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September 7, 2026 4:10 am

Omwo (Review)

Creator: James Turner There are graphic novels that tell stories, graphic novels that experiment with the medium, and then there is Omwo, a Bauhaus, metafictional sojourn which regards the very concept of storytelling as something that needs to be taken apart and examined under a microscope. Written and illustrated by James Turner, Omwo begins with a deceptively simple premise: Omwo is a doodle born during an interminably long office meeting. Like many creations scribbled in the margins of a notebook, we suppose, he soon develops an inconvenient desire to understand why he exists. From there, Omwo finds himself wandering through an unstable cosmos populated by strange companions, living concepts, bizarre societies, and competing interpretations of reality. Here is the promotional copy: Born from a doodle during an impossibly long meeting, Dopol Omwo enters existence with one urgent need: purpose. His search leads him through a strange and unstable cosmos filled

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Lobo #6 (review)

Writer: Skottie Young Artist: Riley Rossmo DC Comics, October 2026 Is it just us, or is Lobo becoming camp again? In or shortly after June 1983, your reviewer purchased a copy of The Omega Men #3. This was Lobo’s first appearance, created by Roger Slifer and Keith Giffen. Lobo was an alien bounty hunter featuring what is best described as heavy mascara, an orange and purple leotard, and a blow-dried bouffant. The character looked inspired by the late Tim Curry’s Dr Frank-n-Furter from The Rocky Horror Picture Show. Or, as noted in this podcast https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/lobo-from-omega-men-to-the-main-man/id1775918614 “Lobo was just a weird side character who looked like he got lost on his way to a Motley Crüe concert.” Lobo famously received a leather makeover at the hands of the late Scottish writer Alan Grant and British artist Simon Bisley in 1990, and thereby became DC Comics’ most famous biker parody. Lobo has

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Ashes Over Neon (Review)

Creators: Jake Tipton and Dan Albertson Writer: Ethan Murphy Artist: Gustavo Noveas, Chunky Thunder Studios, September 2026 Created by Jake Tipton and Dan Albertson, with

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The Plague #1 (Review)

Writer: Styles Pacheco Artist: Nicky C. Lucky Devil Comics, June 2026 The Plague #1 is the first issue of a new ongoing comic book series

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The Muse (Review)

Writer: Ryan X. MesscherArtist: Gabriel FassinaPublisher: Page XIII Comics Set against the bleak corporate landscape of Terranova City, The Muse from Page XIII Comics puts

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Powerscape #1 (Review)

Writer: Donal Thoms-Cappello Art: Cindy Leung 65 Dollar Productions, April 2026 Written and created by Donal Thoms-Cappello, with art by Cindy Leong and published by

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