Books & Arts
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‘A kaleidoscope of raw emotions’: How artists are responding to the Derek Chauvin verdict
So this time, the illustrator prepared herself: “I simply planned to draw my character Lekesia holding her head in anguish…
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Review | ‘Devotion’: A full-fledged psychological horror experience
Anyone longing for a more full-fledged psychological horror experience in the vein of “P.T.” should check out “Devotion” — a…
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Perspective | DMX’s ‘X Gon’ Give It to Ya’ gave life to ‘Deadpool’ and the X-Men when they needed it most
Thankfully, that period also gave rise to its Ryan Reynolds-starring 2016 spinoff “Deadpool” (and a sequel in 2018) with an…
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Review | ‘Genesis Noir’: A stunning game about love, murder, joy and the Big Bang
“Genesis Noir” unfolds through a series of title cards interspersed between playable sections. The cards set out the principles of…
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How cartoonists are portraying the battle over Georgia’s new voting law
“They know Trump’s claim the election was stolen was a lie,” the left-leaning Pulitzer Prize winner says of Georgia Republicans,…
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She was the ‘secret’ Wonder Woman writer in the 1940s. Here’s how she finally got her due at 94.
Mark Evanier, a writer and comics historian, had helped bring Kelly out from Florida to Comic-Con to receive the Bill…
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Joye Hummel, first woman hired to write Wonder Woman comics, dies at 97
Ms. Hummel, then 19, had never read Wonder Woman; she had never even read a comic book. But Marston needed…
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Remembering Frank Jacobs, the ‘poet lauridiot’ of Mad magazine who inspired comics like ‘Weird Al’ Yankovic
“I absolutely devoured every issue, and Frank Jacobs was a big reason for that obsession,” Yankovic told The Washington Post…
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Review | ‘It Takes Two’ tests your ability to save a marriage and fly a fidget spinner
At the start of “It Takes Two,” players choose between Cody and Mae who find themselves unwilling participants in a…
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Four graphic novels that illuminate anti-Asian racism through personal experience
The Bay Area author created a short-form comic, he said this week, because he was “trying to make sense of…
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John Lewis’s posthumous new graphic novel will be out this summer, in time for a new battle over voting rights
Abrams ComicArts and Good Trouble Productions have announced that the Lewis memoir “Run: Book One” — a sequel to the…
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Review | ‘Mundaun’ offers the rare chance to smoke a pipe while talking to the severed head of a goat
The ornate pipe in question, with its long plunging stem and generous bowl, once belonged to the grandfather of Curdin,…
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How cartoonists are tackling the gun debate after the Boulder and Atlanta shootings
To reflect where we are, Bennett drew a Chattanooga Times Free Press cartoon this week that juxtaposed pandemic safety with…
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‘Justice League’ Snyder cut: The six most significant changes from the original
There’s more edge in the Snyder Cut, but its extra layers of darkness also reveal a heart to the story…
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Will ‘The Falcon and the Winter Soldier’ finally bring us a Black Captain America onscreen?
The time to see what will grow from that planted super-seed is now. “The Falcon and the Winter Soldier,” the…
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How Zack Snyder finally created the ‘Justice League’ he wanted all along
Snyder was no stranger to DC film lore, having directed the 2009 adaptation of the legendary “Watchmen” comic. And despite…
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Al Jaffee turns 100, and Mad magazine salutes its legendary artist with a birthday tribute
To mark the occasion, the humor publication is announcing that its “Mad Predicts the Future” edition, on sale next month,…
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‘Mutropolis’: A game definitely worth watching on YouTube
Although one might reasonably think of Henry and his fellow co-workers as Martians, they’re really just gainfully employed people who…
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How Pepe Le Pew became the latest character in the culture war
The Seuss announcement came last Tuesday on the anniversary of Geisel’s birthday (though the decision was made last year). That…
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Dan Rather on the Texas recovery — and how America can come together
“It’s at a time like this I think that traditionally, Americans pull together,” says Rather when he hopped on the…
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