August 2018 - Sequential State

Quick Picks Reviews

Quick Picks #11 – More Manga

August 27, 2018August 27, 2018 Alex Hoffman 1 Comment How to Treat Magical Beasts: Mine and Master's Medical Journal, manga, quick picks, review, Sacrificial Princess and the King of Beasts, seven seas, short cake cake, Viz Media, yen press

Quick Picks is an occasionally written series of microreviews of books I’ve read over the past two weeks. This episode contains 3 manga microreviews.

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Review: Outside With The Cuties by Mariana Pita

August 23, 2018August 22, 2018 Alex Hoffman 0 Comments

I’m always excited to learn about cartoonists from other parts of the world. Mariana Pita is a cartoonist whose work

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Review: Yellow Light #1 by Raziel Puma

August 17, 2018August 16, 2018 Alex Hoffman 0 Comments comics, low key label, raziel puma, review, yellow light #1

I’m glad that there’s a tradition of short story anthologies in comics. In comics you can accomplish a lot in

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Review: Dull Margaret, written by Jim Broadbent and illustrated by Dix

August 6, 2018August 5, 2018 Alex Hoffman 1 Comment comics, dix, dull margaret, fantagraphics, jim broadbent, review

When I heard that Fantagraphics was publishing a graphic novel loosely based on Dulle Griet, the 16th century oil painting

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Review: Grip #1 by Lale Westvind

August 1, 2018July 31, 2018 Alex Hoffman 1 Comment grip, lale westvind, perfectly acceptable press, review

I’m used to reading Lale Westvind’s comics in small doses. Her comic Yazar & Arkadaş, which I reviewed last year,

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