#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!

Framing Devices in World War II Books

When I sat down to write this article, it was for my usual reason: something had annoyed me and I ...

Comic-Con International: A Bookish Round-up of SDCC

It’s the most wonderful time of the year!! At least it is if you’re a bit on the geeky side. ...

Neil Gaiman Returns to SANDMAN

A few weeks ago, Vertigo Comics announced six new series for publication this fall. Among them was the much-anticipated The ...

Fresh Ink: July 2, 2013

HARDBACK RELEASES  The Humans by Matt Haig (Simon & Schuster) When an extraterrestrial visitor arrives on Earth, his first impressions of the ...

English 101: The Best Books You Read in High School

So, it’s that time of year again when I and many of my ilk (underpaid and often underappreciated English teachers) ...

Awesome Bookish Lamps

Electric lighting has been an enormous boon to readers. Before its advent, reading after dark meant squinting in the flickering ...

Reimagining Folk and Fairy Tales (with Kink, Joy, Nudity)

Reinterpreting myths, fairy tales, and folk tales is way more than a cottage industry—a castle industry?—in publishing these days. From ...

Your Guide to Summer Movies Based on Comics

If my allergies are any indication, spring has officially sprung! And that means the Summer Blockbuster season is right around ...

They’re (Paper) Ba-ack: May 7, 2013

Tuesday is New Book Day. We celebrate each week by highlighting titles we’re excited to see arrive in paperback.

Your Guide to Summer Movies Based on Books

Hey, did you hear? The Great Gatsby is going to be a movie! I kid — I’m sure you’ve heard, ...