Commentary by Kendall Whitehouse
Celebrating its twenty-fifth year anniversary, Lehigh Valley Comic Convention returned to the Allentown Fairgrounds Agri-Plex and, for the first time, expanded to a two-day event. In an odd ticket pricing scheme, fans could buy a Sunday-only ticket for $10, but Saturday attendees were required to purchase a two-day ticket (for $20). Browsing comics bins. Once … Continue reading Lehigh Valley Comic Convention Celebrates 25 Years
Pop Culture Celebration in the Nation's Founding City Philadelphia will be a city of celebration throughout 2026, hosting the FIFA World Cup, the PGA Championship, the Major League Baseball All-Star Game, and festivities marking the 250th anniversary of the nation's birth. For pop culture fans, the event of the season is Fan Expo Philadelphia, with … Continue reading Fan Expo Philadelphia 2026
The Disquiet of Life Under Surveillance In an unidentified, vaguely Eastern European city, the town's sectors are controlled by different political factions. Nadia, the daughter of former political activists in one of those factions, lives a quiet life with her widowed mother. Her father was killed years earlier in a bomb attack during the nation's … Continue reading The Shadower
A Dark Tale of Family Dysfunction and Madness Pig Wife, the first graphic novel by illustrator and animator Abbey Luck (with artwork by Luck and Ruka Bravo), is a multigenerational tale of a family dysfunction, abuse, and madness. The reader is introduced to four generations of the Harlow family, owners of a once profitable mine. … Continue reading Pig Wife by Abbey Luck
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