Author Archives: Rob Clough

About Rob Clough

I battle cancer at my day job, and write about comics & women's college basketball at night. I have a beautiful & whip-smart wife and a feisty young daughter. I will happily review any comics sent to me. I especially like to review minicomics. Contact me at tmc [at] duke [dot] edu for more info or send your comics to: 507 Dupree Street Durham, NC 27701
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“I Just Like Hybrid Activity”: The Matthew Thurber Interview

The 1-800-MICE creator talks about Dada, performance art, Dungeons & Dragons, making music, making money, and interning for Dame Darcy. Continue reading

 
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Pornhounds 2

It’s rare that comics created via collaboration between writers and artists attain the level of quality of Sharon Lintz’s Pornhounds series. Continue reading

 
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London Calling: Blank Slate Books and Nobrow Press

Every now and then, when a new publishing concern pops up, one wonders how it’s possible they weren’t there all along. Continue reading

 
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Underwire

Hayden’s anecdotes about parenthood and marriage are related with real wit and poignancy. Continue reading

 
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The Great Northern Brotherhood Of Canadian Cartoonists

This is perhaps Seth’s strangest book to date. Continue reading

 
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Papercutter #17

This is the premier minicomics anthology series. Continue reading

 
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Gay Genius

At the end of the Gay Genius anthology, its editor, Annie Murphy, uncovers some interesting definitions of the word “genius.” One of them, dating back to ancient Rome, is “a guardian spirit.” Reading this anthology, it felt as much like … Continue reading

 
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Freddy Stories

Mendes has been producing minicomics about her quasi-autobiographical character Freddy for some time, and now, thanks to a Xeric grant, she’s collected them into a book. Continue reading