THE HOUSE THAT GROANED
A graphic novel that’s plenty weird, with a narrative that leans rather heavily into the perverse and psychosexual
SAX ROHMER’S DOPE
Yet another vital release from IDW that despite some enthusiastic notices did a fast fade
THE MAN FROM THE GREAT NORTH
A beautifully designed English rendering of a graphic novel that’s considered a classic in its original Italian language form
2024: Bedlam in Print
Another year, another underwhelming showing from the mainstream publishing industry
QUENTIN TARANTINO: A GRAPHIC BIOGRAPHY
A graphic novel biography of Quentin Tarantino that is, as the front cover makes clear, “Unofficial and Unauthorized”
FEVER YEAR: THE KILLER FLU OF 1918
A powerful graphic novel depiction of the so-called Spanish Flu of 1918-19
LYCHEE LIGHT CLUB
A manga one-shot involving perversion and psychosis amid a group of middle schoolers. It’s much better than you might expect.
2023: Bedlam in Print
Looking back over last year’s books!
AT THE MOUNTAINS OF MADNESS
Almost certainly the finest-ever graphic interpretation of this particular story
SPA
This unforgettably gross and surreal graphic novel hails from Sweden, and I say this 2023 English translation is an absolute necessity