It’s easy to appreciate a comic artist’s craft. But what goes on behind the scenes? How does a Great One get to be… well, Great? Matthew Moyer gets the scoop on Walter Simonson in the latest installment of TwoMorrow’s Modern Masters series.

Marshall Presnell steps back and admires both the beauty and utility presented in this photo collection of innovative loft spaces.

What’s that moving blur out there on the horizon? It’s Linda Tate chasing the arc of a short story collection that’s led her deep into a literary leftfield.

Marshall Presnell finds hidden truths about America on the back of a matchbook. Or, in this case, a handsomely printed volume full of reproductions of the best (and worst) of vintage matchbook art.

Listen up, you pencil-neck geeks! Tom “Tearaway” Schulte got the word straight from the heel’s mouth in this autobiography of one of wrestling’s great wildmen, the Missing Link.

Psst! Carl F Gauze has a secret to tell about secrets. Peek over his shoulder while he delves into a new psychological study on the motivation and results of living a secret life.

What happens when a poet works out his typing hand for a novel about Hollywood celebs hashing out their tabloid dramas in space? Brittany Sturges is left quite un-starstruck.

Where you heading, man? James MacLaren has nothing but praise for Elijah Wald’s tale of hitchhiking around the country. And of course he has a few things to say about hitchhiking myths and, hell, society in general.

Former Black Panther Flores A. Forbes tells of his years with the party that gave White America nightmares, and Carl F Gauze examines the bloody impact of that iconic raised fist.

Everyone has lots to say about John Byrne. Matthew Moyer examines this collection of interviews and art that let the man and his work speak for himself.

Ebay thrill-seeker Carl F Gauze looks at this collection of the auction site’s weirdest moments like we would look at a family photo album. By the way, anyone interested in the World’s Ugliest Green Vase?

After trolling through Comic Book Nerd’s first issue, Matthew Moyer has only one thing to say: “Worst Comic Book Parody ever”. Or was that best?

A recent novel by Joe Meno adds child detective to the “Where Are They Now?” file, and Scott Adams is in the market for a new moustache.

Ever strike up a life-altering conversation in an unexpected place amongst unlikely company? Well, Carl F Gauze just discovered his path to enlightenment inside a beer tent! Or rather, that’s where the author of The Why Café slung him the small book with a big message about existence and fulfillment.

Akashic offers up a new (and fictional) taste of history, but don’t go throwing out those old textbooks yet. A Fictional History of the United States With Huge Chunks Missing teaches Brittany Sturges that perhaps we should applaud our monotone high school teachers for not trying to amuse us.

Perhaps the most tragic part about our wars du jour is their mind-numbing reiteration of the same old costly lessons. A new edition of Ron Kovic’s Born on the Fourth of July pulls Tom “Tearaway” Schulte down the Jacob’s ladder of war’s human impact . . . again.

John Hood adjusts his fedora and dives headfirst into Ian Spiegelman’s neo-noir portrait of a city where loose lips do much more damage than just sinking ships.

Carl F Gauze puts on a swimming cap, goggles, and sensible swimwear (no exposed ankles!) and immerses himself in the biography of Australian bombshell swimming sensation Annette Kellerman.

Andrew Ellis is left puzzled by Ben Myers’ attempts to overstate and overthink the cultural impact of Green Day in his new biography of the California punk rockers.

Despite a fantastic premise, Linda Tate isn’t fully convinced by Guillermo “21 Grams” Arriaga’s new novel, The Night Buffalo. But the real question is, will she check out the upcoming movie adaptation?