Author: Zach Bissett

Image Comics Writer: John Layman Art: Dan Boultwood The saying goes: if it walks like a duck, and quacks like a duck, then it probably is a duck. Well, Chu looks a fair bit like Chew, and it sounds a lot like Chew, but Chew it is not. If there was any doubt before, the resolution to “(She) Drunk History” lays it to rest. Like Chew, Chu dons the guise of a Disney-does-Archie web comic, a visual subversion of the book’s unrepentantly violent innards. The key difference is that the piles of organs and brains in Chew were left…

Image Comics Writer: Kyle Higgins Artists: Marcelo Costa & Igor Monti Letterer: Becca Carey Radiant Black #10 picks up immediately where #9 left off. Marshall manages to access Existence in a last bid to save the life of his friend and OG Radiant Black, Nathan. Unfortunately, the issue fails to maintain the momentum of a train barreling towards our protagonist. In fact, Radiant Black #10 is the type of issue that turns monthly readers into trade waiters. From a visual standpoint, the issue ranges from reliably vibrant to truly spectacular. There are some brilliant twists on Marcelo Costa’s typical…

Image Comics Writer: Julio Anta Artist: Anna Wieszczyk, Bryan Valenza Letterer: Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou Home is a five issue mini-series written by Julion Anta, his comic debut, with art from Anna Wieszczyk. It follows the journey of young Juan Gomez and his mother, Mercedes, who are fleeing gang violence in Guatemala to seek asylum in the United States. Unfortunately, America’s now infamous “no tolerance” policy is installed during their journey, greatly complicating the already arduous ordeal. It’s difficult to find the words to describe Home. A personal narrative for Anta, it’s a brutal, unfair story beautifully told and illustrated–but one…