Captain Comics: 4 graphic novels to expand your mind

I’ve got four graphic novels to discuss, a meat-and-three for the intellectually hungry. Here’s our steak: 'MONSTERS' By Barry Windsor-Smith Fantagraphics, $39.99 Barry Windsor-Smith is a much beloved comics artist, an A-lister who wields a detailed, classics-influenced style rivaled only by P. Craig Russell in its lyrical beauty. But he can also apply that style in service to the brutal and gritty, as evidenced by his work on “Conan the Barbarian” and other books. Windsor-Smith also turns his hand to writing occasionally, which hasn’t been as well received. Until now. With “Monsters,” BWS may...