Anthony's December 2020 graphic novel picks and news
A look at graphic novels and trade paperbacks of interest coming out in December 2020 (and beyond), including a Nubia graphic novel.
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Anthony's November 2020 graphic novel picks and news
A look at graphic novels of interest coming out in November 2020, plus thoughts on comic industry news.
Anthony's graphic novel picks for September 2020
A look at comics of interest coming out in September 2020, including a new "Betty & Veronica" graphic novel.
Marvel to launch new YA graphic novel line via Scholastic
On July 9, Marvel announced they’re launching a new line of young adult graphic novels. Said graphic novels will initially star Miles Morales (Spider-Man), Kamala Khan (Ms. Marvel), and Shuri (Black
2019 bookstore graphic novel sales: sales up over 2018; Scholastic, Viz dominate
2019 showed strong graphic novel sales through bookstore channels, with kids and young adult material dominant.
Anthony's graphic novel picks for July 2020
Here’s my look at graphic novels and trade paperbacks of interest coming out in July 2020. (Disclosure: The blog is an affiliate of Bookshop.org, and will earn a commission for
How to avoid or minimize using the police in superhero stories?
Superhero stories tend to frequently or even heavily involve the presence of the police. Part of this might be by their nature: at the end of the day, somebody has to arrest the
Favorite transgender characters in comics
Between graphic novels, webcomics, and traditional single-issue comics, there’s a sizable number of transgender characters in comics. Below, I take a look at a few of my favorite ones. Jo (“
Thoughts (and concerns) about Marvel's new New Warriors
Last week, Marvel announced a revival of its 1990s series “The New Warriors.” The original series featured a team of then-new heroes (hence the name); it ran for 75 issues, ending
Are Marvel and DC Comics still the "Big Two" of comics overall?
Here in 2020, it’s obvious that DC and Marvel don’t have as much of an iron grip on the North American comics landscape as they once did. But factoring