Sweet Tooth is one of the best books of this year.  Published under DC’s Vertigo label, the book is the creation of Jeff Lemire, the Canadian best known for his artist-owned Essex County series.  The scenario: Post-apocalypse, all kids born after the destructive event are mutants, everyone else is dying of a plague, and the [...]

// <![CDATA[ // This week, I read the first trade volume of the Power Girl reboot by Gray and Palmiotti (words) and Amanda Conner (art).  I went in to this familiar with the praise the book got, but knowing little else.  I knew Gray by reputation only; had read some gritty, true crime indie work [...]

Hello and welcome to episode one of “Recent Reads,” wherein I review the trades I read since the last time I wrote a this kind of column. Since this one is the first, I thought I’d pick a trio that would be interesting to review together: Back to Brooklyn; Young Avengers Presents; and Pinocchio: The [...]

Business note: With this review of what will probably be the most reviewed comic book this year, I introduct a new post-tag, “Comics review.”  If you’re looking for good stuff to read–or bad stuff to stay away from–you’ll be able to use that tag to find all the reviews I’ve done.  I’m still using the [...]