Main writer and editor of How To Love Comics. Trevor Van As founded How To Love Comics in 2013 as a need to get comics in front of the uninitiated. An avid comic reader all his life, he enjoys broad range of comics, allowing for a greater perspective on the medium and help informs the creation of guides, reading orders, and writing reviews. During the day he works in marketing and has a background in multimedia and retail.809 articles
Each month I like to showcase a batch of new comics that you should be reading. I try and make it varied, mixing up creative directions, genres and different storytelling to have something that will appeal to everyone. April offers campy teens fighting alien killing machines, Time-Lords, giant monster prisons, Revolutionary War rebels, rich ducks and much more.
I reviewed We Can Never Go Home #1, the new series by Black Mask Studios about teenage love, running away and superpowers. Take a peek inside to find out what I thought of it and if you should read it too.
Pop music in the 1980s was all about big hair, big sound, flamboyant costumes an dazzling lights. They’re also attributes of the new Jem and the Holograms comic, based on the classic animated series of the mid-80s. Take a peek at the colorful preview and find out more about this series inside.
There is now a new way you can experience comics – Tubecomics. Developed by Black Mask Studios, Tubecomics uses the power of YouTube binge watch comics on any device you can watch videos on. I gave it a try to see what it was all about and to see if it had any potential for new readers.
Written by John Allison and art by Lissa Treiman, Giant Days looks to be a relatable series about the friendship of three young girls trying to survive their first semester of university. Take a peek at three pages from this fun new series.
To avoid confusion and to make things simple for all readers I have created a Reading Order Guide for DC Comics’ upcoming Convergence event. I’ve included everything you need to know about the event including background, all the tie-ins, creative teams and release dates.
Every month I like to spotlight some of the new graphic novels you should read for that month. I try to keep it quite varied with different styles of art, storytelling, publisher and genre. March offers up a mixture of missing treehouses, giant monsters, the lampooning of ancient war texts, Japanese Buffy and a new sheriff in town.
Each month I like to showcase a batch of new comics that you should be reading this month. I try and make it varied, mixing up creative directions, genres and different storytelling to have something that will appeal to everyone. March sees a mixture of child robots, time-travel, over-the-top 80s fashion, detective ducks and much more.
The How to Love Comics Book Club has been officially launched with the book for March being Sex Criminals Vol 1: One Weird Trick by Matt Fraction and Chip Zdarsky. Take a look inside to find out how it will all work and where you can find the book to read.
With a new costume and a new direction Spider-Woman #5 looks to be a good jumping on point for those curious about the character. Take a look inside to find out more about this new chapter in the life of Jessica Drew as well as a preview of this issue.