by Matt Peters Content Advisory: Strong language and brief depictions of military conflict and gang violence The anguish of searching for a missing loved one is the central theme of Illegal Cargo, a graphic novel by author and illustrator Augusto Mora. Mora embeds that theme in a story about the many perils that undocumented immigrants face on their journeys from Central and South America to the United States. The main character in Illegal Cargo is José Sendero, a father in El Salvador whose long history of economic and personal hardships has led to a life of excessive drinking…. Read More
City Surgeon #1
by Matt Peters For Gold Key Comics, licensed content was a mainstay. An imprint of Western Publishing, Gold Key operated from 1962 to 1984, churning out an extensive catalog of comic adaptations of popular TV and movie properties from Hanna-Barbera, Looney Tunes, Walt Disney Productions, and other entertainment companies. Aside from those comics, Gold Key had a smaller slate of original content, a less iconic lineup of science fiction, fantasy, adventure, suspense, and other genre fiction. A nearly forgotten comic from that slate was a medical drama titled City Surgeon (sometimes referred to as Blake Harper, City Surgeon, based… Read More