A quick, fun, all-ages comic set during the summer vacation in a world of anthropomorphic animals. Ana, a rabbit, is interested in investigative journalism. What luck that her town not only has a literal underground newspaper but also a series of tunnels connecting important landmarks! Not only that, it also has a ghost story- the pond is said to be haunted by a terrible monster. But what is the real story?

This book contains three novellas set at various points in the Vorkosigan Saga timeline. Each is a highlight in an already remarkable series. "The Mountains of Mourning" has moved me to tears more than once, and the title story, "The Borders of Infinity" is probably the best piece of military fiction I've ever read.

I just re-read this book for a second time after having read it first in 2006. I don't think I appreciated it much on the first pass, because of how much of time Ferdinand (the title character) spends either chasing girls or moping about girls who have dumped him. But as an older reader, and one who has now draw close to 1000 pages of my own comics, I appreciate it so much more. Sfar is a whimsical master of a kind of rambling, strange, funny, spontaneous work. He has created a whole universe of characters (vampires, mummies, wood-nymphs, witches, crime-fighters, cats, ghosts, rabbis, golems, and more) who make cameos in all of his books. His stories don't follow a pattern of rising and falling action- I've heard he essentially makes them up as he inks them one panel at a time. I would go mad trying to write like that. But I love seeing his results- they are loosey-goosey in a why I now find extremely pleasing.

A collection of comics re-printed from the popular and informative Oh Joy Sex Toy webcomic. Some new material has been added in, but long time readers of the online version will be familiar with most of the book. It contains helpful information on the expected subjects- pregnancy prevention, sexual health, masturbation- as well as detailed guides on how to perform blow jobs, hand jobs, cunnilingus, and how to prepare for anal sex. It is all presented in a warm, supportive tone, with a wide diversity of bodies and sexuality well represented.

The first print magazine from the well-respected comics-journalism site The Nib tackles death as its introductory subject. There are memorials to much-missed deceased creatives (David Bowie, Sylvia Plath), essays on grief, the death penalty and anti-aging research; interviews, statistics and short humorous strips from various cartoonists about their plans for their remains. A solid start. I look forward to the topics they will cover next!

A beautifully drawn, quiet story about a teen girl managing her family's laundromat after the death of her mother. She lives upstairs from the washers and driers with a younger brother and a father nearly incapacitated by grief. Marjorie is doing the best that she can, but she's only 13- and a smarmy businessman is pressuring her to sell the building to him so he can build a five-star yoga retreat in its place. She is unprepared for the appearance of a real ghost, wearing a real sheet. Marjorie already has enough sheet-related problems in her life, but now she has one more. This book felt a little soft, and at times silly, but I do think it's good to have books about grief that are easier to approach, especially for younger readers.