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July 31, 2026 3:20 pm

Bushwhacked!: It’s a Hard Rock Life! (Review)

Creators: Fud and Bud BurgyBurgy Brothers Production, August 2026 (collected work) Bushwhacked!: It’s a Hard Rock Life! collects the first four issues of the Bushwhacked comic book series, a comedy project created by real-life brothers Fud and Bud Burgy, from Bellingham, Washington State, in the US. Drawing inspiration from Bud Burgy’s experiences with the U.S. Forest Service and the brothers’ affection for the golden age of hand-drawn animation and classic newspaper comic strips, the collection wears its influences proudly from the very first page. The series centers on two backwoods siblings: Meatfist and Gronk. Meatfist, named for his comically oversized hand, is the more competent of the pair. Gronk is driven by his endless appetite for bologna, and a level of intelligence that lags well behind his brother’s. Gronk is essentially the Obelix to Meatfist’s Asterix: a lovable glutton whose enthusiasm regularly creates problems that Meatfist has to survive. Then

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Ironheart Turns 10

Back in 2016, introducing another teenage genius in powered armor seemed like a risky idea. On paper, Riri Williams sounded like someone readers were going to dismiss immediately. A 15-year-old MIT student builds her own Iron Man suit? Strip away the Marvel logo and it almost sounds like fan fiction. Plenty of people assumed Marvel was simply looking for someone to fill Tony Stark’s boots. Ten years later, that prediction looks pretty wide of the mark. Ironheart has been around long enough to move past those early comparisons. Whether you’ve loved every comic she’s appeared in or not, Riri Williams isn’t viewed as “the new Iron Man” anymore. She’s simply Ironheart, and that’s where the character has really found her footing. There are obvious similarities. Riri is an engineering prodigy who built a suit of powered armor, just as Tony Stark did. But that’s where the comparison starts to lose

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Xeno Gaia Revolt Chapter 1 (Review)

Creator: Eric Malikyte Astral Lands Media, 2026 Balancing expansive world-building with narrative momentum is a challenge for any sci-fi comic. Xeno Gaia Revolt Chapter 1,

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Lionborne #2 (Review)

Creator: Kang Jing Chiral Comics, August 2026 Lionborne #2 builds confidently on the foundation of the first issue (which we have reviewed). With the introductory

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Heaven (Review)

Creator: Katie Skelly Fantagraphics, July 2026 Katie Skelly’s Heaven, published by Fantagraphics, is the kind of horror graphic novel that appears poised to employ a

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The Mafia vs The Klan (Review)

Creator: C.E. Massari Independent, 2026 The title tells you exactly what you’re getting. Inspired by the real-life experiences of author C.E. Massari’s grandfather, The Mafia

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