Sequential State – the comics criticism archive of Alex Hoffman

Tag: 2014

  • Comics That Challenged Me in 2014: The Complete List

    In no particular order: RAV: 1st Collection – Mickey Zacchilli [spideretc] (Youth in Decline [youthindecline] , 2014) Ley Lines: Unholy Shapes – Annie Mok [heyanniemok] (Czap Books [kevinczap] & Grindstone Comics [wormulus], 2014) Autobiographic Comics (untitled) – Laura Knetzger [laurark] (self-published, 2014) Never Forgets – Yumi Sakugawa [yumisakugawa]  (self-published, 2014) “My Sister Dropped Dead From The Heat”…

  • Comics That Challenged Me in 2014: Part 4

    Officially it’s the new year, and this is the last installment of my list of comics that I read in 2014 that challenged me. As a reminder, comics on this list didn’t have to be written in 2014 to be included, but now that I’m looking at everything, it seems like almost everything has been.…

  • Comics That Challenged Me in 2014: Part 3

    Another week, another installment of my 2014 Books That Challenged Me List. I hope that everyone has had a wonderful holiday season thus far. It occurs to me now in composing the third piece of this list that I’ve read a lot of books this year.  Something to the tune of 100-150, mini-comics and zines…

  • Comics That Challenged Me in 2014: Part 2

    Last week was part 1 of this 4 part list; if you haven’t already had a look at it, there are some comics that I recommend. Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Complete List One week closer to the end of the year, five more comics on the list. A lot of the December…

  • Comics That Challenged Me in 2014: Part 1

    It’s December which means it’s time for anyone writing about comics to put together their “2014 Best Of” list. I’ve been thinking about the idea of crafting a best of list and what that means in a diverse and content rich medium like comics. The word “best” implies a finality even if the writer only…