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Life After Life: Things Undone
Posted by Rob Clough on March 8th, 2010 at 9:36 AMRob reviews Shane White’s zombie slice-of-life story, Things Undone (NBM).
King Of Catastrophe: Tiny Tyrant Vol. 2
Posted by Rob Clough on March 6th, 2010 at 6:54 AMRob reviews the second volume of TINY TYRANT, written by Lewis Trondheim and drawn by Fabrice Parme (First Second).
The Pleasures Of Repetition: Rob Clough on Little Nothings Vol. 3: Uneasy Happiness
Posted by Rob Clough on March 4th, 2010 at 9:00 AM
Trondheim’s drawings, to put it simply, seem alive. He’s found the happy medium between naturalism and iconic abstraction and has furthermore figured out how to adjust that line depending on his project. Trondheim has at times done completely abstract comics, some deceptively simple gag comics, slice of life comics, adventure comics, kids’ comics and more. He’s proven, time and again, that he’s a master of any genre, bending its needs to his own style and understanding of how to craft a story.
More Fractured Fairy Tales From Colleen Frakes
Posted by Rob Clough on March 3rd, 2010 at 6:12 AMRob reviews two minicomics from Colleen Frakes: Giant Size Comic Relief and Color Comics.
The Narcissism of Misanthropy: Lost Kisses DVD
Posted by Rob Clough on March 1st, 2010 at 6:46 AMRob reviews the DVD collection of Brian John Mitchell’s stick-figure comic, LOST KISSES.
Minis From Silber Media
Posted by Rob Clough on February 27th, 2010 at 8:06 AMRob reviews a number of minis from Brian John Mitchell’s Silber Media, including JUST A MAN #2 & 3 (art by Andrew White), MARKED #1 (art by Jeremy Johnson), WORMS #5 (art by Kimberlee Traub) and ULTIMATE LOST KISSES #11 (art by Dave Sim).
Teen Idylls: Thirteen Going On Eighteen
Posted by Rob Clough on February 24th, 2010 at 10:00 AMRob reviews the first collection of Thirteen Going On Eighteen, by John Stanley (Drawn & Quarterly).
Survival Skills: Troop 142 #1 & 2
Posted by Rob Clough on February 24th, 2010 at 5:32 AMRob reviews the first two issues of Mike Dawson’s new minicomics series, Troop 142 .
Slapstick: Odd Jobs #1
Posted by Rob Clough on February 22nd, 2010 at 6:42 AMRob reviews Eric H’s minicomic, ODD JOBS #1.
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