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.
If you’ve ever enmeshed yourself in the history of uncanny fiction, you’re probably familiar with the name Weird Tales. This magazine has a special place in the annals of fantasy and horror fiction; now, a new graphic novel features some classic stories from the original magazine adapted into words and pictures.
You might recognize Jonathan Djob Nkondo’s name from his comics work; you might also know him from his work on the acclaimed animated series Scavengers Reign. In 2020, SOLRAD’s Daniel Elkin observed that Nkondo’s comic After Laughter “reflects movement and time, focusing attention and perspective in a manner rarely found in comics.”
This month, Fantagraphics is continuing their ongoing project of revisiting some of the more unpredictable corners of Marvel Comics’ archives with Lost Marvels No. 3: Savage Tales of the 1980s. As the title suggests, this volume brings together a collection of short comics edited by industry legend Larry Hama, and featuring a look back from Hama on this period in his career.