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Malachi Ward's UTU is based on an extremely clever idea: what if the gods that spoke to shamen of years past were really time-travelers from the far future, trying to make the world into a better place? And what if that time-traveler w… Continue

THE RAT NEST #1, by Pat Keck, has a gorgeously bright but visceral silk-screened cover with an intense line, with the latter look carried over inside. This is a one-man anthology that begins with a tale of a rat trying to shelter a loved on… Continue

Both THE MERCY KILLING and BLOOD ORANGE were written by Justin Giampaoli, and both are brief and understated comics with somewhat unexpected endings. BLOOD ORANGE, drawn by Grant Lee, is an 8-page autobiographical story from Giampaoli's childhood about a week in which his family didn't have enough money for… Continue

Both of the comics reviewed in today's column have to do with animals in peril, but that's about where the similarities end. Matt Dembicki's XOC is the first issue of an ongoing series about the migration pattern of a particular shark, from right off the Pacific coast of California to Hawaii. It reminds me a bit of Ste… Continue

I was happy to see more comics in my mailbox from David Z Greene, given his lively line and absurd sense of humor in the Roger Langridge mold. BOX #1 is a free four-page comic that features a bout between two boxers named Selfishness and Affection. Not surprisingly, Affection went down like a sack of potatoes within 2 pages. Greene is careful not to str… Continue