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Review: Things Go Wrong #1 by Jason Bradshaw
Paper Rocket Minicomics puts out a few books each year, and generally runs a small-ask Kickstarter each year to get them printed. This year the books were a new Missy comic from Daryl Seitchik and a reprint of Jason Bradshaw’s Things Go Wrong #1, originally published as Bore #14, from his zine series. Bradshaw is…
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Comics That Challenged Me – 2014 List
Every year, instead of a “Best Comics of 20XX” I think about the comics that challenged me as a reader. Below, you will find 2014’s list of comics. RAV: 1st Collection – Mickey Zacchilli [spideretc] (Youth in Decline [youthindecline] , 2014) Ley Lines: Unholy Shapes – Annie Mok [heyanniemok] (Czap Books [kevinczap] & Grindstone Comics [wormulus],…
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Comics That Challenged Me – 2015 List
Every year, instead of a “Best Comics of 20XX” I think about the comics that challenged me as a reader. Below, you will find 2015’s list of comics. Dumb 1 & 2, Georgia Webber [@geewebber] (Retrofit Comics [@retrofitcomics]) Crickets #3-4, Sammy Harkham [@sammyharkham] (self-published) I Love This Part, Tillie Walden [@tilliewalden] (Avery Hill) The Basil Plant,…
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Comics That Challenged Me in 2015: Part 5
Welcome back to the latest Comics That Challenged Me in 2015 piece. I generally don’t make New Year’s Resolutions. I don’t see a lot of value to them, generally speaking. But with the recent controversies with the Angouleme Grand Prix, I was thinking about talented women cartoonists, and decided to make a resolution. My resolution…
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Comics That Challenged Me in 2014: Part 4
Officially it’s the new year, and this is the last installment of my list of comics that I read in 2014 that challenged me. As a reminder, comics on this list didn’t have to be written in 2014 to be included, but now that I’m looking at everything, it seems like almost everything has been.…
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Pointers #1
Everyone could use a little more “go and see” in their comics lives. We spend a lot of time wrapped up in what we’re interested in, so sometimes we miss new projects or comics. I thought I’d take a few seconds to point out some things you should have a gander at – new projects,…