Little Mama Review: Smile Through the Storm

By Nolan P. Smith It’s not every day I start a book and can’t put it down. But that is precisely what happened when I decided to start reading Little Mama one night. I have said numerous times that the art form of a comic book can tell any story, and with this book, that idea is cemented down. Little […]

Lion Forge Announces At The End of Your Tether, An All-New Series Launching in June

By Staff Reports Convention season is officially underway for 2019! Lion Forge made waves with the announcement of At the End of Your Tether, an all-new original series from Adam Smith, V.V. Glass, and Hilary Jenkins, set to debut this June! It’s 1997 and Ludo is heartbroken. Arlo was the only real bond he had made in a stiff military upbringing. But since a […]

Haphaven Review

By Kevin Hoskinson From Lion Forge Comics comes “Haphaven,” a witty, smart and super entertaining book filled with adventure, bravery, and superstition. It’s all packaged in a story that is akin to Alice in Wonderland with its sense of wonder and danger. Learning from her father the superstitions of the world, young Alex Mills is a teenager who does anything […]

Upgrade Soul Lands on Year-End Lists Everywhere

By Staff Reports Upgrade Soul, one of the most talked about graphic novels of 2018, was named as one of The Library Journal’s Best of 2018 this week, following the book’s appearance on Publishers Weekly’s Best Books of 2018 in October. Additionally, the book was recently selected as one of the year’s best graphic novels by online retail giant, Amazon. Upgrade Soul had previously won the 2017 […]

Lion Forge Premiers New Single Issue Format with Stiletto

By Staff Reports Lion Forge gives comic book fans another reason to be thankful this holiday season, with news that the 2013 hard-boiled crime noir series Stiletto, from writer/artist Palle Schmidt, will be translated and expanded for release in the United States next year! Additionally, the St. Louis–based publisher of comics for everyone unveils a brand-new storytelling format with this series to […]

Lion Forge Announces Ezra Claytan Daniel’s Upgrade Soul Los Angeles Area Homecoming Events

By Staff Reports Following the nationwide book tour supporting the release of Ezra Claytan Daniels’s Upgrade Soul, winner of the Dwayne McDuffie Award for Diversity in Comics, recently optioned for film by Aperture Entertainment, and voted as one of the best books of the year for 2018 by Publisher’s Weekly, Lion Forge announces Daniels’s return home to Los Angeles with three special […]

Upgrade Soul Review: A Better You?

When you think of comic books, the epitome of stereotypes either falls into the bright caped world of superheroes or the juvenile hijinks of a “for kids” comic book. In the last decade or so, we have seen this stereotype get broken down by comics about any story you could possibly imagine. With Upgrade Soul by Ezra Claytan Daniels, we […]

Herakles Book One Review

  By Nolan P Smith I love mythology, always have. Ever since the 5th grade when the school library got in a book on Gods and Monsters. I was hooked. I love all the different types of pantheons out there, but one of my favorite characters has to be the demigod, Hercules. Half human, half God, all hero- his story […]

Jazz Maynard #1 Review: Smooth Criminal

Lion Forge/Magnetic Collection add Jazz Maynard to 2017’s Playlist By Nolan P. Smith When I first saw that Jazz Maynard would be coming stateside from France, I was thrilled. Even better, it was being brought to us by Lion Forge and The Magnetic Collection. What does that mean? To me, it means a high quality presentation, as Magnetic always hits […]

Love: The Dinosaur Review- Silent Greatness

Magnetic Releases Another Masterpiece with Love: The Dinosaur By Jason T. Smith Magnetic Press, now known as the Magnetic Collection from Lion Forge, has given us a lot to “love” with their beautifully illustrated hardcover Love animal series. It all started with Love: The Tiger, where we got our first taste of these amazing silent comic stories. It took us […]

Lion Forge Comics Expands Distribution With IDW Publishing

By Staff Reports Since it doesn’t always make sense to bag and board your smartphone to try and preserve your digital comic-book collection, Lion Forge Comics has partnered with award-winning publisher IDW Publishing to introduce its popular digital comics library into the print comics market. Lion Forge is kicking off its print collection with two of its notable licensed titles, […]

MMA Fighter Quinton “Rampage” Jackson and Former WWE Champion Chavo Guerrero to Appear at WonderCon Anaheim

By Staff Reports (Anaheim)–Digital publisher Lion Forge Comics is bringing the live action to WonderCon this year with special guest appearances by mixed martial arts star Quinton “Rampage” Jackson and professional wrestler Chavo Guerrero. Convention attendees will also have the chance to meet the famous cosplayer Yaya Han and beloved actor Dennis Haskins from the television series, “Saved By the […]