DG Stewart 
Comic book writers should spare a thought for colleagues in countries where politics intersects with creation. In this article, we look at a controversy which has arisen in Singapore pitting a comic book creator against its government. Singapore is a democracy with rule-of-law institutions inherited from its time as part of the British Empire. Singapore … Read more
The original premise of the Legion of Superheroes was cleverly straightforward and firmly embedded in the male teen psyche. Imagine the scenario of a boy with a big secret. That secret was that the boy was actually very special, but was forced to pretend to be ordinary. The boy can tell none of his school … Read more
Everyone’s Getting Married / 突然ですが、明日結婚します Shogakukan/ Petit Magazine (Japanese), Viz Media (English) 2014-2018 Writer: Izumi Miyazono Reaching its zenith in its seventh volume, Japanese romance / josei manga “Everyone’s Getting Married” will conclude on 8 May 2018. Written by Izumi Miyazono, the promotional copy for this manga is the best summary of the plot: Asuka … Read more
Meth the Immortal #1 Millstone Press, 2018 Writer: Kevin Miller “But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil you shall not eat, for in the day that you eat of it you shall surely die.” (Genesis 2:17) Apparently God’s proscription on the consumption of holy fruit does not apply to those of … Read more