It's been ten years since the event enveloped a large swath a Philadelphia killing hundreds of thousands of people. It left a wasteland that has since been cordoned off and memorialized for the lives lost. Scientists worked to develop technology to cross over into Oblivion, and spent several years saving the displaced from the beasts... Continue Reading →
Victor LaValle’s Destroyer by Victor LaValle, Dietrich Smith (Illustrations), Joana Lafuente (Colorist)
A grieving African-American scientist uses the inspiration of Dr. Frankenstein's monster to piece together her son, who has been killed by a police officer while walking home with a baseball bat that is mistaken for a gun. The real monster emerges from his centuries sleep from the Arctic ice to go on a killing rampage...... Continue Reading →
I Moved to Los Angeles to Work in Animation by Natalie Nourigat
Much more than a How-To guide. This is a story of transition: a career change, a city departure and arrival, a climate change (weather and cultural). Natalie Nourigat leaves her design job in Portland, a city undergoing its own evolution, and moves to Los Angeles to enter the animation business. Filled with anecdotes of personal... Continue Reading →
The Lie and How We Told It by Tommi Parrish
The Lie and How We Told It is a graphic novel about the convergence of societal expectations, sexuality, and the person in the mirror. Two high school friends, Tim and Cleary, meet by chance at a grocery store where Cleary works. After she gets off, they go for lunch and then drinks at a bar.... Continue Reading →
Polar Volume 1: Came From the Cold by Victor Santos
As with most hardcore readers, we are skeptical of films being made out of our precious books. I had seen this title around over the years and just saw that a film was made and is currently on Netflix. This was the impetus that brought me to reading Polar: Came From the Cold... The Plot:... Continue Reading →