Sequential State – the comics criticism archive of Alex Hoffman

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  • Transmissions From Cartoon Crossroads Columbus 2018

    Transmissions From Cartoon Crossroads Columbus 2018

    Cartoon Crossroads Columbus (CXC)  is a relatively close show; a day’s drive from where I live and you’re in the bustling center of Ohio, ready to hit the town. CXC isn’t exactly local, but it’s not a plane ride, if you can drive and hate yourself enough to spend hours of your life stuck on…

  • The Family You Choose: Thoughts on SPX 2017

    The Family You Choose: Thoughts on SPX 2017

    I’ve just returned home from SPX 2017. The show was, by all accounts, a raucous affair. Large crowds both days, the swelter of the crowd fighting against the blasting Marriott A/C. It was particularly hot and muggy all weekend, which has been my experience of SPX both of the times I’ve been. I mentioned this…

  • Some Quick Thoughts on TCAF 2016

    I’m back from the Toronto Comic Arts Festival. I got into Toronto on Friday and left early morning on Sunday. This is becoming something close to an annual pilgrimage. I’m pretty enamored with TCAF as an idea, and Toronto, as gigantic metropolitan areas go, could be a lot lot worse. I ate and drank very…

  • Transmissions from: TCAF 2014

    This was my first TCAF. It was the big promise I made to myself earlier this year when the indie comics crowd started rumbling. I was hooked when I read con reports of TCAF 2013, but hadn’t admitted it to myself. I drove in from Cleveland. It was about 4.5 hours + 2 hours sitting…