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Riff Raff

Humble Beginnings

Self published comics by Anders Nilsen and Adrian Tomine

Frank Santoro | January 23, 2014

Bill Boichel’s BEM Publications ’85-’98

Obscure mini-comics from Pittsburgh PA!

Frank Santoro | January 16, 2014

Clunkers from the Back Issue Bin

Number 1’s which never ever sell.

Frank Santoro | January 9, 2014

Best of Greatest Hits 2006-2012

The Internet remembers for me so I don’t have to.

Frank Santoro | December 19, 2013

Now Hear This

Get hip!

Frank Santoro | November 28, 2013

Tour Swag

“The Simon Hanselmann Diaries” plus Frank’s tour swag.

Frank Santoro | November 21, 2013

Catholic Block

CAB 2013 report

Frank Santoro | November 14, 2013

Where Do We Begin?

Beat on the brat.

Frank Santoro | November 7, 2013

Conflict of Interest Reservoir Tour Diary 2

“There’s an entire generation of young artcomix makers whose work just isn’t being reviewed at all.”

Frank Santoro | October 31, 2013

Conflict of Interest Reservoir Tour Diary

Seattle to Vancouver

Frank Santoro | October 17, 2013

West Coast Tour Diary

California to Portland

Frank Santoro | October 10, 2013

The Way We Were

Revisiting magazines that covered small press comic books from the mid 90s.

Frank Santoro | October 3, 2013

SPX, NY Art Book Fair, and the Brooklyn Book Festival

A good week to be a comic book maker.

Frank Santoro | September 26, 2013

SPX 2013

A brief report

Frank Santoro | September 19, 2013

Comics Workbook Composition Competition 2013

A complete round up of all the entries

Frank Santoro | September 12, 2013

John Buscema

I breakdown a comics spread that can be read different ways.

Frank Santoro | September 5, 2013

New Small Press Comics

Seriously wacky.

Frank Santoro | August 29, 2013

American Pickers

I “appraised” a Bronze Age comic book collection.

Frank Santoro | August 22, 2013

Ye Olde Art Comics Review

In which I “review” old art comics from my collection.

Frank Santoro | August 15, 2013

Wacky Sh*t from the Back Issue Boxes

What can we get for 63 cents?

Frank Santoro | August 8, 2013

New Small Press Comics Review

Booty from the Philly Alt Comic Con

Frank Santoro | August 1, 2013

Building Stories

A collection of notes on Chris Ware’s Building Stories

Frank Santoro | July 25, 2013

Ye Olde Mini-Comics Review

…in which I review old mini-comics from my collection.

Frank Santoro | July 18, 2013

New Talent Showcase 11

Derik Badman, Clara Bessijelle, A. Degen

Frank Santoro | September 9, 2012

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