52/52: Venus in the Blind Spot, by Junji Ito
August 24, 2020 10:13 amMore Ito is always good, but for the first time, I’m growing a little tired of the lack of agency... View Article
Category: 52 Books/52 Weeks
52/52: The Book of V, by Anna Solomon
August 22, 2020 9:37 amSolomon’s realist literary fiction isn’t my usual, but her novels are compelling and thoughtful. Here, she does something I haven’t... View Article
52/52: House of X/Powers of X, by Jonathan Hickman et al.
August 16, 2020 10:07 amMy first Hickman and the huge reputation is clearly earned. Easily the most interesting X stories since Morrison’s run ended... View Article
52/52: Ode to Billie Joe, by Bobbie Gentry, by Tara Murtha
August 3, 2020 10:33 amA terrific write-around, in which Murtha covers the career and legacy of Gentry, a singer/songwriter/performer who left public life 40... View Article
52/52: The Doll-Master and Other Tales of Terror, by Joyce Carol Oates
July 29, 2020 11:57 amOates wrote two horror classics: The Jeffrey Dahmer novella Zombie and The Collector of Hearts (I’ve wanted to rip off its story with a... View Article
52/52: Jerry and Marge Go Large, by Jason Fagone
July 17, 2020 11:03 amI love this new series of small, limited-edition hardcovers featuring long-form journalism in finely crafted editions from a small Canadian... View Article
52/52: My Favorite Thing Is Monsters, by Emil Ferris
July 14, 2020 9:27 amI don’t generally resonate with coming-of-age stories, especially those told from the kid’s perspective, but Ferris’s multi-layered story and horror-soaked... View Article
52/52: Twisted Visions: The Art of Junji Ito
July 3, 2020 10:17 amIto’s unquestionably one of the great horror comics makers. What this book, mostly of his paintings, reveals is that he’s... View Article
52/52: Golden State, by Ben Winters
June 23, 2020 10:42 amA Philip K. Dick-inflected novel about a future California where it’s illegal to lie. Follows a Speculator, a lie-law enforcer... View Article
52/52: Akira, Vol. 2, by Katsuhiro Otomo
June 16, 2020 11:06 amHow good is Otomo? This installment of Akira—over 300 pages of comics—basically takes place in about one day and involves... View Article