Where I am, spring is settling in now. The sun is shining, the allergies are flying, and the springtime comics releases are kicking into high gear. Let’s look at a few!
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Bookish Goods
XL Anime Scrunchy by TheFluffyCrafterLLC
Now you can have your favorite anime characters watching your back, or at least the back of your head. Pick from a selection of franchises to make your scrunchy truly special! $12
New Releases
My Dress-Up Darling Volume Eight by Shinichi Fukuda
The series continues with Marin and Wakana, two high schoolers who bond over their love of cosplay despite their other differences, preparing for a beauty pageant. Meanwhile, shy Wakana has to learn how to successfully work with someone other than Marin.
Twistwood Tales by AC Macdonald
The adorable Twistwood Tales webcomic is now available in hardcover format! Spend some time with the unusual yet endearing denizens of Twistwood Forest as they deal with problems both magical and mundane.
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Riot Recommendations
Today’s Riot Rec theme is: hair! This month marks the 55th anniversary of when the controversial musical Hair hit Broadway. Clearly, the best way to celebrate is by reccing some comics about hair.
Frizzy by Claribel A. Ortega and Rose Bousamra
Marlene loves her big, curly hair. Marlene’s mother does not. She forces Marlene to spend long hours getting her hair straightened every single weekend so that others will think her hair looks “nice.” Can Marlene ever convince her mami that her hair is nice just as it is?
Hot Comb by Ebony Flowers
The comics in this collection highlight the many different ways Black women relate to their hair. For some characters, their hair is a source of invasive fascination for their non-Black peers; for others, a new hairstyle is an attempt to fit in. Each must decide for themselves what to do with — and how to feel about — their hair.
That wraps up another week for me, nerd friends. Hard to believe we’re halfway through April already, but don’t worry — I’m nowhere near running out of comics to talk about!
~Eileen