Non-Human

Whilce Portacio is one of those comic artists who seems to appear with no warning in the comics industry, and I’ve found that it’s always worth a look when he surfaces. When he and writer Glen Brunswick announced “Non-Humans,” a new four-issue mini-series, I probably would have picked it up even if the idea of a virus bringing inanimate objects to life hadn’t appealed to me. What I found in “Non-Humans” #1 was a book where it’s deliberately light on exposition and lets the reader pick things up as the story rolls along. It’s an interesting decision from Brunswick, who’s explained more about the premise of “Non-Humans” in interviews than in #1 itself. Considering that the virus has been around for some time, though, it makes sense for people to not suddenly stop and begin talking about things that are common knowledge. It provides an air of mystery around the book as well, and lets Brunswick serve up a surprise or two in the early pages of the comic. In terms of world-building, “Non-H

Humans are boring. Why would you ever choose a human when you could have… Something more? Well, that’s the premise of a lot of romance anime, anyways. Still, while romance involving non-human creatures may evoke cringe-worthy memories of media like Twilight, anime typically does a little better job developing those relationships. So if you crave romance anime with partners other than boring humans, give these anime recommendations a try. Sankarea Technically, Sanka Rea used to be human, but through circumstance she died and came back as a zombie. Are zombies sexy? In this case, maybe. However, this show also focuses on how risky romance is with someone who craves flesh. You never know when kisses turn into the lass eating your lips, right? Rosario + Vampire After not being able to get into any human high schools, Tsukune is forced to go to the only school that will accept him. Unfortunately, that school is all supernatural monsters that would sooner eat a