Author: Gene Ambaum

Cat People: A Comic Collection by Hanna Hillam. Running Press, 2024. 9780762486033. 100pp. A human woman falls through a portal to a world where cats rule and humans are pets. And she arrives on Halloween. My favorite parts: visiting the […]
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North Continent Ribbon: Stories by Ursula Whitcher. Neon Hemlock, 2024. 9781952086847. 172pp. This book contains short stories that stand together as a novella. It was shortlisted for the 2025 Ursula K. Le Guin Prize for Fiction, and my friend Gina […]
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Angelica and the Bear Prince by Trung Le Nguyen. RH Graphic, 2025. 978059312472. 218pp. Includes sketches and an author’s note. Angelica (aka Jelly or Jellybean) was just accepted as a tech intern at the Log House Theater, and she’s super […]
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This Place Kills Me by Mariko Tamaki and Nicole Goux. Abrams Fanfare, 2025. 9781419768460. 270pp. Abby Kita is something of an outsider at Wilberton Academy, a transfer student who is pissed off. But at the afterparty for the Wilbergin Theatrical […]
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The Delicacy by James Albon. Top Shelf, 2021. 9781603094924. 320pp. Two brothers get a surprise inheritance and move away from their small island town (and their mother).  One (Tulip) opens a restaurant in the outskirts of London; the other (Rowan) […]
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The Shadow Planet by Gianluca Pagliarani (art) & Giovanni Barbieri (script). Image, 2025. 9781534331761. 96pp. Publisher’s Rating: M / Mature. Includes some bonus material in the back, including thumbnails and other art. This graphic novel is a throwback to monster […]
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Not On Display by Zelba. Translation by Alice Yang. Helvetiq, 2025. 9783039640843. 114pp. plus an Afterward by Zelba, an essay titled “The Nude In Art” by Fabrice Douar, and more. This is part of the amazing Musée du Louvre graphic […]
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Model Five Murder: a sci-fi noir by Tan Juan Gee. Silver Sprocket, 2025. 9788886200706. 64pp. Includes a few pages of bonus content at the end about process and the history of the book. This graphic novella has a great opening: […]
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Ew, It’s Beautiful: A False Knees Comic Collection by Joshua Barkman. Andrews McMeel, 2025. 9781524897642. 140pp. I love the birds in Barkman’s comics. They confirm my opinion that crows are the best. (Pigeons, you’re a close second!) As soon as […]
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Welcome to the Maynard by James Robinson, art by J. Bone. Dark Horse, 2025. 9781506744919. Contains #1 – 4 of the series. Pip starts working as a bellhop at the Maynard, a fancy hotel for the magic community. It’s all […]
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