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Review: Berserker #1, ed. Tom Oldham and Jamie Sutcliffe

January 29, 2018February 25, 2018 Alex Hoffman 0 Comments anthology, anya davidson, Benjamin Marra, berserker, breakdown press, comics, hardeep pandhal, jonathan chandler, review

(Update 2/25/18: I have been notified by Tom Oldham that all of the stories told in Berserker are are not

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Essays 

Comics That Challenged Me In 2017: Part 3

January 5, 2018January 6, 2019 Alex Hoffman 2 Comments 2dcloud, breakdown press, ctcm2017, En attendant t'avenue, François Henninger, joyride, keren katz, La Cinquième Couche, lale westvind, maggie umber, secret acres, sound of snow falling, the academic hour, Yazar & Arkadaş, Zoë Taylor

Today is part 3 of a 4 part list of comics that challenged me in 2017. Here’s a link to

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Review: The Fever Closing by Liam Cobb

May 10, 2017September 5, 2017 Alex Hoffman 0 Comments breakdown press, comics, liam cobb, review, the fever closing

It’s hard to stay current with all of the independent comics scenes across the English-speaking world, but I have recently

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Review: Joyride by Zoë Taylor

January 23, 2017January 4, 2018 Alex Hoffman 0 Comments breakdown press, comics, joyride, review, Zoë Taylor

There’s been an upswing in what I might call “lo-fi comics”that I’ve noticed recently on tumblr and instagram, and Joyride,

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Features 

Comics That Challenged Me in 2016: Part 4

January 9, 2017January 6, 2019 Alex Hoffman 1 Comment 2016, Antoine Cosse, breakdown press, comics that challenged me, ctcm2016, eleanor davis, fulgencio pimentel, grant gronewold, kelly kwang, martin lopez lam, rebecca sugar, richie pope, sasaki maki, youth in decline

Welcome back! This is part 4 of this 6 part list of comics that challenged me as a critic or as

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Features 

Comics That Challenged Me in 2016: Part 3

January 6, 2017January 6, 2019 Alex Hoffman 0 Comments 2dcloud, andy burkholder, boogerbrie, breakdown press, brie moreno, comics that challenged me, ctcm2016, dome, gift shop 3d, hazlitt, lagon, mare odomo, orieau, Retrofit Comics, sam alden, sarah ferrick, sec, test of loyalty

Happy Friday! Part 3 of this 6 part list, and another 5 entries. Last entry had a few comics I

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Reviews 

Review: Generous Bosom Part One by Conor Stechschulte

December 21, 2015December 5, 2017 Alex Hoffman 0 Comments breakdown press, comics, conor stechschulte, generous bosom, recommended, review

  We’re getting towards the end of the year, and I have been thinking about books that I’ve really enjoyed

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Features 

November 19, 2014June 3, 2017 Alex Hoffman 0 Comments Antoine Cosse, breakdown press, comics, mutiny bay, review

Review: Mutiny Bay by Antoine Cossé 2014 has been something of a breakout year for Breakdown Press. The London-based micropress

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Features 

Linkblogging #2

July 14, 2014 Alex Hoffman 0 Comments batgirl, breakdown press, cardboard press, comics, comics subscriptions, feature, link roundup, Roman Muradov, winsor mccay

Happy Monday! Linkblogging is a monthly “go look” feature on Sequential State that I’m using to feature fun comic things

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Featured Writing

Review: Ginseng Roots #1 by Craig Thompson
Cornerstone Reviews 

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
Cornerstone Reviews 

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
Cornerstone Reviews 

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: Bad Gateway by Simon Hanselmann
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Review: Bad Gateway by Simon Hanselmann

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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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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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