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'Hiveswap' and the Tenacity of Fandom

Fan participation was completely integral to the first few chapters of Homestuck, which is partly what has made the wait for Hiveswap so difficult for fans to take.

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Congo Horrors Reported Graphically for 'Army of God'

A difficult new work of nonfiction graphic journalism chronicles human rights atrocities in Central Africa.

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Self-Contained Madness in 'Murder Book' Comic

Ed Brisson's comics are relatively short on the caliber of details you'd find in an actual "murder book", but we're probably better off that way.

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Penny Arcade Adventures: On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness, Episode One

Rife with potty humor, the dialogue sometimes seems to have been written by the funniest, most precocious fourth-grade boy in the universe.

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Poetry, Photography and Hybrid Comics: A Softer World

Imagine a daily comic strip on an imaginary newspaper page of dark and genre-disturbing funnies.

'Hiveswap' and the Tenacity of Fandom

Fan participation was completely integral to the first few chapters of Homestuck, which is partly what has made the wait for Hiveswap so difficult for fans to take.

Congo Horrors Reported Graphically for 'Army of God'

A difficult new work of nonfiction graphic journalism chronicles human rights atrocities in Central Africa.

Self-Contained Madness in 'Murder Book' Comic

Ed Brisson's comics are relatively short on the caliber of details you'd find in an actual "murder book", but we're probably better off that way.

Penny Arcade Adventures: On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness, Episode One

Rife with potty humor, the dialogue sometimes seems to have been written by the funniest, most precocious fourth-grade boy in the universe.

David Lynch's 'Lost Highway' Loosens Our Grip on What and Whom We Think We Know

Mike Zito Taps Walter Trout For Cover of Chuck Berry's "Johnny B. Goode" (premiere)

MetalMatters: October 2019 - What's That Noise?

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Sarah Peacock's "Lady MacGyver" Celebrates Female Ingenuity (premiere)

Mike Zito Taps Walter Trout For Cover of Chuck Berry's "Johnny B. Goode" (premiere)

Brother Hawk Bring Southern Rock Into the Next Century With "Like Water" (premiere)

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Punk Rock's V98 Channel Their Fury Stunningly on "Conversation Killer" (premiere)

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