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PRESS RELEASE: Small Press Comics Critics Announce Formation Of Nonprofit Publishing House Fieldmouse Press

September 3, 2019September 1, 2019 Alex Hoffman 0 Comments fieldmouse press, press release

Fieldmouse Press Board of DirectorsField Mouse Pressinfo@fieldmouse.press For Immediate Release9/3/2019 Small Press Comics Critics Announce Formation Of Nonprofit Publishing House

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Features 

The Rest of the Best

January 7, 2020January 7, 2020 Alex Hoffman 0 Comments fieldmouse press, rest of the best, solrad

As you know, SOLRAD is up and running full steam. My list of the Best 20 comics of the decade

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What’s Next @ Sequential State

January 1, 2020January 1, 2020 Alex Hoffman 0 Comments

Hey everyone! It’s been quiet here at Sequential State. Let me tell you why. Today, on January 1st, 2020, SOLRAD

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Reviews 

Review: The Man Who Came Down the Attic Stairs by Celine Loup

October 21, 2019October 21, 2019 Alex Hoffman 0 Comments archaia, boom! studios, celine loup, horror, horror comics, the man who came down the attic stairs

I’ve never loved horror movies. I’m not interested in jump scares or splatter effects. But I love horror comics, often

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Review: Bad Gateway by Simon Hanselmann

October 16, 2019October 15, 2019 Alex Hoffman 0 Comments bad gateway, fantagraphics, megg mogg and owl, review, Simon Hanselmann

Welcome back, dear reader. On Monday, I ran an interview with Simon Hanselmann that I hope you take the time

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Interviews 

Interview: Simon Hanselmann – “My greatest wish is that I could freeze time.”

October 14, 2019October 12, 2019 Alex Hoffman 1 Comment bad gateway, fantagraphics, htmlflowers, interview, megahex, Simon Hanselmann, spx, spx 2019

I sat down with Simon Hanselmann at the Small Press Expo this year in North Bethesda, Maryland to talk about

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Video 

SPX Panel: Blurring The Visual Lines in Fantasy Fiction

September 28, 2019September 28, 2019 Alex Hoffman 0 Comments anne simon, blurring the visual lines, Ida Rørholm Davidsen, molly mendoza, panel, rune ryberg, spx, spx 2019, yann kebbi

Hello dear reader! It’s been a bit of quiet time at Sequential State as I work on Fieldmouse Press, the

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Reviews 

Review: Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up With Me, Written by Mariko Tamaki and illustrated by Rosemary Valero O’Connell

August 29, 2019August 28, 2019 Alex Hoffman 0 Comments comics, first second, laura dean keeps breaking up with me, mariko tamaki, review, rosemary valero-o'connell

The 2019 Small Press Expo Ignatz Award nominations were announced last week, and Mariko Tamaki and Rosemary Valero O’Connell’s new

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Interviews Podcasts 

Enemies of the State #005 – The Breakaways by Cathy G. Johnson

August 20, 2019August 19, 2019 Alex Hoffman 0 Comments cathy g johnson, comics, enemies of the state, first second books, interview, podcast, the breakaways

Enemies of the State is a monthly virtual book club discussion on a recently published comic, featuring a rotating cast

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Reviews 

Review: Trans Girls Hit the Town by Emma Jayne

August 16, 2019August 15, 2019 Alex Hoffman 0 Comments comics, diskette press, emma jayne, trans girls hit the town

As a cis-gendered white man, I have the privilege of “public privacy.” I’m not going to get yelled at or

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Reviews 

Review: Pope Hats #6: Shapeshifter by Hartley Lin

August 14, 2019August 12, 2019 Alex Hoffman 0 Comments adhouse books, hartley lin, pope hats, review, shapeshifter

AdHouse Books has been publishing Pope Hats for nearly a decade. The series has been critically lauded, and a new

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Review: Ginseng Roots #1 by Craig Thompson
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Review: Ginseng Roots #1 by Craig Thompson

June 26, 2019June 25, 2019 Alex Hoffman 0

Craig Thompson has something of a reputation amongst indie comics readers, both good and bad. The first issue of his

Review: Piero by Edmond Baudoin
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Review: Piero by Edmond Baudoin

March 25, 2019August 8, 2019 Alex Hoffman 1
Review: By Monday I’ll Be Floating in the Hudson with the Other Garbage by Laura Lannes
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Review: By Monday I’ll Be Floating in the Hudson with the Other Garbage by Laura Lannes

December 5, 2018April 22, 2019 Alex Hoffman 0
Review: Mother’s Walk by Lauren Weinstein
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Review: Mother’s Walk by Lauren Weinstein

October 3, 2018April 22, 2019 Alex Hoffman 1
Review: The Weaver Festival Phenomenon by Ron Regé
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Review: The Weaver Festival Phenomenon by Ron Regé

July 6, 2018April 22, 2019 Alex Hoffman 1

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