CBC Books highlights 11 Canadian comics they are excited to read this Fall and John Martz’s Evie and the Truth About Witches, Michael DeForge’s Brat, Britt Wilson’s Ghost Queen, and Patrick Kyle’s Roaming Foliage make the list! Check it out here!
Publishers Weekly Reviews Brat
Publishers Weekly reviews Michael DeForge’s “jab at consumer rebellion” Brat.
“DeForge’s feints at both the cyclical appropriation of radical fury into mainstream culture, and the mistaking of mere temper tantrums for true rebellion make for smart and insightful surrealist satire.” — Publishers Weekly
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Jesse Jacobs Is One of the Best
Book Riot selects the 20 best comic book artists working right now and Jesse Jacobs makes the list! Check out the whole list here!
Koyama Press Gallery Show Spotlighted
Columbus Alive has a feature on the future of Koyama Press and the Koyama and Friends gallery show at the Billy Ireland Cartoon Library & Museum check it out here!
Kickass Annie by Matt Forsythe!
Soft X-Ray / Mindhunters Reviewed
Daily Grindhouse reviews A. Degen’s densely constructed dystopia Soft X-Ray / Mindhunters.
“Fast and frenetic and at times frazzled, to be sure, this is a ‘romp’ in the truest sense, every page promising delights, delusions, and dementias hitherto unforeseen—and, crucially, delivering on those promises, plus interest.” — Ryan Carey, Daily Grindhouse
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Publishers Weekly Reviews Chlorine Gardens
Publishers Weekly features Keiler Roberts’ “deeply satisfying collection” Chlorine Gardens in an advanced starred review!
“Roberts is a unique and nuanced storyteller, and this proves her best, richest book yet.” — Publishers Weekly, starred review, 30 July 2018
Check out the whole review here!
Anti-Gone Reviewed
Comics Workbook reviews the “intense” Anti-Gone by Connor Willumsen.
“With this book Connor has really made the reader—with the dialogue, with the cartooning, with the sequencing—free to explore this space, and it’s just amazing to read.” — Sam Ombiri, Comics Workbook
Check out the whole review here!
Switching Gears: Annie Koyama Will Shutter Press in 2021 to Focus on Patronage
Don’t worry still plenty of kick assing left to do!
Switching Gears: Annie Koyama Will Shutter Press in 2021 to Focus on Patronage
High-Low Reviews The Ideal Copy
High-Low reviews the warm and welcoming science fiction world of Ben Sears’ The Ideal Copy.
“Sears [is] an extremely careful and deliberate cartoonist whose serious approach doesn’t detract from the liveliness of his line and the small joys of his characterizations.” — Rob Clough, High-Low
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Brat and Chlorine Gardens are the Ones to Watch
Comics writer and curator Paul Gravett highlights the top 25 graphic novels, comics and manga of September 2018 and Michael DeForge’s Brat and Keiler Roberts’ Chlorine Gardens make the cut. Check out the whole list here!
