ICYMI -- Comics Criticism and Whatnot for 4/4/16 to 4/10/16

Highlighting some great comics criticism being published, as well as other random things that have caught my eye over the past week.

COMICS CRITICISM

* Zainab Akhtar on Ben Gijsemans and Jonathan Cape's HUBERT
* Claire Napier on MYSTERY GIRL and setting
* Gretchen Felker-Martin on Julia Gfrorer's DARK AGE
* Emma Houxbois on WONDER WOMAN: EARTH ONE
* This Roundtable Discussion about THE DARK KNIGHT RETURNS
* Ardo Omer on Ryan Heshka's MEAN GIRLS CLUB
* Chase Magnett on BLACK PANTHER #1
* Austin Lanari on THE FIX #1

WHATNOT

* J.A. Micheline interviews TA-NEHISI COATES
* David Harper interviews RONALD WIMBERLY about The Prince of Cats!
* Robin McConnell interviews RYAN HESHKA
* Nick Hanover interviews JAMAICA DYER and EDDIE WRIGHT
* Vanessa Willoughby's THE PAINS OF BEING WOKE
* Mark Stack's HOW WRITING A COMIC HELPED ME COPE WITH SUICIDAL IDEATION
* TEACHING MEN TO BE EMOTIONALLY HONEST
* Adam Kirsch on A.O. Scott's BETTER LIVING THROUGH CRITICISM
* Tom Devlin picks his favorite PANELS from Chester Brown's new book.
* Adrian Chen on VIC BERGER
* THE NEW URBAN BLIGHT IS RICH PEOPLE