Rocketship - CLOSED

2009 | Best Comics Outpost

Getting into comics--a/k/a graphic novels, a/k/a "Don't call them 'graphic novels,' you sound like a douchebag"--is daunting for newcomers: so much to absorb, so many stigmas and clichés to roll your eyes at, so many X-Men titles to choose from. Brooklyn's Rocketship, on Smith Street in Cobble Hill, tends toward the lit-scene-approved side of things: You're more likely to find a book-length epic, like Charles Burns's Black Hole, than the latest dalliances of Spider-Man. But... More »