PanelxPanel #38 - Bitter Root

is the Eisner Award-winning digital magazine celebrating the medium of comics. It’s edited by Strip Panel Naked host Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou, and features a rotating set of writers ranging from critics to professionals, fans and comic stores.

Each issue has two halves across its ad-free pages. The first, a focus on a particular comic or concept, with a series of essays, interviews, process pieces and an exclusive Strip Panel Naked column all focused around that comic.

The 38th issue's focus is all about , by David Walker, Chuck Brown, Sanford Greene, Sofie Dodgson and Clayton Cowles.

The second half features regular articles, interviews, craft essays, a comic, and a series of comic recommendations from a range of comic-related voices.

This is a true celebration of the medium with every issue, looking at all the elements that make comics an interesting art form and great place to tell visual stories. This is a magazine that cares about comics.

Some of the features:

- A deep-dive interview with the creative team behind the comic.

- An exclusive Strip Panel Naked article on visual storytelling

- Additional essays and articles on the portrayal of jinoo and inzondo, the use of color, representation of female characters, and the history of the red summer.

For the regular features:

- A short comic

- Final Thoughts on Flash

- Craft Corner with Mirka Andolfo

- For Solo, An examination of sports manga.

And a guest gives us their take on My Top Five comics!

Available August 26th.