Comics

The Essence of Archie

Through their many permutations, Archie comics have always evoked a certain adolescence—even when their tangles of anachronism likely felt foreign to any real-life teens.

Swim Thru Fire Pt. 1

An accident aboard a research vessel flings two people into the ocean, but in the depths, they're not alone.

A Berlin Diary: Italy Pt. 2

Sholem wades into the swamp before bidding Italy, and us, farewell in the final instalment of A Berlin Diary.

Frustrate Your Intuitions: On Michael DeForge's First Year Healthy

In the Ant Colony author's new book, a woman's release from a hospital stay precipitates murder, mystery, and the urban stalking of a strange, mythical cat. Well ... possibly, anyway.

The Stealing Bugs Pt. 4

How do you recount a night of mind-altering sex? Perhaps you don't.

Tuca the Toucan: The Nesting Life

Once a month, a strange and terrible urge takes control of Tuca...

The Hero We Need

Wonder Woman, the creation of a polymathic polygamist, wasn't just ahead of her time—as Jill Lepore's new book The Secret History of Wonder Woman shows, she might have been ahead of ours, too.