Zack Quaintance

Washington, D.C.

Associate Editor at Government Technology

Editor-in-Chief at Comics Bookcase

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CROWDFUNDER REVIEW: ARMORED is a well-done teen adventure comic about loss

1 day ago | comicsbeat.com | Zack Quaintance

Writer: Michael SchwartzArtist: Ismael HernandezLetterer: Ferran DelgadoPublisher: Clover PressBack the Kickstarter through June 27, 2025I have heard for some time that Armored is a Kickstarter worth checking out, and, indeed, I’d seen the book splashed across online comics circles. My first impression of it was that it was pretty clever teen adventure comic.
DC Round-Up: The DC PRIDE 2025 #1 one-shot tells an excellent complete story

3 days ago | comicsbeat.com | Zack Quaintance

THIS WEEK: The DC Pride 2025 #1 one-shot is the best Pride Month issue yet, using a mosaic of short pieces to tell one large story. Plus, Batgirl #8 is another great issue of a series you should absolutely be reading. Note: the review below contains spoilers. If you want a quick, spoiler-free buy/pass recommendation on the comics in question, check out the bottom of the article for our final verdict. Writers: Vita Ayala, Jude Ellison S.
In Miguel Vila's COMFORTLESS, a secret intrusive livestream goes wrong

4 days ago | comicsbeat.com | Zack Quaintance

Today’s excerpt from Miguel Villa’s forthcoming graphic novel, Comfortless, starts with a brilliant setup — a person hiding around the side of the building starts livestreaming another person, without their knowledge or consent — and then takes you on a journey from there.
Top Comics to Buy for June 4, 2025

4 days ago | comicsbeat.com | Zack Quaintance

This week’s Top Comics to Buy for June 4 features something we haven’t had in a good long while — multiple top picks from Marvel Comics. But it’s definitely a welcome site. And, really, I could have also added Ultimate Spider-Man: Incursion #1 or even Ultimate Wolverine #6. Hell, even Ghost Rider Vs. Galactus was a nice romp with killer artwork. It was, in other words, the strongest week from Marvel Comics in a few years.
You can't go home again, or the GOOBERS will get you

1 week ago | comicsbeat.com | Zack Quaintance

Writer: Cody ZiglarArtist: Ryan LeeColorist: Kurt Michael RussellLetterer: Andworld DesignPublication Date: Currently available to pre-orderThere are two major things for sale with Goobers, the new tentacle-heavy smalltown horror book from writer Cody Ziglar, artist Ryan Lee, colorist Kurt Michael Russell, and letterer Andworld Design. And they are wall-to-wall horror monster action, and some of the best teen banter I’ve read in a comic book in ages.
Top Comics to Buy for May 28, 2025: A stunning single issue lands in ASSORTED CRISIS EVENTS, and more

1 week ago | comicsbeat.com | Zack Quaintance

This week’s Top Comics to Buy for May 28 is a reminder that the last week of the month has become the week of heavy hitters. We get two of DC’s Absolute books, the newest issue of Ultimate Spider-Man, and plenty of indie excellence. If that wasn’t enough, there’s a stellar gritty Western one-shot and a new DC Comics Year One series starting up. Essentially, an already packed week is getting even more packed.
With MAFALDA BOOK ONE, one of the world's great comics is finally in English

2 weeks ago | comicsbeat.com | Zack Quaintance

Cartoonist: QuinoTranslator: Frank WynnePublisher: New York Review BooksPublication Date: June 2025There’s no real way to quantify this, but it’s quite possible that to date Mafalda is the most famous comics character in the world who has not had her books translated widely into English. Well, that’s about to change.
DC Round-Up: SUPERMAN UNLIMITED #1 tries to do A LOT

2 weeks ago | comicsbeat.com | Zack Quaintance

THIS WEEK: In the pages of Superman Unlimited #1, Dan Slott and Rafael Albuquerque deliver a first issue that is absolutely stuffed with ideas, plot threads, continuity recaps and more. Plus, this week is a total banger, showcasing many of the books that are making for a strong 2025 from DC. Note: the review below contains spoilers. If you want a quick, spoiler-free buy/pass recommendation on the comics in question, check out the bottom of the article for our final verdict.
Top Comics to Buy for May 21, 2025: From Alcatraz to Bigfoot to Superman

2 weeks ago | comicsbeat.com | Zack Quaintance

This week’s Top Comics to Buy for May 21 is striking for not only how good the books are but for how varied they are as well. I’ve regularly noted in this space that I think 2025 is shaping up to be the best year for comics in some time, at least critically speaking, and a week like this is illustrative of what I like about it. We’ve got two giant superhero swings that feel interesting, combined with a set of fearless, idiosyncratic indie books.
Graphic Novel Review: THE GIANT - ORSON WELLES, THE ARTIST & THE SHADOW pits artists against systems

3 weeks ago | comicsbeat.com | Zack Quaintance

Writer/Artist: Youssef DaoudiPublisher: 23rd St. BooksPublication Date: May 2025The first time I became aware of Orson Welles was through Transformers: The Movie, the 1986 hybrid animated masterpiece/toy commercial. I know how that sounds, but as an elder millennial, it makes sense.