In promoting its new album, the K-pop superstars looked back to a late-19th-century moment featuring the unofficial anthem "Arirang" for inspiration.
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I'll be returning to Four Color Fantasies in Winchester, Va on June 20th in support of the release of the Nerd Inferno omnibus. Huzzah!
Here's the updated Nerd Inferno tour as it currently stands:
JHU Comics, SI NY - May 2nd (FCBD)
New Dorp Comic Con, SI NY - May 16th
Forest Hills Comic Con, Queens NY - May 31st
Four Color Fantasies, Winchester, VA - June 20th
I'm still waiting to hear about two potential signings, both for May. If anything gets confirmed I will update things here as usual.
Nerd Inferno ships April 28th from Dark Horse. Catacomb of Torment #10 ships April 15th from Oni/EC. Beasts of Burden Omnibus is still in print and available from DHC. And I'm happy to sign anything people bring that I've worked on.
Selected Cartoons [of Navy medicine, in World War II]
Kyra Belle Johnson and Fergie L. Philippe on playing Belle and Beast
The stars of 'Beauty and the Beast' now at the National share their experience creating 'that place of childlike wonder.'
Julia Tucker
March 23, 2026
'Disney's Beauty and the Beast' on tour at the National is an awesome spectacle
Creating an effervescent world where magic and happy endings still exist, the show is amazing for the whole family.
Zoe Winsky
DC Theater Arts March 20, 2026
Stephen Mark Lukas on Gaston: "You're never playing a villain."
The actor explores what makes the egocentric Gaston tick in Disney's Beauty and the Beast, now at the National Theatre.
Randy Shulman
Metro Weekly March 29, 2026
https://www.metroweekly.com/2026/03/stephen-mark-lukas-gaston-beauty-and-the-beast/
We have two (2) sets of four (4) tickets to give away for FREE to THIS Friday's 6:30pm show of Dog Man: The Musical in Tysons! If you shop online today through Wednesday at 7pmET, we'll automatically enter you into the prize drawing. If you stop by the store tomorrow or Wednesday, you can enter to win (*no purchase necessary*, but always appreciated).
Don't want to take a chance on the free tickets? Or need tickets to Saturday's shows? You can also use our discount code to get 25% off tickets to the shows on April 3 and 4. Enter the code - HERO - on the first Ticketmaster page. In the upper right corner underneath of the "Important Event Info" section, click on the "unlock" tab. There you will enter HERO and be able to proceed with your order with the discount.
CREDIT: U.S. Mint 
Deceased Nazi ace pilot Hans Vogel continues his journey through an eerie afterlife populated by figures from German folklore in this second installment of Hans Vogel is Dead.
Just when he's begun to take responsibility for his actions in life, direct confrontation with the Erlking, his vicious allies, and Hans's own past may send him spiraling back into denial- leaving Reineke, the young fox-girl in his care, in danger. Can he muster his postmortem morality to make a stand for what's right, or will he return to complicit cowardice?
Sierra Barnes weaves a rich anti-fascist fairytale about the importance of recognizing past wrongs, even (especially) when it's easier not to.
Kirah was born from an improbable interracial relationship that, in central Florida's infamous Asurupa County, defied all the odds. But her idyllic childhood was shattered by an urban legend come to life. The "Gatorman" was a nightmare on the lips of kids and grown-ups alike all the way back to Jim Crow: a monster with the body of a man, the head of an alligator—and a taste for Black children. That's who crawled into Kirah's window when Kirah was just five years old. According to the police, it was Kirah's own father who put on that gator mask and tried to kill her.A clever hybrid of swamp noir, slasher horror, and social satire—and brought to life by Camilla Sucre's vivid illustrations—Mama Came Callin' is a story about family and legacies, both the ones we inherit and the ones we can't escape.
Twenty years later, Kirah works hard to build a life unburdened by the traumatic events of her childhood. Just when it seems like she's managed to find her stride, her dad, fresh out of prison, crashes back into her world with a chilling message: 'He's coming for you.'
Finally forced to face the hideous family history she's been avoiding, Kirah sets off to discover where, and who, she truly came from. And the more she learns, the more disturbing the whole picture becomes. Turns out there's a lot more to the Gatorman than Kirah thought, and even worse: he isn't through with her just yet.
ABOUT THE BOOK
"In her luminous debut, Stalvey meditates on her separation from fundamentalist Christianity and how she found love despite questioning her faith. " —Publishers Weekly, starred review
Interrogating her own upbringing in an evangelical community, Stephanie Stalvey weaves a story of faith, alienation, romance and acceptance, in this beautifully painted graphic memoir.
Stephanie grew up in an evangelical community where love and obedience were overlapping themes. In this world, sin was inevitable, her body was a temptation, and desire was dangerous. Her own thoughts could not be trusted, because she was only saved if she believed the "right things" about God.
But as she grew, built a life of her own, and fell in love with a young seminarian named James, the complexities of the human experience became impossible to ignore. Was God truly so exacting and judgmental? Could faith exist beyond these rigid borders? Could love be both passionate and pure? Her connection to James—honest, caring and sensual—became a safe place for her worldview to expand. And when their son was born, she understood love in a whole new way… suddenly, everything was sacred, everything was in color.
Through striking prose and beautiful mixed media illustrations, Stalvey takes us on an emotional journey of faith, romance, motherhood and loss. With tenderness and honesty, she unravels the fear and guilt woven into her past, reclaims her sense of self, and shows us how to embrace a love that is healing, transformative, and wholly one's own.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
STEPHANIE STALVEY is an artist and writer currently living in North Carolina with her husband James, son Tommy, and their cats. After teaching painting and fine art for over a decade, she now works full-time as an author and illustrator. Her autobiographical comics, which explore themes in relationships, spirituality, intimacy, and parenthood, are enjoyed by her wonderful community of online readers. She loves music, reading in the bathtub, swimming in the ocean, and having heart-to-hearts with her family and friends. She is a graduate of the Memphis College of Art.
ABOUT THE CONVERSATION PARTNER
SARAH MCCAMMON is a National Political Correspondent for NPR and cohost of The NPR Politics Podcast. Her work focuses on political, social and cultural divides in America, including the intersections of politics and religion, reproductive rights, and the conservative movement. She is also a frequent guest host for NPR news magazines, podcasts, and special coverage, and has appeared on the BBC, CNN, PBS, and MSNBC. She lives in Norfolk, Virginia with her husband and two children.
"In her luminous debut, Stalvey meditates on her separation from fundamentalist Christianity and how she found love despite questioning her faith. " —Publishers Weekly, starred review
Interrogating her own upbringing in an evangelical community, Stephanie Stalvey weaves a story of faith, alienation...
