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Author: Alex Hoffman

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Review: A Fire Story by Brian Fies

August 12, 2019August 12, 2019 Alex Hoffman 0 Comments a fire story, abram comics arts, brian fies, comic, review

California has been repeatedly battered by a series of wildfires in recent years, and Brian Fies, author of Mom’s Cancer,

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Features 

Kickstarter Feature: The Seas

August 9, 2019August 8, 2019 Alex Hoffman 0 Comments dave crane, gareth hopkins, iestyn pettigrew, jaime nyx, kickstarter, simon russell, the seas, zeno

I have the pleasure this week of featuring a new Kickstarter project called The Seas, a 49-page anthology by UK-based

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Review: Off Season, by James Sturm

August 7, 2019August 8, 2019 Alex Hoffman 0 Comments comics, Drawn and Quarterly, james sturm, off season, review

James Sturm has had an interesting couple of years as a cartoonist. His latest book, Off Season, was serialized on

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Review: Harukana Receive v. 1-3, by Nyoijizai

August 5, 2019August 8, 2019 Alex Hoffman 0 Comments comics, harukana receive, manga, nyoijizai, seven seas

A few months ago, I stumbled across the Otaku USA review of Harukana Receive, a new-ish sports manga from Seven

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Review: Gender Queer by Maia Kobabe

July 5, 2019July 5, 2019 Alex Hoffman 0 Comments autobio comics, gender queer, lion forge, maia kobabe

Maia Kobabe’s recent memoir Gender Queer, recently published by Lion Forge, operates in two modes: first as a poignant personal

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Review: BTTM FDRS by Ezra Clayton Daniels & Ben Passmore

June 28, 2019June 27, 2019 Alex Hoffman 0 Comments ben passmore, bttm fdrs, comics, ezra clayton daniels, fantagraphics, horror, review

Horror as a genre has a long history of addressing systemic injustice and BTTM FDRS falls firmly in that vein.

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Cornerstone Reviews 

Review: Ginseng Roots #1 by Craig Thompson

June 26, 2019June 25, 2019 Alex Hoffman 0 Comments comics, craig thompson, ginseng roots, review, Uncivilized Books

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

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Review: Waves by Ingrid Chabbert & Carole Maurel

June 24, 2019June 23, 2019 Alex Hoffman 0 Comments archaia, boom! studios, carole maurel, ingrid chabbert, waves

It seems that there’s been an uptick in comics about the intimate period between conception and birth. Waves by Ingrid

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Micro Reviews 

Microreview: Rust Belt by Sean Knickerbocker

June 20, 2019June 18, 2019 Alex Hoffman 0 Comments

Alternative comics has something of a recent tradition of Midwestern down-and-out stories, strengthened by the work of cartoonists Charles Forsman

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Micro Reviews 

Microreview: Chronin Vol. 1: The Knife at Your Back by Alison Wilgus

June 19, 2019June 18, 2019 Alex Hoffman 0 Comments alison wilgus, chronin, review, tor

I recently had the chance to borrow a copy of Chronin #1: The Knife at Your Back from my local

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Podcasts 

Enemies of the State #004 – This Woman’s Work by Julie Delporte

June 10, 2019June 9, 2019 Alex Hoffman 0 Comments Drawn and Quarterly, enemies of the state, julie delporte, podcast, review

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

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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
Cornerstone Reviews 

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

October 21, 2019October 21, 2019 Alex Hoffman 0
Review: Bad Gateway by Simon Hanselmann
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Review: Bad Gateway by Simon Hanselmann

October 16, 2019October 15, 2019 Alex Hoffman 0
Review: Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up With Me, Written by Mariko Tamaki and illustrated by Rosemary Valero O’Connell
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Review: Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up With Me, Written by Mariko Tamaki and illustrated by Rosemary Valero O’Connell

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Review: Trans Girls Hit the Town by Emma Jayne
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Review: Trans Girls Hit the Town by Emma Jayne

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