#these savage shores
There’s a new wave of comics creators using their own cultural history and folklore to create superpowered heroes and fantastic worlds – comics writer Zack Quaintance spoke to a few of them (like DjeliyaauthorJuni Ba) about how the comics market has changed to allow more creators to tell these kinds of stories – check it out here!
I read a lot of good books and comics this year. I even made my goal of 100 in the GoodReads Challenge. I had to leave off a lot of good books, but I think I managed to narrow it down to the best of them. I’ve been posting these over at my other blog for the last few years.
- How to be an Anti-Racist- Imbram X. Kendi
- Fence - C.S. Pacat, Johanna the Mad, & Joana LaFuente
- The Kingdom of Copper -S.A. Chakraborty
- The Hate U Give- Angie Thomas
- Insexts-Marguerite Bennett, Ariela Kristantina, Bryan Valenza, Jessica Kholinne, & A Larger World
- These Savage Shores- Ram V, Sumit Kumar, Vitorio Astone, Aditya Bidkar
- Wild Seed -Octavia E. Butler
- Solutions and Other Problems -Allie Brosh
- American Rule-Jared Yates Sexton
- Heavenly Blues - Ben Kahn & Bruno Hidalgo
Honorable Mentions:
- We Are the Ants- Shaun David Hutchinson
- Archie vs. Predator- Alex de Campi, Fernando Ruiz, Fernando Ruiz, Rick Koslowski, John Workman, & Jason Millet
- Bloom- Kevin Panetta & Savanna Ganucheau
- Over the Top: A Raw Journey of Self Love- Jonathan Van Ness
Kick-Ass Ongoing Series:
- Sex Criminals- Matt Fraction & Chip Zdarsky
- X-Men: Messiah Complex- Ed Brubaker, Mike Carey, Peter David, Craig Kyle, Christopher Yost, Marc Silvestri, Billy Tan, Scot Eaton, Humberto Ramos, Chris Bachalo, & Others.
- Animosity- Marguerite Bennett, Rafael de Latorre, & Rob Schwager
- Mighty Morphin Power Rangers - Ryan Parrott, Daniele Di Nicuolo, Walter Baiamonte & Others.
(Favorite Books & Comics 2017, 2016,2015,2014,2013,2012).
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