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How To Get Into Comics: A Handy Guide
We all started somewhere. We all have our own origin stories. When asked the questions “How to get into comics” some fellow members of...

Ryan Balkam
Jun 26, 20209 min read


Art that Imitates Art that Imitates (Comic) Life
Here we go again! Another list but this time, we flip the script and showcase artwork of album covers featuring some comic’s best...
Dylan Abuel
Jun 19, 20202 min read


The Illest Villain
He is an enigma. What about a man who wears a metal mask, samples 60’s & 70’s cartoons to create grungy instrumentals, spits an...
Dylan Abuel
Jun 17, 20203 min read


Art that Imitates Art that Imitates (Hip-hop) Life
In Hip-hop, we always find ourselves compiling lists of which artist or which album we personally consider to be the best the...
Dylan Abuel
Jun 16, 20203 min read


Hip-Hop & Comics: The Connection
The influence of comic books on hip-hop reflects the similarities between both art forms— both constantly changing and highly influential...

Ryan Balkam
Jun 15, 20203 min read


Comics Everyone Should Read: Heartbreak Soup & Human Diastrophism by Gilbert Hernandez
Next up for our "Comics Everyone Should Read" series, we're here to talk about ,Heartbreak Soup & Human Diastrophism. Similar to how his...

Ryan Balkam
May 28, 20202 min read


Essential Reading List: Greg Rucka
Greg Rucka has long been one of my favorite writers. First discovering his work on the Batman titles during the "No Man's Land" storyline...

Ryan Balkam
May 20, 20204 min read


Cartoonist Kayfabe: For The Love Of Comics
What can I say about the Cartoonist Kayfabe that you guys don't already know? What Ed Piskor & Jim Rugg have created with their YouTube...

Ryan Balkam
May 18, 20202 min read


Blankets: The Potential of Comics Realized
In the summer of 2003—relative unknown to the comics scene—Craig Thompson treated us with one of the most honest and heartrending graphic...
Ari Levi
Apr 28, 20203 min read


Craig Thompson: Essential Reading List
With all this uncertainty going on in the world and the lack of new comics coming out, now’s the perfect time to start branching out and...
Ari Levi
Apr 27, 20203 min read


Reading List: Best of Kieron Gillen
Kieron Gillen is best known for his creator-owned comics PHONOGRAM and THE WICKED + THE DIVINE. But having written for years, he has a...

Ryan Balkam
Apr 21, 20203 min read


Star Wars Reading List (EU Novels)
So the sequel trilogy is over but you're still itching for more Star Wars? There are tons of video games, shows, comic books and of...
Mario Miranda
Apr 18, 20205 min read


Comics For All Ages: Gen's Picks
Raise your hand if you started reading comics when you were just a kid. Yeah, that’s what I thought. Most of us fell in love with the...
Geneviève Raza
Apr 15, 20204 min read


Why We Need A New Black Canary Book
I think its long past time for Black Canary to get a new series, but you're probably wondering why I would suggest a new series, when the...

Ryan Balkam
Apr 14, 20203 min read


Best Binge Worthy Series
With all this time on our hands as we sit around, waiting for the world to go back to normal, I put together a list of series that are...

Ryan Balkam
Apr 8, 20209 min read


Quarantined? I got you
We are living in uncertain times and most of us are either struggling with no money at home, working from home or trying to keep the kids...
Geneviève Raza
Apr 2, 20204 min read


Things To Do While Waiting For New Comics to Resume
So this officially the first Wednesday where us comic book fans won't be able to go to our LCS and pick up new books. While this...

Ryan Balkam
Apr 1, 20203 min read


Some of My Favorite Sidekicks
We always talk about our favorite superheroes or leading characters in any comic. But sometimes, secondary characters or sidekicks are...
Geneviève Raza
Mar 31, 20203 min read


What's Next For Comics? "Thanks A Lot Coronavirus"
Let me start off by saying, I know comic books not coming out is the least of the world's problems due to this coronavirus pandemic...

Ryan Balkam
Mar 27, 20204 min read


History of Robin: The Heirs to the Bat
There have been many to bear the mantle of Robin, and each one has been an important part of DC's history. It's no easy task being the...

Ryan Balkam
Mar 16, 20207 min read
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