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Creator: Fredrik Rysjedal Independently published, 2024 The scarification of the childhood psyche by overly cautious parents seems to be a universal phenomen. “Watching too much television will give you square eyes.” “An apple a day will keep the doctor away” (actually an advertising jingle by American apple growers, unable to supply their fruit to cider makers during Prohibition). “Don’t pull that face: if the wind changes, you’ll be stuck like that.” Ïf you eat an apple core, the seeds will grow in your stomach. And the most famous of all, particularly in Anglophone countries, “Don’t swim too soon after eating or you’ll get cramps and sink.” This title, written and drawn by Fredrik Rysjedal, looks at a variation of that them in Norway. Cramp is a funny exploration of the haunting of the protagonist by his mother’s admonition that one should never swim alone in a fjord, because if you
Written, drawn, and lettered by Karima Lacroix Self-published, December 2024. Isadora’s Feet is a short graphic novel set in Montreal, Canada, and follows Laleh, as she throws everything into her dream of becoming a ballerina. The book contains mesmerising art, a compelling plot, meaningful themes, a protagonist that you can truly root for, and left me feeling truly joyful and positive about life, no matter how challenging it can be sometimes. I read a massive amount of comics, but sadly I don’t get much time to write reviews. However, once in a while a book comes along that makes it an imperative that I pull my finger out and put my thoughts onto paper. And Isadora’s Feet is just that book. I’ve admired Karima Lacroix’s illustrations for a while now, so I was excited when this book was announced, pretty much out of nowhere, which was one hell of a
Creator: Milo Manara Fantagraphics, December 2024 In June 2010, news outlets reported that scientists discovered the bones of the Old Master best known as Caravaggio.
Creator: Robert Beaucage Array Comics, January 2025 In 1928, the anthology magazine Amazing Stories published a sci fi novel titled Armageddon 2419 A.D., written by
Creator: Zoe Thorogood Image Comics: September 2023 (fourth printing). Below is the substance of a press release issued by Image Comics in May 2022. Mr
Writer: Ram V Artist: Evan Cagle DC Comics, December 2024 Here is DC Comics’ promotional copy for this new title: An old god has died,
Creator: Antonio Rubbini 2024 Created by Antonio Rubbini, Kyra Chronicles is an action comic book series set in a fictional version of Brooklyn, New York.
It seems more than a little startling that what started out as an idle hobby has now been going for a decade. Progress has been
Writer: Mark Waid Artist: Dan Mora DC Comics, January 2025 Veteran superhero comic book writer Mark Waid and his frequent collaborator Dan Mora have taken
Writer: Greg Rucka Artist: Steve Lieber Oni Press, collected in 2007 It is hard to flaw this story. Whiteout was written in the early days
Writer: Kelly Thompson Artist: Hayden Sherman DC Comics, December 2024 If the editorial mandate set down for the writers of the Absolute titles was to
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