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Rikers Island ( YARD HEAT )
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Fighting
Gangs
Humor
Interactive Roleplay Crime Fiction | The Creator of Rikers Island Comics — a visual crime saga built from NYC roleplay storytelling, blending prison politics, street betrayal, gang wars, and dark humor into picture-only comic books, collectible lore, and immersive urban storytelling.
A Treasury Of Victorian Murder
» Graphic Novel » Non-Fiction
Mature
Monsters
Murder
Psychological
An engrossing, illustrated journey into true crime classics of the Victorian era, by Rick Geary's increasingly storied treasuries of murder—Jack the Ripper, The Beast of Chicago, The Fatal Bullet, and many more. These carefully researched presentations of true crime stories include a bibliography of research sources, presenting true facts about famous murders in an entertaining fashion.
Barfly Magazine (PDX)
» Graphic Novel » Non-Fiction
Friendship
Humor
Leading Ladies
Music
Mystery
Political
Miss Jen Lane and friends/staff published BARFLY for over two decades.
BARFLY was a CD shaped guide to bars in Portland that easily fit in your pocket.
Peril Press is working on digitally reprinting the issues of the much-loved zine. Now with more color.
Not Angry Enough
» Graphic Novel » Non-Fiction
Dystopian
Humor
Music
Organized Crime
Political
Psychological
Back for issue 8 of the zine about the Portland DIY music scene and related.
Cover by James Edward Clark
This time we start with the dust up between Manny Espindola and Bill Vockeroth of Angry Samoans. Also we couldn't be more disappointed with Save Ferris.
Berlin recounts her Bacon Wrestling days in the first three years of Bacon Cup.
Also in the issue: Andrew Loomis, Frank...
Work of Art in the Age of Image Generative Reproduction
» Graphic Novel » Non-Fiction
Mature
Political
Conversations around AI are messy.
Observations about Large Language Models morph into observations about Image Generators.
Aesthetic critiques against AI art get twisted into ethical concerns about the technology.
Machine learning computer science, metaphysics, law, and art criticism all merge into one discourse demogorgon.
This graphic novel only looks at one thin strand of that discourse,...
La Voz De Mayo
» Graphic Novel » Non-Fiction
Fighting
Military
Political
LA VOZ DE M.A.Y.O: TATA RAMBO is based on the oral history of Ramon Jaurigue, an orphan and WWII veteran who co-founded the Mexican, American, Yaqui, and Others (M.A.Y.O.) organization, which successfully lobbied the Tucson City Council to improve living and working conditions for members of the Pascua Yaqui tribe, paving the way to their federal recognition.
Transitions
» Graphic Novel » Non-Fiction
LGBTQ+
When Anne learns that her 19-year-old is a transgender man, she struggles to understand her son’s new identity. A new landmark in nonfiction comics, Transitions is a sympathetic, informative, and moving story of a family’s journey to acceptance.
50 Shades of Red Light
» Graphic Novel » Non-Fiction
Friendship
Modern
Political
Understanding sex positive feminism and it's importance in modern feminist movements through short stories of different characters
(This was a class assignment between me and amazing friends of mine)
Walking Distance
» Graphic Novel » Non-Fiction
Modern
Walking Distance is Lizzy Stewart's poignant and contemporary illustrated essay on the experience of being a woman out walking. Merging the personal and the political, observation and contemplation, Lizzy examines what her life is and wonders what it should be; what is expected of a thirty year old woman by society, by family and friends and by herself.
Radical: My Year with a Socialist Senator
» Graphic Novel » Non-Fiction
Political
You won the election... now what? Activist organizing meets government gridlock as a millennial New Yorker cartoonist follows a first-year senator on her unforgettable journey — from outsider to insider.
#ProtectTheFuture: NATO's First Graphic Novel
» Graphic Novel » Non-Fiction
Computers
Friendship
Military
Political
Science
A one-of-a-kind graphic novel collaboration between NATO and artists from six nations. Created by team of talented young international artists, the work examines some of the issues we face and explores how we can #ProtectTheFuture.
Each chapter tackles one of the seven themes, which young people have identified as most important to protect their future: climate change; disinformation; women...
Permanent Press
» Graphic Novel » Non-Fiction
Psychological
Luke is depressed, afflicted by a severe case of metaphoritis and deadlines that don't really exist. Afraid of being forgotten by the comics community and unable to find motivation in anything besides jealousy, he sets out to create an award-winning comic that will remedy all of his problems.