Welcome to The A.V. Club’s monthly comics preview, where we recommend new books to check out over the next few weeks. This ...

The Japan-inclined daughter of a Belgian diplomat, Amélie Nothomb has published several books about her upbringing in Asia, ...

From conflict zones to cosmic voids, a personal meditation on despair, resilience, and the unexpected comfort found in cartoons, classical art, and physics.

By exploring the multiverse over decades, comic books have birthed some truly weird alternative universes and timelines.

Soon enough, the nation’s leading newspapers were running careful, anthropological explainers about wraps, as though a ...

The British painter has dedicated her career to depicting human flesh, especially that of women, with deep empathy.

A few other arguably unusual bills in 2025 found the signature of Gov. Katie Hobbs. They all have serious intent, but may ...

For example, when she is wrong, he scolds her or dominates her. What this eventually creates is a dynamic where the woman ...

Depictions of the submarine captain from “20,000 Leagues Under the Sea” have almost always been white. An AMC series hews ...

Idaho’s Hetero Awesome Fest, no matter its pathetic turnout, is part of a larger, national movement. In the past couple of ...

Celine Song’s romantic tale, starring Dakota Johnson, Pedro Pascal, and Chris Evans, offers thrilling dialogue but some ...