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Arizona O’Neill lays herself bare in the macabre—but not horrific—‘Opioids & Organs’

Her personal account of trauma and coping aims to enlighten, not frighten.

Aug 30, 2026

Say yes to love . . . of comics and graphic novels.

Aug 30, 2026

Treading the quiet horrorscape of 'The Forest'

Thomas Ott’s wordless book is (almost) as rich narratively as it is visually.

Aug 30, 2026

'Tokyo These Days: Vol. 1' is a different kind of love story

Taiyo Matsumoto gives us an insider’s manga about manga and a deeply human look at the creators who live for it.

Aug 29, 2026

Meet the cuddly face of ritual dismemberment

In ‘Beneath the Trees Where Nobody Sees,’ Patrick Horvath explores human nature and violence, skillfully incising and slashing at the thin boundaries of our comfort zones.

Aug 29, 2026

How I read ‘Proxy Mom’ and flubbed it

‘Proxy Mom: My Experience with Postpartum Depression’ is a graphic novel on an important mission, which I was slow to grasp.

Aug 28, 2026

Hello, I’m George

A personal introduction and a Flat Donkey journey

Aug 28, 2026

A tribute to Pop and the Flat Donkey origin story

Thank you for everything, Pop—including the flat donkeys

Aug 27, 2026

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