Sequential State – the comics criticism archive of Alex Hoffman

Tag: horror

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

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

    I’ve never loved horror movies. I’m not interested in jump scares or splatter effects. But I love horror comics, often because they force their readers to re-examine the world and their assumptions of it. And that’s exactly what Celine Loup‘s graphic novella The Man Who Came Down the Attic Stairs does. Loup published a more…

  • Review: BTTM FDRS by Ezra Clayton Daniels & Ben Passmore

    Review: BTTM FDRS by Ezra Clayton Daniels & Ben Passmore

    Horror as a genre has a long history of addressing systemic injustice and BTTM FDRS falls firmly in that vein. Published by Fantagraphics, BTTM FDRS is the latest comic from Ezra Clayton Daniels and Ben Passmore, two rising stars in the small press comics world. The book stars Darla, a young and talented clothing designer…

  • Review: Black River by Josh Simmons Author’s note: The contents of this review may be triggering due to discussion of both physical and sexual violence. There’s been a “recent” uptick in post-apocalyptic literature, from the resurgence of the zombie flick and revival of the Mad Max franchise to YA stories like The Hunger Games and…

  • Review: The Amateurs by Conor Stechschulte

    Review: The Amateurs by Conor Stechschulte

    Most of the comics I’ve read up to this point (read: manga) do the bulk of their work by being as straight forward as humanly possible. The editorial maxim is to lead the reader by the nose through any plot, and resolution to questions and mysteries is valued extremely highly. This makes Conor Stechschulte’s The…