Comic Review: The Magic Fish

The Magic FishTrung Le Nguyen A beautifully crafted coming of age story, told through the lenses of collected folklore, completely captured my attention and my heart. I genuinely lost track of time while reading it and taking in the gorgeous illustrations, and pretty much abandoned my list of questions I was writing to discuss with…

Comic Review: Beauty

Beauty Kerascoët (Illustrator) & Hubert “When the repulsively ugly Coddie unintentionally saves a fairy from a spell, she does not understand the poisonous nature of the wish granted her by the fairy. The village folk no longer see her as repulsive and stinking of fish—they now perceive her as magnetically beautiful—which does not help her…

Comic Review: Milo’s World

Milo’s World: Volume 1 Richard Marazano & Christophe Ferreira Quick review: Stay for the art “Milo leads a lonely childhood marked by the absence of his mother, about whom he knows next to nothing. His father has gone to work in the city, leaving him in the care of his three elderly aunts, who give…

Comic Review: Laura Dean Keeps Breaking up with Me

Laura Dean Keeps Breaking up with Me Author: Mariko Tamaki Illustrator: Rosemary Valero-O’Connell Frederica “Freddy” Riley has a (sort of) girlfriend. The amazingly popular, super cute, confident, and charismatic Laura Dean. There’s only one thing she seems to be bad at though… dating Freddy. Their on again, off again relationship and the ensuing emotional tides…

Comic Review: Heavy Vinyl Vol. 1

Heavy Vinyl Vol. 1 Carly Usdin (writer), Nina Vakueva (Illustrator) “When Chris joins the staff at her local record store, she’s surprised to find out that her co-workers share a secret: they’re all members of a secret fight club that take on the patriarchy and fight crime! Starry-eyed Chris has just started the dream job every outcast…