What's Making Us Happy: A guide to your weekend viewing and reading
The VMAs highlighted ongoing cultural trends, with notable mentions of emerging films and series that explore deep personal and cultural narratives.
Madame Choi and the Monsters by Patrick Spat and Sheree Domingo review the stuff of blockbusters
Choi Eun-Hee and Shin Sang-ok's kidnapping led to their forced involvement in producing films for Kim Jong-il, blending trauma with creative resilience.
What's Making Us Happy: A guide to your weekend viewing and reading
The VMAs highlighted ongoing cultural trends, with notable mentions of emerging films and series that explore deep personal and cultural narratives.
Madame Choi and the Monsters by Patrick Spat and Sheree Domingo review the stuff of blockbusters
Choi Eun-Hee and Shin Sang-ok's kidnapping led to their forced involvement in producing films for Kim Jong-il, blending trauma with creative resilience.
Cartoonist Eric Drooker may live in Berkeley but he won't stop dreaming of Manhattan
Eric Drooker's new graphic novel Naked City concludes his City Trilogy, reflecting his deep connection to New York City and its social commentaries.
Diary of an Abomination
Emil Ferris's debut graphic novel, "My Favorite Thing Is Monsters," was a breakout hit with its intricate drawings and social commentary.
"My Favorite Thing Is Monsters, Book Two" will be released seven years after the sequel was first announced, and it continues the story of Karen's investigation into a neighbor's murder.
Cartoonist Eric Drooker may live in Berkeley but he won't stop dreaming of Manhattan
Eric Drooker's new graphic novel Naked City concludes his City Trilogy, reflecting his deep connection to New York City and its social commentaries.
Diary of an Abomination
Emil Ferris's debut graphic novel, "My Favorite Thing Is Monsters," was a breakout hit with its intricate drawings and social commentary.
"My Favorite Thing Is Monsters, Book Two" will be released seven years after the sequel was first announced, and it continues the story of Karen's investigation into a neighbor's murder.
The graphic novel "Sunday" intricately explores themes of time, memory, and consciousness through the lens of a single, uneventful Sunday.
Ashton Kutcher and Anthony Ramos Get Infected With a New Ryan Murphy Series
Ryan Murphy's new series The Beauty explores the dark consequences of beauty in a society affected by a unique and dangerous disease.
Exclusive: Dark Horse Reveals New Minecraft Graphic Novel Series, Will Debut Weeks Before Film
Minecraft fans can look forward to a movie and new graphic novel in 2025.
"Minecraft: Out of Order" releases March 18, 2025, ahead of the film.
Preorders for the novel are now available, expanding Minecraft literature options.
Submit to 'Deprog': a Racy, Queer-Centric Graphic Novel About Cults
'Deprog' intertwines sexuality, identity, and surreal experiences across its four chapters, appealing to women and queer audiences.
Watchmen Chapter 1's New 4K Blu-Ray Release Drops To Best Price Yet
The 4K Blu-ray of Watchmen Chapter 1 is available at an all-time low price, making it an appealing purchase for fans.
Cormac McCarthy's 'The Road' Is Now a Stunning and Grotesque Graphic Novel
Manu Larcenet adapts Cormac McCarthy's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, The Road, into a graphic novel, enhancing its emotional depth through visual storytelling.
Hellboy Book Bundles - Get 70 Digital Volumes For $30, Omnibus Box Set For 50% Off, And More
Humble's graphic novel bundle offers 36 items for $30, featuring Mike Mignola's Hellboy series, available until October 10.
Panels of Protest
Elise's journey in Paris reflects personal activism and echoes modern labor movements, showcasing a continuous struggle for workers' rights.
'Delights: A Story of Hieronymus Bosch' Explores the Struggles of a Conflicted Artist
Colwell's graphic novel creatively intertwines fact and fiction to explore Bosch's creation journey of his iconic painting, The Garden of Earthly Delights.
Cult Of The Lamb: The First Verse Graphic Novel Is Up For Preorder At Amazon
The graphic novel 'Cult of the Lamb: The First Verse' successfully funded through Kickstarter and is now available for preorder.
Read an exclusive excerpt from a teen horror comic inspired by real small-town cults
Loving, Ohio explores the fear of being unable to escape one's childhood town, intertwined with horror and personal trauma.
This is genius: A new graphic novel imagines conversations between Einstein and Kafka
Ken Krimstein's 'Einstein in Kafkaland' explores Albert Einstein's pivotal year in Prague, combining biography with elements of historical fiction and whimsy.
'The Crow' Reimagined Is Stylish and Operatic, but Cannot Outfly 1994 Original
The reimagined 'The Crow' struggles to balance its storytelling with the legacy of the original film and finds itself wanting in both areas.
Graphic novel 'Good.' travels from the Amazon jungle to suburbia and back
The graphic novel 'Good' explores the coming-of-age story of David Good, focusing on his Indigenous identity and reunion with his mother in the Amazon jungle.
Emil Ferris: We can't enter a future without our humanity'
Emil Ferris' graphic novel 'My Favorite Thing Is Monsters' challenges the traditional perception of monsters by portraying them as vulnerable and curious characters.
Emil Ferris Still Believes in Monsters
Emil Ferris explores the concept of monstrousness and the interconnectedness of different archetypes in her graphic novel.
So Long Sad Love by Mirion Malle review an irresistible celebration of female courage
The graphic novel So Long Sad Love by Mirion Malle celebrates female solidarity and is set in the modern era, inspired by Portrait of a Lady on Fire, emphasizing subterranean networks among women.
A Writer's To-Do List: Learn History. Learn Chinese. Learn to Draw Comics.
Tessa Hulls explored her family's history through her book 'Feeding Ghosts' despite initial challenges.
Hulls, a painter with no writing experience, reconstructed her family's story with perseverance and acquired new skills in the process.
Affordable things to do in Berkeley any day of the week
Local events in Berkeley for the Lunar New Year
Discussion of YA graphic novel Lunar New Year Love Story
Aya: Claws Come Out by Marguerite Abouet and Clement Oubrerie review Ivory Coast's comic soap opera
Aya: Claws Come Out is the latest installment in the bestselling Aya graphic novel series, which offers a vivid portrayal of life in Ivory Coast in the 1970s.
The new volume explores themes of corruption, inequality, and social taboos as the characters navigate adulthood in 1980s Abidjan.
Brandon Sanderson Graphic Novel Omnibus Is Discounted Ahead Of Next Week's Release
The upcoming White Sand Omnibus is a 496-page graphic novel that explores the world of Brandon Sanderson's Cosmere universe.
The omnibus contains the complete story of White Sand, making it a great option for both newcomers and fans of the series.
Creating Death Strikes, the year's best comic - "where gritty and polished meet"
Death Strikes: The Emperor of Atlantis is a remarkable comic book based on a suppressed opera written by concentration camp prisoners.
The graphic novel mixes dystopian sci-fi, fantasy, and zombie horror with delicate black and white digital watercolors.
An 8-year-old snuck his handwritten book onto a library shelf. Now it has a 56-person waiting list.
An 8-year-old boy wrote and self-published a graphic novel and secretly placed it in his local library
The library officially added the book to the collection and created an award in the boy's honor
The Hobbit Graphic Novel Releases In February, Preorders Live Now
The Hobbit: A Graphic Novel is now available for preorder and will be released on February 27.
Other Middle-earth-related books, including The History of Middle-earth box sets and The Maps of Middle-earth, are also available for preorder.
An acclaimed graphic novel about Gaza is seeing a resurgence, brought on by war
Demand for Joe Sacco's graphic novel Palestine has surged since the start of the war in Gaza.
The book is considered a trailblazing work and is experiencing a resurgence, with the publisher ordering a rapid reprinting.