Dragon Hoops masterfully retells story of basketball team’s championship run

“Maybe it isn’t the fewest mistakes that wins. Maybe it’s having the courage to take that next step—even at the risk of making a mistake.” Dragon Hoops by Gene Luen Yang is YA...

Not too late to check out these top horror comics for scary storytelling

BlackBird Hunting is a fantasy horror comic by Bri Crozier. It follows...

These 10 webcomics worth checking out

Webcomics are a cost-effective way to read interesting and diverse stories, and...

Comic fans turn out in costume for Halloween Comic Fest

This year’s Halloween Comic Fest at The Core was a wonderful success....

Local artists visit The Core’s Halloween Comic Fest

Steve Potter and Charlie Grove, local artists in Iowa, sold items at...

Iowa artist creates top queer web comic
By Eden Davis on September 16, 2021
Castle Swimmer is a fantasy and gay romance webcomic hosted on WEBTOON by Iowan author and illustrator Wendy Lian Martin. It has 2.2 million subscribers...
Fully Scripted: For anime fans looking to dive deeper, mangas might offer surprising discoveries
By Skylar Promer on February 9, 2018
Anime is fun to watch, that is until the series comes to an end. Sure you could watch the series again, but wouldn’t it be...
Barracudae gets update
By Halie Frahm on February 10, 2017
“Man Is Vox: Barracudae” by John Ira Thomas and Carter Allen is being released in a 2.0 version. The graphic novel was originally released in...
Online comic captures fresh perspectives
By Halie Frahm on January 12, 2017
“The Disabled Life,” a blog created on Tumblr by Lianna and Jessica Oddi, has wheelchair users literally “rolling” on the floor laughing. The Canadian sister’s...
Two DC tales for fans of quirky comics: Doom Patrol offers stylish stories
By Halie Frahm on September 23, 2016
By Halie Frahm DC comics has taken on a new venture with an uncanny imprint of one of the strangest and most iconic books the...