Sequential State – the comics criticism archive of Alex Hoffman

Month: July 2015

  • Sequential Statement, Episode #1: Introductions

    Sequential_Statement_Episode231-1 sequentialstatement: Episode #1: Introductions Alex and Nick introduce themselves; Alex tells a story about a comics reading at this year’s TCAF; Music by Today’s Man. Reviews of: 8House: Arclight #1 – Illustrated by Marian Churchland, Written by Brandon Graham The Divine: Art by Asaf Hanuka and Tomer Hanuka, Written by Boaz Lavie They Are Not…

  • Short Hiatus

    Sequential State is going on a short hiatus; I’ll be recording the first episode of Sequential Statement – sequentialstatement – later this week, so don’t think I’m disappearing on you. I’ll be away around a week or so. Need to catch up on my reading and do a little relaxing before things ramp up again…

  • Review: Ley Lines #3 – Thank God I Am In Love by Cathy G. Johnson Earlier this week, I published an interview with Kevin Czap and L. Nichols, the publishers of the Ley Lines series. Thank God, I Am In Love by Cathy G. Johnson is the third issue of the quarterly publication, which engages…

  • Interview – Kevin Czap and L. Nichols on Ley Lines

    You’ve probably seen me talkabout the Ley Lines series on Twitter. The series is copublished by Czap Books and Grindstone Comics, and the first issue by Annie Mok was on my 2014 Comics that Challenged Me list. Issue #3 by Cathy G. Johnson debuted at TCAF this year, and my review of that comic will go…

  • Review: For as Long as it Rains by Zviane Part of the Pow Pow Press Kickstarter, For as Long as it Rains is one of the publisher’s first English offerings; it and a series of 5 other books were released for the first time in English at TCAF this year. For as Long as it…

  • Review: mini kuš! #33 – BFF by Marie Jacotey

    Review: mini kuš! #33 – BFF by Marie Jacotey

    Kuš! komiksi sent over a new set of minis in mid-April, and I’m just now getting around to reading them. I’m running quite a bit behind – I haven’t even gotten to most of my TCAF haul yet. This latest batch has some intriguing work, including BFF by Marie Jacotey. Like all mini kuš, BFF is a 28…

  • Quick Picks #3 – Bugs and TCAF

    Quick Picks is an occasionally written series of microreviews of books I’ve read over the past two weeks. Here’s a selection of books I’ve been thinking about over the last two weeks. Last of the Sandwalkers by Jay Hosler A recent release from First Second, Last of the Sandwalkers features a family of extraordinary beetles as they…