Sequential State – the comics criticism archive of Alex Hoffman

Tag: comics that challenged me

  • Comics That Challenged Me in 2016: Part 3

    Happy Friday! Part 3 of this 6 part list, and another 5 entries. Last entry had a few comics I had already reviewed through the year, but this time around it’s all comics I haven’t spoken about in a formal way. I think I’m drawn to review books that are more of a challenge, so…

  • Comics That Challenged Me in 2016: Part 1 (of 6)

    It’s been an annual tradition (for 3 years running) that I have not written a “Best Comics Of 20XX” list. I think that decision continues to be a good one for me. I generally dislike the idea that any one book can be the consensus pick of any given year when there is so much art being made.…

  • Comics That Challenged Me in 2015: The Complete List

    The 2015 list, in no particular order: Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5 | Part 6  Dumb 1 & 2, Georgia Webber [@geewebber] (Retrofit Comics [@retrofitcomics]) Crickets #3-4, Sammy Harkham [@sammyharkham] (self-published) I Love This Part, Tillie Walden [@tilliewalden] (Avery Hill) The Basil Plant, Laura Lannes [@lauralannes] (self-published)…

  • Comics That Challenged Me in 2015: Part 6

    Happy Monday – today is the last day of my list; tomorrow the full list will go up for your complete review. Please send me an ASK or shoot me an email at sequentialstate _at_ gmail _dot_ com if you have any feedback. Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 |…

  • Comics That Challenged Me in 2015: Part 5

    Welcome back to the latest Comics That Challenged Me in 2015 piece. I generally don’t make New Year’s Resolutions. I don’t see a lot of value to them, generally speaking. But with the recent controversies with the Angouleme Grand Prix, I was thinking about talented women cartoonists, and decided to make a resolution. My resolution…

  • Comics That Challenged Me in 2015: Part 4

    Happy Wednesday. Hope you’re having a wonderful new year. I don’t generally make too much fuss about a new year, but this year I wanted to try to resolve to write a little bit more frequently. Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5 | Part 6 | Complete…

  • Comics That Challenged Me In 2015: Part 3

    New week, new installment. The list is going to run into next week because I added another 10 books compared to 2014’s list. Hopefully you’ve checked out the other installments already posted. Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5 | Part 6 | Complete List BORB by Jason…

  • Comics That Challenged Me in 2015: Part 1

    Comics That Challenged Me in 2015: Part 1  Last year I decided not to write a 2014 “Best Of” list. I think that decision was a good one for me. I generally dislike the idea that any one book can be the consensus pick of any given year when there is so much art being…

  • 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…