More people need to read Hillbilly. You like The Goon? Eric Powell loosely ties this into it. You ever think “what if Vampire Hunter D but in Appalachia?”? Boom. The majority of it is illustrated in Powell’s trademark pencils, giving it a worn, ethereal look. Plus he has a monster bear as a pal.

Upgrade Soul by Ezra Claytan Daniels makes you sit with the cold, clinical approach to living forever. When we can leave an aging body behind, what else do we leave? This one got under my skin in a good way.