Looking for a few titles to explore the hidden backlots of human experience? The four below dive deep into biographical and psychological hinterlands, ruminating on childhood, parenthood, and more amid all manner of circumstances. In each instance, the artists/writers unearth emotional veins buried deep in meaning and experience to produce unique and powerful stories. Three [...]

Independent comics usually occupy the back shelves of the comic book store. Assembled in various shapes and sizes, they contain the kind of idiosyncratic content mainstream publishers and bookstores never know how to categorize. Blending personal experience with original writing and artwork, the stories told by these creators vary widely — some humorous, others poignant, [...]