While I am an avid consumer of media, it’s rare that a story captures me so quickly and makes it so that I can think of almost nothing else from the moment I start exploring it.  That’s precisely what happened with King’s Maker, though.  The story is gripping, the art is gorgeous, and the characters […]

If you’re looking for something pure in this time of great upheaval and uncertainty, US ice dancer Joe Johnson has started reading Check, Please and is live-tweeting his thoughts. Read our before commenting. Please do not copy our content in whole to other websites. Linkbacks are encouraged.

If you’ve been around a while, you guys know I’m a fan of Check, Please!, the webcomic about a gay southern baker who navigates life and love on his college hockey team. Last month at Flame Con, I was fortunate enough to sit down with creator Ngozi Ukazu to talk about how she started, what drew […]

It’s the little web comic that could, and things just keep getting better and better for Check, Please!, the LGBT+ comic about a small southern baker and former figure skater navigating life and love on his college hockey team. Read our before commenting. Please do not copy our content in whole to other websites. Linkbacks are […]

Strong Female Protagonist is one of the best webcomics around. The struggles of Alison Green, current college student and former Guardian, are enjoyable even for people who don’t typically get into superhero comics. Now Book Two of the collected comic has almost tripled its goal on Kickstarter within a couple days of going live. Read […]

Check, Please! creator Ngozi Ukazu has launched the comic’s second Kickstarter, to make physical copies of the comics comprising Bitty’s sophomore year at Samwell. In less than an hour, the Check, Please! Kickstarter has made more than double its goal. Read our before commenting. Please do not copy our content in whole to other websites. Linkbacks […]

If you’re looking for a web comic with queer main characters and diversity that deconstructs stereotypes and offers a realistic portrayal of mental illness, look no further than Check, Please! – the little gay hockey comic that could. As is the case with many of my obsessions, it started out with an influx of posts on […]

There was one panel that I [sort of] “camped out” for at SDCC this year, and that was Saturday’s “Spotlight on Allie Brosh”. It was a 1:30 PM panel and I was in the room around 11:30 AM, which I don’t regret at all for several reasons – first, the two panels I sat through […]

I like webcomics. For their creators, who often aren’t seen as publishable by mainstream comic presses, they offer access to an audience without having to compromise their aesthetic or goals. Audiences get the benefit of accessing them for free, though I would encourage fans to offer donations whenever possible. There are a few downsides. Updates can be be […]

A couple who has lost their daughter grows distant, the husband taking longer and longer to come home from work every day, until he stops coming at all.  His wife, looking for him, sees strange figures moving in the trees across the river.  He finally comes home, but is he still the same man? Two […]