#Comics/Graphic Novels

We love capes and tights, we love graphic memoirs, we love web comics– we love it all! Stick around for comic book news, adaptation updates, and (of course) comics recommendations. That includes manga and manhwa too!

The Art of the Start: Thor #1 and Gotham Academy #1

You’ve got a handful of pages to prove your concept, to introduce your character, to get your hooks into your ...

Our Reading Lives: Acceptance – An Origin Story in 5 Steps

STEP ONE: DENIAL I grew up in a time right before the “geek boom” of the late 90s/early00s. A time ...

Unnecessary Boobage: Skein

If you read comics on a regular basis, you can’t help but notice when a character’s clothing doesn’t quite make ...

My Kryptonite: Making Fun of Wolverine

Wolverine is one of Marvel’s most popular and enduring comic book superheroes, the centerpiece of all but one of the ...

Hit the Ground Running with CW’s THE FLASH

It’s safe to say that a quite few of us around Panels are really looking forward to our favorite Scarlet ...

What Was the First Comic You Loved?

Whether you’ve been reading comics for decades or still feel like a total noob, you’re here because *something* got you hooked. Sooooo, ...

Comics Fetish: Volume 1

Welcome to Comics Fetish, your weekly round-up of cool comics-related stuff to buy and wear and gift and share. Scott ...

My Kryptonite: Superheroes without Secret Identities

Is there any element of the superhero more iconic than the secret identity? A given superhero might not have any ...

Read Comics, Be Happy, Rock the T-Shirt

You read comics. They make you happy. You want the world to know! Celebrate the Panels launch and the beginning of ...

Crossing the Streams: Spawn and Sonic the Hedgehog

Here at Crossing the Streams, we check out those moments when characters who don’t normally interact suddenly do. The comic ...