Heading for the end game: an interview with David Booher and Drew Zucker about “Canto III: Lionhearted”

Since the debut of the series back in 2019, Canto has consistently been one of my absolute favorite comics to read. On a fundamental level, it’s a wonderfully written and gorgeously illustrated fantasy that has slowly, confidently built its own mythology over the course of just a few volumes. Beyond that, it’s not the least

The Comic Pause 2021 Summer Reading List Super Spectacular

In just a few short weeks, things will be changing. School is going to let out. The weather is going to get hotter. Television series are going to have their season finales. Summer is almost here. And with summer break comes all sorts of fun, whether it be at a theme park, swimming pool, or

“Usagi Yojimbo”: a series that is as accessible as it is excellent

We all have comics blindspots. You know, those series, characters, creators, or publishers that we know we should check out, that we know we should totally get into, but for one reason or another we’ve just never had the chance. For me, one of the biggest blindspots I have is Stan Sakai’s Usagi Yojimbo. And

The story of a “bad” bear: IDW and Jim Benton’s Clyde review

Clyde is the story of a bear who is bad. Or at least he thinks he’s bad. Granted, he is a bit much at times, being unnecessarily harsh to his loved ones and… well, straight talk: he’s kind of a jerk. How much of a jerk? He lifts his own grandma (who is a turtle)

Canto #1: A beacon of hope

This is the story of Canto, a “clockwork knight” who should not have either a name or a heart, and yet he possesses both. He is the titular protagonist of the new miniseries from IDW, and already he’s one of the year’s best original creations. Truth be told, come the end of the year, Canto

“Marvel Action: Black Panther” #1 is an all-ages comic that tackles some real-world issues

Comics are kind of a crazy medium. With so many publishers, characters, and history, it’s often quite hard for new readers to jump in. Even for longtime fans it can be tough pinpointing stories or runs that hold up on their own, without the need to know what happened in the issues before and after

“Star Trek vs. Transformers” is a perfect Saturday morning cartoon of a comic book

Depending on who it’s coming from, saying that something is akin to a Saturday morning cartoon may not exactly come across as effusive praise. Here at Comics Now, we are not those somebodies, as we love us some Saturday morning cartoons. We also love comics, if you haven’t heard, so comics that remind us of

“Dick Tracy: Dead or Alive”: socking jaws with snappy one-liners

A man in a green checkered jacket is on the run.  Bounding through an airport, toting a briefcase that is stuffed with cash, he keeps looking nervously over his shoulder.  Sweat drenching his brow, the man is clearly outrunning an unseen pursuer, and given his demeanor it’s safe to assume that the cash was obtained