REVIEW: I BREATHED A BODY #1 distills 2021 power structures into body horror

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Breathed a Body #1 is a perfectly-executed and ragingly-smart body horror comic that takes existential concern over social media, influencers, and big tech, and distills it into one of the most interesting stories of the young year.

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REVIEW: Sympathy for No Devils #1

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By T.W. WORN — It is a crisp Autumn night in 2018, and turbulent psychedelic rays of light bounce above the sweating crowd of a busy bar on a busy night. The thumping bass of the speakers leaks onto the ground, the patrons bobbing in the rhythm as they wade through fellow patrons to the bar. I am sitting, in a suit, next to my friends. The sound of laughter slinks through my ears, echoes in my head, and pours out my mouth along with the rest of the group. The music in the bar shifts in tone, no longer a grooving anthem of eternal adolescence. It is slow and sinister. The cold frequency of a pipe organ. I look over to the DJ, confused. They say something about how he has finally arrived for us, and laughs. I tilt my head in confusion.

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REVIEW: The Lonely Receiver #2 is an A+ breakup story

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By Zack Quaintance — The second issue of The Lonely Receiver — an artificial intelligence breakup comic by the team of writer Zac Thompson, artist Jen Hickman, and letterer Simon Bowland — is past needing to dole out exposition, which was done and done well in the debut. With orienting readers out of the way, this second issue can get to the core of what this book is really about — capturing the utter devastation of losing a long-term relationship.

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REVIEW: Miles to Go #1...'masterful, clean, and attention-grabbing'

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By T.W. Worn — There is something about Miles To Go #1 that grips you by the collar of your shirt and pulls you along its narrative, regardless of how disturbed and unsure you may be. From the first handful of panels, you know you are being dragged across the shattered glass that is the life of Amara Bishop, the main character of the story. From the images of her childhood, shown to use as a recurring dream, to the life of a newly single mother currently going through the difficulties of a divorce, Miles To Go is a slow but enjoyable start to what will hopefully be a series I plan to stick with.

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