Sequential State – the comics criticism archive of Alex Hoffman

Tag: pantheon books

  • Review: Shoplifter, by Michael Cho It seems like the last week of June is the week where I talk about books that focus on people who are displaced or struggling; on Monday I reviewed Noah Van Sciver’s Saint Cole, and today, Michael Cho’s debut graphic novel Shoplifter, a 96 page two-tone comic from Pantheon about…

  • How do you read Chris Ware’s Building Stories?

    Building Stories is one of the most celebrated comics from 2012. Calling it a “work” is a bit vague; it would be more accurate to call it a collection or a box. In the Building Stories box are 14 separate installments with no insight into what each piece is and where it starts or ends. Some…