I didn’t know what direction to take my life other than to go to college, because that’s the thing you do. I knew I wanted to make comics and be a cartoonist. But going to college seemed like a complete waste of time.
In a 2019 review of Mathiew Bablet’s graphic novel Shangri-La, Augie De Blieck Jr. had plenty of great things to say about the book. “It’s beautifully drawn with a very cinematic eye,” De Blieck wrote. “If Bryan Hitch was French and wanted to draw manga, this would be the result.”
That graphic novel was the first book in a trilogy; this year, the concluding volume, Silent Jenny, is set for publication via Magnetic Press and ONI Press. A fundraising campaign is set to begin soon on Kickstarter; we’re pleased to debut the cover art above.