The Great American Jet Pack 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Happy! by Grant Morrison & Darick Robertson

By Garrett Martin at 6:05 PM on April 24, 2013

Writer: Grant Morrison Artist: Darick Robertson Publisher: Image Comics Release Date: April 17, 2013...  read more

You're All Just Jealous of My Jetpack by Tom Gauld

By Hillary Brown at 5:00 PM on April 24, 2013

Writer & Artist: Tom Gauld Publisher: Drawn & Quarterly Release Date: April 30, 2013...  read more

Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk by Ben Fountain and Fobbit by David Abrams

By David Langness at 3:30 PM on April 23, 2013

Okay, comic novels about the absurdity of war, ten-hut!  read more

V. by Thomas Pynchon

By Mack Hayden at 11:07 AM on April 23, 2013

Thomas Pynchon has been able to fall asleep for the last 50 years knowing his first novel was V.  read more

Jupiter's Legacy #1 by Mark Millar & Frank Quitely

By Sean Edgar at 12:20 PM on April 18, 2013

Writer: Mark Millar Artist: Frank Quitely Publisher: Image Release Date: April 24, 2013...  read more

Jerusalem: A Family Portrait by Boaz Yakin & Nick Bertozzi

By Hillary Brown at 3:02 PM on April 17, 2013

Writer: Boaz Yakin Artist: Nick Bertozzi Publisher: First Second Release Date: April 16, 2013...  read more

I Would Die 4 U: Why Prince Became An Icon by Toure

By Elias Leight at 4:12 PM on April 16, 2013

Can any book really do justice to the musician Prince? It’s doubtful. But an increasing number of authors have been giving it a try in recent years.  read more

Pharrell: Places And Spaces I've Been by Pharrell Williams

By Elias Leight at 12:49 PM on April 16, 2013

What do Buzz Aldrin, an astronaut famous for walking on the moon, and the musician Pharrell Williams, famous for his work as a member of the production group the Neptunes, have in common?   read more

Mega Man #24 by Ian Flynn & Jamal Peppers

By Garrett Martin at 7:03 PM on April 12, 2013

Writer: Ian Flynn Artist: Jamal Peppers & Jim Amash Publisher: Archie Comics Release Date: April 10, 2013...  read more

"50 Girls 50" and Other Stories (The EC Comics Library)

By Hillary Brown at 5:00 PM on April 9, 2013

Writers: Al Feldstein, Others Artists: Al Williamson, Frank Frazetta, Roy G. Krenkel, Others Publisher: Fantagraphics Release Date: April 6, 2013...  read more

The Unchangeable Spots of Leopards by Kristopher Jansma

By Evan Allgood at 4:30 PM on April 9, 2013

Book blurbs are naturally and notoriously hyperbolic, but the one crowning the back of Kristopher Jansma’s debut novel, The Unchangeable Spots of Leopards, might take the puffed-up cake.  read more