Graphic Novel Review: Altered Boys Vol. 1: The Book of Billy
WRITTEN BY MICHAEL J. UHLMAN, BRIAN WASIAK & JON C. SCHEIDE ILLUSTRATED BY ROBERT RATH SHINEBOX PRESS, 2018 The release of Altered Boys Vol. 1: The Book of Billy coincides with the recent Pennsylvania grand... Read More
The Comics Section: Revisiting Commandments and Laugh to Keep from Crying
A classic from Jesus and Mo and the latest from Raging Pencils!
Sexual Assault Reporting Apps: Perilous or Positive?
The rise of #MeToo and #TimesUp pushed sexual harassment and assault to the forefront of national and global conversations this year. Thanks to these movements, it isn’t as easy for our country to hide from... Read More
Character Study: How Atheism Has Become Less Important—and More Interesting—on Screen
In the recent indie movie and surprise hit Eighth Grade, shy Kayla (Elsie Fischer) plays a sweet but often awkward girl struggling through one of life’s most precarious social situations: middle school. Writer and director... Read More
The Comics Section: Catholic Scandals and Slippery Slopes
The latest from Jesus and Mo and Raging Pencils!
Tyrant: Shakespeare on Politics
BY STEPHEN GREENBLATT W. NORTAON & COMPANY, 2018 224 PP.; $21.95 Stephen Greenblatt’s latest, Tyrant: Shakespeare on Politics, is about the tyrannical characters in William Shakespeare’s plays. If you think it’s a coincidence Greenblatt wrote... Read More
The Comics Section: Letterboxes & Blue Waves
The latest from Jesus and Mo and Raging Pencils!