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Woman World

Woman World

In this collection of both previously published and new Woman World comics, Dhaliwal serves up slice-of-life anecdotes of a village of women many years after the male species has died out and the planet has been ravaged by a series of natural disasters. Although this post-apocalyptic theme may come across as dark, most of the strips are light and hilarious, addressing issues such as identity, solitude, love, and anxiety, with some occasional angst about the survival of the species.

Review by ["Heather Leighton"]

By Heather Leighton

Poetry

Poetry

This season's selection of poetry books.

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By John Emil Vincent

Essay

Essay

There is no Montrealer better qualified to talk about the city’s zine scene than Rastelli. On top of having ...

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By Cecilia Keating

Young Readers

Young Readers

here is something fundamentally sad about giant creatures – the outsized outsider, often beset with health ...

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By Vanessa Bonneau

Explosions

Explosions

But what if Michael Bay is really a misunderstood genius? An artist, critically misinterpreted, academically ignored, deprived of his true vision because of the manipulation of the studios in the name of outrageous commercial profits? Or what if he’s part of something much deeper and even more mysterious, something beyond the scope of mass media, something that’s shaped both civilization and his very consciousness from childhood? These are the kinds of heady, ridiculous questions Mathieu Poulin detonates consistently throughout the course of his novel Explosions: Michael Bay and the Pyrotechnics of the Imagination.

Review by ["Dean Garlick"]

By Dean Garlick

hotwheel

hotwheel

Aja Moore’s hotwheel conjures a deeply psychic mood, called into existence through Vancouver’s verdant backdrop.

Review by ["Ivanna Baranova"]

By Ivanna Baranova

Mediocracy

Mediocracy

When Alain Deneault uses the word mediocre in his new book-length essay, he is not describing something (or someone) inferior or incompetent. Rather, he is talking about mediocrity as it defines the actual average, the mean of things. He is taking aim at a society where this average “has been granted authority.”

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By Yutaka Dirks