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Where Monsters Lie

Horror fans, and even those who aren’t horror fans, are familiar with the murderous exploits of supernatural killers like Jason Vorhees and Michael Myers, but very few people wonder what these killers do when they’re not killing. Where do they go to escape the...

BONE: More Tall Tales

There are kids in college now that weren’t alive when Bone first came out in 1991. In the decades since, many kids have read the adventures of the Bone cousins from Boneville. In 2005, Bone joined the Scholastic group and the universe expanded beyond the original...

Alpi the Soul Sender

Alpi, a young girl traveling with her assistant Perenai, is a soul sender, a human who has the power and resistance to help release spirit souls after their physical forms perish. Regular humans succumb quickly to the curse, however, soul senders are able to perform...

Bad Medicine

Bad Medicine is essentially fairly good medicine—a graphic novel celebrating oral storytelling, Cree folklore, friendship, with five creative teens around a campfire by the river, telling horrific tales. The stories are cautionary tales that become more and more...
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Staff picks: Body image

Introduction Accepting your body can be hard, especially when it doesn't match your self-image or fit society's ideals. The Features Team has compiled this list of comics where the characters navigate their relationship with their bodies, often while also figuring out...

Doctor Strange: Fall Sunrise Treasury Edition

When I read Silver Surfer: Black by Donny Cates several years ago I was immediately grabbed by the art. It was the first time I had seen Tradd Moore’s work and I was captivated by it. Reviewers agreed; we were all caught up with how different and vibrant the...

SÍ, Se Puede: The Latino heroes who changed the united states

For many in the United States, there are huge portions of national history that remain obscure, if not forgotten entirely. Thankfully, there are educators and creators working to fix that problem. Ten Speed Graphic brings us Sí, Se Puede: The Latino Heroes Who Changed...

Missing You

Grief is a heavy burden for anyone to bear, but for children, it can be especially overwhelming. In their new graphic novel, Missing You, Brazilian creators Phellip Willian and Melissa Garabeli explore the complex emotions of grief and loss through the eyes of two...

Bloody Sweet V.1

Naerim Shin has been the victim of bullying since middle school. Between her introverted nature, her ‘gloomy’ appearance, and her mother’s work as a shaman, she’s been an easy target, and none of the adults in her life seem to notice or care. She dreads each day going...

Science Comics: Frogs

Have you ever driven past a pond and heard a symphony of frog croaks? Well, you were probably hearing those frogs’ regional accents. (Yes, their accents!). Maybe you’re familiar with tadpoles as part of the frog life cycle but did you know out of 2000 eggs, only five...

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Where Monsters Lie

Horror fans, and even those who aren’t horror fans, are familiar with the murderous exploits of supernatural killers like Jason Vorhees and Michael Myers, but very few people wonder what these killers do when they’re not killing. Where do they go to escape the...

BONE: More Tall Tales

There are kids in college now that weren’t alive when Bone first came out in 1991. In the decades since, many kids have read the adventures of the Bone cousins from Boneville. In 2005, Bone joined the Scholastic group and the universe expanded beyond the original...

Alpi the Soul Sender

Alpi, a young girl traveling with her assistant Perenai, is a soul sender, a human who has the power and resistance to help release spirit souls after their physical forms perish. Regular humans succumb quickly to the curse, however, soul senders are able to perform...

Bad Medicine

Bad Medicine is essentially fairly good medicine—a graphic novel celebrating oral storytelling, Cree folklore, friendship, with five creative teens around a campfire by the river, telling horrific tales. The stories are cautionary tales that become more and more...

Doctor Strange: Fall Sunrise Treasury Edition

When I read Silver Surfer: Black by Donny Cates several years ago I was immediately grabbed by the art. It was the first time I had seen Tradd Moore’s work and I was captivated by it. Reviewers agreed; we were all caught up with how different and vibrant the...

SÍ, Se Puede: The Latino heroes who changed the united states

For many in the United States, there are huge portions of national history that remain obscure, if not forgotten entirely. Thankfully, there are educators and creators working to fix that problem. Ten Speed Graphic brings us Sí, Se Puede: The Latino Heroes Who Changed...

Missing You

Grief is a heavy burden for anyone to bear, but for children, it can be especially overwhelming. In their new graphic novel, Missing You, Brazilian creators Phellip Willian and Melissa Garabeli explore the complex emotions of grief and loss through the eyes of two...

Bloody Sweet V.1

Naerim Shin has been the victim of bullying since middle school. Between her introverted nature, her ‘gloomy’ appearance, and her mother’s work as a shaman, she’s been an easy target, and none of the adults in her life seem to notice or care. She dreads each day going...

Science Comics: Frogs

Have you ever driven past a pond and heard a symphony of frog croaks? Well, you were probably hearing those frogs’ regional accents. (Yes, their accents!). Maybe you’re familiar with tadpoles as part of the frog life cycle but did you know out of 2000 eggs, only five...

Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? Memoria Freese, Vol. 1: Holy Night Traumerei

Bell and his friends (or Familia) have been working on fulfilling extra quests in the Dungeon of Orario in order to purchase a very expensive dress for their patron deity, Hestia, to wear to the Holy Night Festival. A member of the Familia, Haruhime, does not venture...

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