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Graphic Novel

“Look! Up In the Sky!” Jeff Baker, Boogieman In Lavender. June 2025

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Superman Goes Woke by Jeff Baker AUTHOR’S NOTE: The following column is an expanded version of something I posted on my blog (link below) a day or so ago. I am indebted to J. Scott Coatsworth for allowing me to share it here. —-jeff “I cut my teeth on you Ratzi scum…” —–The Golden-Age Superman, in a 1973 Justice League comic book. Far-right activists are screaming that Superman has become “Woke.” Having read comics for almost sixty years, I can vouch for our favorite Kryptonian. Of course, Superman is “woke!” He always has been! Of course, today’s conservative MAGA crowd … Read more

New Release: Eden II – K. Wroten

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Eden II - K. Wroten

QSFer K. Wroten has a new queer sci-fi graphic novel out (gay, non-binary, trans FTM): Eden II. A blistering critique of digital media and a kaleidoscopic depiction of consumer culture, Eden II is both fanciful and satirical, a combination of deft cartooning and virtuosic storytelling. In the grungy, punk-inflected world K. Wroten creates, a cast of disaffected young characters struggle to find their purpose in life. Faced with a dying Earth and numbingly useless jobs, protagonists Ellis and Dr. Otis Heck invent an immersive virtual reality game, Eden II. But when Heck betrays Ellis and sells the game to a … Read more