…that’s a comic! (With apologies to Dean Martin. And anyone who likes that song, I guess.) If you plan on watching the eclipse this Monday, here are some safety tips. In the meantime, we’ve got some great comics for you to moon over today, so let’s start scrolling.
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New Releases
Japan’s Longest Day by Kazutoshi Hando, Adapted by Yukinobu Hoshino
Here in America, we don’t often get to hear the story of Japan’s surrender at the end of World War II from a Japanese perspective. This intense manga takes you “behind the scenes” as political and military factions battle for Japan’s fate — and as the emperor makes a historic and life-saving decision.
Bad Dream by Nicole Maines and Rye Hickman
Calling all fans of The CW’s Supergirl! Maines, who played the show’s (and TV’s) first trans superhero, Dreamer, now delves deep into her character’s backstory. When Nia suddenly gains the powers that were meant for her sister, she has some difficult decisions to make: should she be honest about what happened, or hide her new abilities?
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Riot Recommendations
Today’s Riot Rec theme is: the moon! A lunar eclipse is coming to large swaths of the U.S. next week, so let’s celebrate with a couple of graphic novels about those funky satellites that make our solar system possible.
Artie and the Wolf Moon by Olivia Stephens
Artie always thought the weirdest thing about her family was that she knew so little about her father. Then she found out her protective mother transforms into a werewolf by the light of the full moon! As Artie gains a crash course in her family history (and nurses a crush on her bestie, Maya), she will have to navigate both the benefits and the dangers of being a werewolf.
Grace Needs Space! by Benjamin A. Wilgus and Rii Abrego
Grace has two moms: the “boring” one, a planet-bound engineer, and the “fun” one, who works on a space station. Needless to say, Grace can’t wait to spend a month with the fun parent…who turns out to be too busy for fun. So what does Grace do? Go to the moon — by herself! Nothing can go wrong with that plan!
In closing, I would like to draw your attention to a Backerkit project debuting on Monday: Rigsby WI, a webcomic that will now find new life as a physical graphic novel! It’s a heartfelt, down-to-earth story about the good, the bad, and the ugly of high school life in the early 2000s. I enjoyed it so much that I shot through the whole thing in a day, so if you can make a pledge, I encourage you to do it!
~Eileen