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I’m doing something special for April. With issue 150 closing out the era of Teenage Mutant…

I’m always a sucker for a fantastic fantasy book. Neil Gaiman charmed me back in the…

It’s been a while. Hope you guys have been well. I’ve been hard at work on…

Mary Shelley is someone I’ve been thinking about this month as I’ve been doing my freelancing.…

I really enjoyed my conversation with Eddie DeAngelini on the podcast. I mentioned it on the…

So, my favorite comic of the year has increasingly been coming from independent comics. This particular…

Happy Labor Day everyone. By the time you read this, it will either be Labor Day…

Well, it’s definitely been a while. It’s been a busy five weeks. I went to San…

Continuing the Kickstarter trend started the last week, I want to review the next book I…

Kickstarter has some of the most amazing books in comics today. I love the place, and…

Most people know Brandon Sanderson as a novelist. He is one of the best fantasy writers…

If you were going to ask me some of the best writers in mainstream comics, Stephanie…

Sometimes you just want to read about sexy killers. I mean, there’s something fun and nasty…

What happens when the vigilante gets caught? What if V had been exposed much earlier in…

This week’s review is kind of from the way back when machine. Once upon a time…

Last year, Rob Multari and Mog Park blew me away with Snow Paw issue one. This…

Anthologies are always fun books to read. You get to look at up and coming creatives,…

Kickstarter has a treasure trove of books. One of my purchases from last year is a…

He is the terror that flaps in the night. He is the widget missing from your…

What would one do to find their own soul? In the world of machines, algorithms, and…

I love chosen one stories. Chosen ones are the heart of classic storytelling. Percival was the…

Poor Mark. If I could sum up Terry Moore’s new series in one sentence it would…

Good things come to those who wait. Now that said, I don’t think that Neil Gaiman…

So back earlier in the year, I pledged to finish the Kickstarter for Nira X Reborn.…

Sometimes you just want to have fun reading comics. They don’t need to be Maus or…

History comics are a mixed bag usually. Sometimes they tend to be dry, as we’re recounting…

Russell Nohelty is one of the most constant professionals I know in the industry. He does…

Liam Sharp might be the best artist in the game today. I “met” Liam (ie, chatted…

Today is a milestone. My 50th column for First Comics. I want to thank Rik for this…

Night Wolf might be my favorite Kickstarter book right now. It’s an old-school-style comic, and I’ve…

Cthulhu is always hard to spell, and Russell Nohelty does a wonderful job creating worlds that…

Just because the world has always been that way doesn’t mean it has to be this…

Bryan Lee O’Malley is a genius. I’m not just saying that because he’s Canadian (but he…

Werewolves are almost never complicated in fantasy. With the exception of books written by Ilona Andrews,…

I’ve always been a fan of stories of myths and gods walking among us. Neil Gaiman’s…

I have a secret belief that musicians might be the best comic creators in the biz.…

One of my favorite science fiction tropes are robots. Robots present a wonderful combination of our…

Sometimes, you find a book you don’t expect to read. Bubba Patrol is not one of…

Dracula never goes out of style. There’s something about the count we all love. Retelling the…

I should just openly confess my love for Stephanie Phillips’ writing right now. I’m not sure…

It’s been a while since I’ve done a column. I’d like to apologize for that. It’s…

So it’s no secret I’m a Stephanie Phillips fan. I’ve enjoyed her Aftershock Comics work. She…

I had the pleasure and privilege of interviewing Kristopher Morron for my podcast a few weeks…

I love books with gravity like Saga or Last week’s column. Sometimes, you want a book…

My friend Rich Perotta has found his calling. People may know Rich from his time with…

Superman was a child’s wish for a man to be stronger and better than everyone else.…

Buddy books are without a doubt one of the better concepts in comics. My buddy book…

Kitsune Windsor is the Fox Spirit that creates magic. I interviewed her on my blog, and…

I love Greek mythology. I based my Alice Zero series on mashing Greek myths with Alice…

Macbeth was my Shakespeare play. In high school, Mr. Sharpe would make me read it, and…

It’s no secret I’m a Green Lantern fan. If you haven’t paid attention to my last…

Portalbound caught my eye when I looked in my previews last year.  I wanted to read…

So in light of a crazy Christmas schedule, a few books coming out, I had to…

Stan Lee is gone.  I only had the chance to meet him once, and it was…

I stumbled upon Kasey Pierce one day on Dirk Manning’s Facebook page.  She was calling herself…

Jimmie Robinson is one of my favorite creators.  I discovered him reading a comic called Five…

Ladies and Gentlemen, my name is Joshua Pantalleresco.  I write stuff and podcast too.  Today I…