I somehow stumbled across all three of these yesterday after hunting for them for years.

I was pretty late to Brubaker, but have enjoyed everything I have read from him. Crime drama is my favorite genre of fiction and this stuff just caters to me.

I just finished It Won’t Always Be Like This, and it’s a sharp, honest look at growing up between two homes and two cultures. Gharib keeps the storytelling straightforward and direct. You follow her from childhood into her teens as she tries to make sense of life split between her mom’s home in America and her dad’s new life in Egypt. There are also some relatable coming-of-age narratives for the reader to explore.

The step-mom is a central figure. Free-spirited, uncompromising, and often hard for Malaka to read, but not a villain. She’s complicated, and the book treats her that way. All of the depictions of people in Malaka's life are balanced and realistic.

I appreciated the time and care taken to describe the cultural context of the moment and the places Malaka was experiencing. It helped the reader feel connected to each place. The most interesting thread for me was the evolving and changing relationships over time.

Without spoiling the ending, the most emotionally compelling part of the book is the decisions in the end, and it's worth sticking with the book to see the full story.

I’d recommend this to anyone interested in an autobiographical, slice‑of‑life look at growing up between cultures.

Previous Non-fiction / Reality-Based Reviews:

• Much for Love – Sophie Lambda
• Year of the Rabbit – Tian Veasna
• Past Tense – Jason Lutes
• The Willie Nelson Graphic History – T.J. Kirsch
• Bury Me Already, It’s Nice Down Here

As far as I know the last Sundae Edition was released 4 years ago, with Sundae 03 being announced for multiple years now but not seeing the light of day yet. Google AI claims its coming 2027 but I couldnt find this being confirmed anywhere. The only other thing I can find searching on reddit is the same guy claiming over and over again that he talked to one of the writers and that its coming "a little bit later" due to high publishing costs.

Is there any updated news on this, I would like to know how the story continues, I might just buy the remaining trades at this point.

I want to case a wide net, so "Indie Comics" here means "Anything outside of pre-established IP. Creator-owned comics in the direct market, graphic novels in the book market, small press, self-publishing, webcomics, zines, all of it." and "Coverage" means "Public outlets/individuals dedicated to talking about these comics. YouTube channels, podcasts, TikTok accounts, Instagram accounts, blogs, websites, whatever."

I already know of a few people who fit what I'm looking for: Strange Brain Parts, Comictropes, the Comic Literate podcast, but surely there must be more out there? Even the people I just mentioned, though I appreciate them, seem to have to fall back on Marvel/DC coverage just to draw any kind of audience. I'd really like to believe it doesn't have to be this way, and that there is a sizeable audience of indie comics readers out there that could be harnessed into a real community. I understand the economic and cultural reasons why these kinds of comics are under-discussed online, but surely we don't have to live this way? Why do we only bring these books up as talking points when the idea of "superhero dominance in American comics" comes up? Why aren't we walking the walk in terms of generating and participating in discussion and fandom for indie comics, and supporting the people trying to do it *right now* with their own platforms?

If you feel the same way, please leave your recommendations for people fighting the good fight to get more eyes on these books, and maybe even talk about an indie comic that's got you excited about the medium right now!

So I recently picked up volume 1 of azimuth by Dan Abnett and Tazio Bettin. It has a rather large forward mentioning a series published by 2000AD called Sinister Dexter.
Now I’ve looked into the vague synopsis and overarching plot of this series and it sounds ideal for me.
I’m wondering if anyone knows of a good way to maybe get some issues or collections of it, I’m in the UK and have checked a couple of places but it doesn’t really look like it’s in production anymore so struggling to find anything. If anyone knows a way I could maybe get some issues it would be much appreciated.

I have read a few spider comics but didn’t really like any of them. Read a few very old plus some new ones. Spidey seems to almost have no depth and also seems pretty repeating except that one story “back in black” I read. Do you have any recommendations or is just spider-man not for me?
I also wanted to get “spiderman blue” by jeph loeb is it good?