A terraformer struggles to recognize what’s real in Kit Anderson’s introspective science fiction graphic novel "Second Shift". Birdie works for Terracorp at an outpost where... Read More

With chapters titled in the style of a radio weather report, which serves as an inspired metaphor for mourning, Tim Bird’s graphic memoir "Adrift on a Painted Sea" is a... Read More

Taki Soma’s graphic memoir "Sleeping While Standing" strings together short, powerful episodes to forge a cohesive, affecting whole. Soma recounts some challenging personal... Read More

The color palette and shading are subtle but effective in this psychological drama that seems simple but perhaps isn’t. Alex Potts uses the strange and isolated atmosphere of... Read More