It’s a new week and we’re just days away from Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 and Free Comic Book Day! Who’s excited? We’ll have an early review so stay tuned plus we’ll be checking out shops across the country! While you wait for that to debut, here’s some comic news and reviews from around the web in our morning roundup.

Around the Tubes

History – How the “Code Authority” Kept LGBT Characters Out of Comics – Some comic history!

The Columbian – Battle Ground teen dreams up monsters for comic books drawings – What comic publisher is going to give her the big break?

The Independent – Korean food gets playful in comic books – If you haven’t checked out the graphic novel, you should!

The New Yorker – The Writer Behind a Muslim Marvel Superhero on Her Faith in Comics – Find out about G. Willow Wilson.

CBR – Superman vs. the KKK Movie in the Works – This should be interesting.

The Beat – A Year of Free Comics: Liz Climo’s little world of cuteness – Free comics! Go read them!

Around the Tubes Reviews

The Outhousers – Batgirl Vol. 1 Beyond Burnside

Talking Comics – Batman/The Shadow #1

Talking Comics – Britannia: We Who Are About To Die #1

Comic Mix – Time Shifters