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Bookish Goods
Superhero Comics Side Table by ComicsRepurposed
This table will fill that empty spot in your room and is fully customizable: select your favorite character and off you go! $160
New Releases
Club Microbe by Elise Gravel
Insofar as we think about microbes, germs, and bacteria, it’s usually in a negative light. But that’s not really fair, given all the unique, interesting, and, yes, even wonderful things that microbes can do! This comic is an accessible introduction to the wacky world of microscopic organisms.
Blood City Rollers by V. P. Anderson and Tatiana Hill
As an aspiring Olympic figure skater, Mina is used to living or dying (metaphorically speaking) by the strength of her own talent. But when she is forced to join a vampire roller derby team, she has to learn how to function as a team player, and fast, or else the entire group will go down — and stay down!
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Riot Recommendations
Today’s Riot Rec theme is: polyamory! While there is nothing inherently “adult” about a story featuring polyamorous relationships, these particular comics are definitely for the more mature crowd.
Open Earth by Sarah Mirk, Eva Cabrera, and Claudia Aguirre
Rigo’s parents grew up on Earth, where relationships were supposed to unfold in a certain way. But Rigo and her friends and lovers, as lifelong residents of a space station that humans fled to after the apocalypse, must decide for themselves how they want to navigate this strange new world.
We Started a Threesome!! Volume One by Katsu Aki
Lia and her two amazing husbands, Emito and Suisei, are determined to make their unconventional relationship work. They’ve learned to give and take when it comes to sex, housework, and careers. But now they face a change in their happy arrangement: Emito the househusband wants a job! How will the loving threesome handle this?
That’s it for me, at least for now. May those springtime allergies be gentle on you!
~Eileen