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Dirtyville Rhapsodies by Josh Green

<i>Dirtyville Rhapsodies</i> by Josh Green

By Charles McNair at 4:04 PM on May 21, 2013

What accounts for the mini-Renaissance of the short story we see nowadays? read more

Soulacoaster: The Diary Of Me by R. Kelly

<i>Soulacoaster: The Diary Of Me</i> by R. Kelly

By Elias Leight at 12:47 PM on May 21, 2013

There’s a scene early in Soulacoaster: The Diary Of Me, R. Kelly’s amusingly named memoir, which seems to anticipate the singer’s future. read more

My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic Vol. 1 by Katie Cook & Andy Price

<i>My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic</i> Vol. 1 by Katie Cook & Andy Price

By Sean Edgar at 2:10 PM on May 17, 2013

Writer: Katie Cook Artist: Andy Price Publisher: IDW Release Date: May 15, 2013... read more

The Property by Rutu Modan

By Hillary Brown at 10:40 AM on May 16, 2013

Writer & Artist: Rutu Modan Publisher: Drawn & Quarterly Release Date: May 14, 2013... read more

A Thousand Pardons by Jonathan Dee

<i>A Thousand Pardons</i> by Jonathan Dee

By Patrick McGinn at 4:22 PM on May 14, 2013

Jonathan Dee has always lent his luminous prose to the dissolution of once mighty cultural institutions. read more

The Great American Jet Pack by Steve Lehto

<i>The Great American Jet Pack</i> by Steve Lehto

By Mateo Soltero at 11:47 AM on May 14, 2013

Hydrogen-peroxide—expensive to produce, unstable in transport and fundamental to personal flight—pours from tanks through a tube, over a custom-made catalyst. read more

BlackAcre: Volume 1 by Duffy Boudreau & Wendell Cavalcanti

<i>BlackAcre: Volume 1</i> by Duffy Boudreau & Wendell Cavalcanti

By Garrett Martin at 10:52 AM on May 10, 2013

Writer: Duffy Boudreau Artist: Wendell Cavalcanti Publisher: Image Comics Release Date: May 1, 2013... read more

Nothing Can Possibly Go Wrong by Prudence Shen & Faith Erin Hicks

<i>Nothing Can Possibly Go Wrong</i> by Prudence Shen & Faith Erin Hicks

By Hillary Brown at 12:01 PM on May 8, 2013

Writer: Prudence Shen Artist: Faith Erin Hicks Publisher: First Second Release Date: May 7, 2013... read more

Skin in the Game by R.P. Finch

By Charles McNair at 3:00 PM on May 7, 2013

Once upon a time, I published a first novel, Land O’ Goshen. After the book appeared, the days clicked happily by, little falling golden dominoes. read more

A Questionable Shape by Bennett Sims

<i>A Questionable Shape</i> by Bennett Sims

By Brock Kingsley at 10:59 AM on May 7, 2013

You can add Bennett Sims to the list of gifted literary writers working in—or subverting—the monster genre. read more

MIND MGMT: Volume One by Matt Kindt

<i>MIND MGMT: Volume One</i> by Matt Kindt

By Sean Edgar at 11:00 AM on May 2, 2013

Writer & Artist: Matt Kindt Publisher: Dark Horse Release Date: April 23, 2013... read more

Marble Season by Gilbert Hernandez

<i>Marble Season</i> by Gilbert Hernandez

By Hillary Brown at 1:30 PM on May 1, 2013

Writer & Artist: Gilbert Hernandez Publisher: Drawn & Quarterly Release Date: April 16, 2013... read more

Girl Walks into a Bar...Comedy Calamities, Dating Disasters, and a Midlife Miracle by Rachel Dratch

<i>Girl Walks into a Bar...Comedy Calamities, Dating Disasters, and a Midlife Miracle</i> by Rachel Dratch

By Tyler Gillespie at 3:28 PM on April 30, 2013

Rachel Dratch must be really freaking tired of Internet writings about how guys don’t want to sleep with her. read more

Revenge: Eleven Dark Tales by Yoko Ogawa

<i>Revenge: Eleven Dark Tales</i> by Yoko Ogawa

By James T. Black at 11:57 AM on April 30, 2013

The Tibetans have obviously never read Yoko Ogawa. For 25 years, the Japanese writer has woven tales of evils whispered by people who are more delusional and dangerous than they seem. read more