Tabletop game designer Joseph McCullough is forever on a roll. Ten years on, Frostgrave and its sci-fi analog, Stargrave, remain two of the most consistently inventive skirmish miniatures games out… Read the rest of the article: A decade on, Joseph McCullough is still making gaming magic
In 1997, manga artist Hisao Tamaki took on what sounds like an impossible task: retelling Star Wars: A New Hope as manga. The result wasn't just a straight adaptation, it… Read the rest of the article: Dark Horse and Lucasfilm resurrect Hisao Tamaki's Star Wars manga with deluxe Kickstarter editions
Cartoonist and author Adam Szym has a new collection out today, Little Visitor & Other Abductions (Oni Press). The book gathers three uncanny graphic novellas: the Ignatz Award–nominated A Cordial… Read the rest of the article: Cartoonist Adam Szym's latest sci-fi horror triptych explores abduction and alienation
Haruki Murakami's 1Q84, a sprawling, hypnotic tale of love, danger, and dreamlike dislocation is getting a beautiful Folio Society edition. For the first time, Murakami's 1000-plus-page magnum opus is being… Read the rest of the article: First fully illustrated edition of "1Q84" features purple cloth binding and die-cut slipcase
Every once in a while a book comes along that feels less like reading and more like having your creative brain blown wide open. ULTRAWILD: An Audacious Plan for Rewilding… Read the rest of the article: Poop cannons, robot birds, and sewer submarines: Welcome to the ULTRAWILD
If you've ever seen Frank Cho's work, you know he's one of those comic artists who seems almost unfairly good at what he does. Whether it's his Marvel runs on… Read the rest of the article: Career-spanning Frank Cho art exhibition coming to New York
Fantagraphics and Marvel are teaming up again for another in their Lost Marvels series. This volume, Lost Marvels No. 2: Howard Chaykin Vol. 1, gathers the early, brash, and boundary-pushing… Read the rest of the article: Marvel, Fantagraphics celebrate boundary-defying innovator Howard Chaykin's "Lost Marvels"
If you've been enjoying Matt Bors' and Fred Harper's Toxic Avenger comics from AHOY, you'll be interested to know that Harper has cooked up a tribute "variant cover" for a… Read the rest of the article: Toxie meets his maker as Fred Harper channels Lloyd Kaufman in tribute variant cover
Mark Russell, the razor-sharp satirist behind God Is Disappointed in You (my all-time favorite comedic take on The Bible), is back with a new naughty delight. This time, the altar… Read the rest of the article: Comic writer and satirist Mark Russell is looking to massacre your Thanksgiving
If you're headed to San Diego Comic-Con this year, pencil Thursday night (7/24) on your dance card now. Oni Press and The Nacelle Company are once again teaming up with… Read the rest of the article: "Biker Mice from Mars" ride again… for free speech! CBLDF's Comic-Con party is back for 2025
Painter Aron Wiesenfeld is best known for his moody, realistic oil paintings of often-solitary figures drifting through strange and dreamy spaces. His work has caught the attention and admiration of… Read the rest of the article: A book of Aron Wiesenfeld's dreamy Post-it Note art, now on Kickstarter
Mike Mignola's new dark folklore universe, Lands Unknown, is expanding, and if the next installment is anything like the first, we're all in for a wonderfully weird ride. Following the… Read the rest of the article: Mike Mignola returns to Lands Unknown in "Uri Tupka and the Gods"
We here at Boing Boing have long been admirers of the work of iconoclastic comic artist, Paul Pope. This June, NYC's amazing "high-end narrative art" space, Philippe Labaune Gallery, is… Read the rest of the article: Ink-splattered comics maverick, Paul Pope, gets his due in NYC show
If you haven't yet encountered the indie comics of Stephan Franck, now might be a good time to correct that. Stephan Franck, an animator, writer, director, and cartoonist whose day-job… Read the rest of the article: Stephan Franck Brings Dystopian Mice, Noirish Country, and a Space God to Kickstarter
Those who've followed Boing Boing from its early zine roots know Robert Anton Wilson was a huge inspiration to the founders of this happy mutant enterprise. We even devoted a… Read the rest of the article: Review: Chapel Perilous: The Life and Thought Crimes of Robert Anton Wilson
In celebration of the 25th anniversary of China Miéville's groundbreaking novel Perdido Street Station, The Folio Society is releasing a lovely limited edition of this iconic work of weird fiction.… Read the rest of the article: An exclusive peek at The Folio Society's new edition of "Perdido Street Station"
Oni Press—the award-winning publisher behind Scott Pilgrim and Gender Queer—is about to bring us one of the most ridiculous and metal comics of the year, and Boing Boing was given… Read the rest of the article: "Dark Regards," a comic so metal, it's printed in human blood!
Starting on February 13, New York's Philippe Labaune Gallery is set to host an important exhibition celebrating the life and work of pioneering cartoonist Will Eisner, considered the father of… Read the rest of the article: New York gallery celebrates Will Eisner with landmark retrospective
Mike Mignola is back, and this time, the Hellboy creator is inviting us into a wholly new universe of eerie, whimsical, and darkly enchanting folktales. Mignola's Bowling With Corpses and… Read the rest of the article: "Bowling with Corpses" in Mike Mignola's new land of dark fantasy folklore
Looking for gifts for tabletop gamers? Here are some of my suggestions based on games I've enjoyed this year… and games I would love to see under my tree this… Read the rest of the article: Tabletop gamer's gift guide for 2024
