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

October 21, 2019October 21, 2019 Alex Hoffman 0 Comments archaia, boom! studios, celine loup, horror, horror comics, the man who came down the attic stairs

I’ve never loved horror movies. I’m not interested in jump scares or splatter effects. But I love horror comics, often

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Review: Bad Gateway by Simon Hanselmann

October 16, 2019October 15, 2019 Alex Hoffman 0 Comments bad gateway, fantagraphics, megg mogg and owl, review, Simon Hanselmann

Welcome back, dear reader. On Monday, I ran an interview with Simon Hanselmann that I hope you take the time

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Review: Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up With Me, Written by Mariko Tamaki and illustrated by Rosemary Valero O’Connell

August 29, 2019August 28, 2019 Alex Hoffman 0 Comments comics, first second, laura dean keeps breaking up with me, mariko tamaki, review, rosemary valero-o'connell

The 2019 Small Press Expo Ignatz Award nominations were announced last week, and Mariko Tamaki and Rosemary Valero O’Connell’s new

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Review: Trans Girls Hit the Town by Emma Jayne

August 16, 2019August 15, 2019 Alex Hoffman 0 Comments comics, diskette press, emma jayne, trans girls hit the town

As a cis-gendered white man, I have the privilege of “public privacy.” I’m not going to get yelled at or

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Review: Pope Hats #6: Shapeshifter by Hartley Lin

August 14, 2019August 12, 2019 Alex Hoffman 0 Comments adhouse books, hartley lin, pope hats, review, shapeshifter

AdHouse Books has been publishing Pope Hats for nearly a decade. The series has been critically lauded, and a new

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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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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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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: 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

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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: Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up With Me, Written by Mariko Tamaki and illustrated by Rosemary Valero O’Connell

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