Not a Martian, Not a man. Absolutely insane. DC Comics' new Absolute Universe follows Marvel’s Ultimate Universe formula of the early 2000s in creating an ongoing parallel universe with drastically different interpretations of their characters. Unlike the pinnacle of...

In The Last Time We Spoke, the author opens with an encounter. A woman on the train resembles his mother so much that he starts to believe it is her - except that his mother cannot be there. She died when he was 14, and when she was just 49. This is the power of grief...

Classic Fantastic is our series of features on the classics of the format—please check out our other picks for the most important titles, in terms of appeal, innovation, and storytelling, that every library should own. What’s it about? This Southern Gothic fairy tale...

This graphic novel, infused with Filipino mythology, starts on a sad note. Mage and her companion Squalo live happily in the forest with her sorcerer father until they are attacked by monsters from Ventrolio. Her father's final instructions sends her on a journey to...

Most of us have eaten some kind of instant noodle, whether that’s ramen, microwaveable mac and cheese, or something else. Some of us have modified instant noodles with other ingredients: adding veggies or an egg, for instance. Robin Ha’s book is here for people who...

Ugh! One day away from retirement! It’s a common enough joke that we’ve heard it in a bunch of movies and series (television or streaming), but this was a new way for me to get hooked. Apparently, an FBI agent is barred from resignation or retirement if there is a...

A murderous cowboy, monstrous bugs, characters and places that may or may not exist—all this and more waits within the pages of this strange and unsettling anthology collection. Created by Dustin Weaver and with the additional talents of Jeremy Barlow and D.J. Bryant,...

This sweet story follows Max, an awkward and lonely axolotl. First, Max explains where he lived and how he was suddenly taken from there because his home was being destroyed by construction. He now lives in an aquarium with other underwater folk and has to attend his...

Quinn and Kenzie have been stepsisters their whole lives, and we meet them as they hide out in the middle of their parents’ loud argument (rendered as indecipherable words in angry red bubbles). The morning after brings the arrival of Gramma Diana, Kenzie’s dad’s...

In this sequel to Meems & Feefs: Ferrets from Planet Ferretonia, Meems & Feefs: The Council of Ferrets, Meems repairs the travel opal and opens a portal to return him and Feefs to Planet Ferretonia and brings Liza along for a visit. However, Meems and Feefs...