Sequential State – the comics criticism archive of Alex Hoffman

Tag: ignatz

  • Review: Be Good by John Martz

    I reviewed Be Good for last year’s Selections #2, a zine of comics criticism I passed out at SPX 2015. Since then, Be Good has been nominated for an Ignatz award at SPX 2016. I also realized I never posted this original review to the website. The review as originally printed has been reformatted to meet…

  • 2016 Ignatz Nominees

    Below are the 2016 Ignatz Award Nominees. The Ignatz ballot is taken up from all SPX attendees. In order to help you better decide your ballot as SPX comes up in less than a month, any reviews of nominated works are linked below for your convenience. This post will be updated to include any new reviews…

  • Your 2015 SPX Nominees (And a Few Thoughts From Me)

    This year’s Ignatz Nominees were announced on Tuesday, and a large majority of the books selected this year are books I’ve reviewed. The Ignatz awards are juried by cartoonists and critics, this year by Lamar Abrams, Cara Bean, Robyn Chapman, Sophie Goldstein, and Corrine Mucha. But attendees are the people who vote for the winning…

  • Pointers #1

    Everyone could use a little more “go and see” in their comics lives. We spend a lot of time wrapped up in what we’re interested in, so sometimes we miss new projects or comics. I thought I’d take a few seconds to point out some things you should have a gander at – new projects,…