Sequential State – the comics criticism archive of Alex Hoffman

Month: July 2018

  • Review: Perfect Hair by Tommi Parrish

    Review: Perfect Hair by Tommi Parrish

    Today I have the pleasure of publishing a review of Tommi Parrish’s Perfect Hair by noted small-press critic and art collector Shawn Starr. Shawn originally brought my attention to Tommi Parrish’s work, so I’m happy to have host some of his writing here on Sequential State. If you are interested in having your writing published on…

  • Review: Runaway Hearts by Sean Christensen

    Review: Runaway Hearts by Sean Christensen

    I recently picked up a selection of work from Berlin-based publisher Colorama Press. One of the more curious pieces is a graphic novella by Sean Christensen titled Runaway Hearts. Christensen is a part of the performance and zine collective Gridlords, based in the Pacific northwest. Runaway Hearts was published in early 2017 in an edition…

  • Review: Mechaboys by James Kochalka

    Review: Mechaboys by James Kochalka

    James Kochalka is one of a handful of hyperproductive cartoonists working in small press comics. His recent output has rotated between Johnny Boo comics, which target a younger subset of readers, and comics like Superf*ckers Forever, which are more teen & adult oriented. Kochalka’s latest graphic novel Mechaboys is firmly in that later camp. Published in…

  • Review: The Weaver Festival Phenomenon by Ron Regé

    Review: The Weaver Festival Phenomenon by Ron Regé

    When I first started reading art comics, Ron Regé’s work was a cipher to me. I didn’t get what he was doing, and I didn’t really know what to do with it. But there was always something magnetic about his comics – despite not understanding why, I kept coming back to his work. That magnetism,…