Sequential State – the comics criticism archive of Alex Hoffman

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  • Enemies of the State #005 – The Breakaways by Cathy G. Johnson

    Enemies of the State #005 – The Breakaways by Cathy G. Johnson

    Enemies of the State is a monthly virtual book club discussion on a recently published comic, featuring a rotating cast of comics critics. Episode #5 of Enemies of the State is an interview between critic Alex Hoffman and cartoonist Cathy G. Johnson about her comic The Breakaways, a 2019 middle grade graphic novel from First…

  • Enemies of the State #004 – This Woman’s Work by Julie Delporte

    Enemies of the State #004 – This Woman’s Work by Julie Delporte

    Enemies of the State is a monthly virtual book club discussion on a recently published comic, featuring a rotating cast of comics critics. Episode #4 of Enemies of the State features commentary on Julie Delporte’s This Woman’s Work, published by Drawn & Quarterly in 2019. This Woman’s Work is Delporte’s third major publication in English,…

  • Enemies of the State #003 – The Song of Aglaia by Anne Simon

    Enemies of the State #003 – The Song of Aglaia by Anne Simon

    Enemies of the State is a monthly virtual book club discussion on a recently published comic, featuring a rotating cast of comics critics. Episode #3 of Enemies of the State features commentary on Anne Simon’s The Song of Aglaia, published by Fantagraphics in 2018. The Song of Aglaia is the first major release of Simon’s…

  • Enemies of the State #001 – Follow Me In by Katriona Chapman

    Enemies of the State #001 – Follow Me In by Katriona Chapman

    I’m really pleased to announce a brand new project co-sponsored by Sequential State and our esteemed colleagues over at Your Chicken Enemy, entitled Enemies of the State. Enemies of the State is a monthly virtual book club discussion on a recently published comic, featuring a rotating cast of comics critics. Episode #1 of Enemies of the State features…

  • Sequential Statement #10 – Back in Orbit

    Sequential Statement #10 – Back in Orbit

    Episode #10: Back in Orbit Alex and Nick talk about Alex’s recent trip to the Toronto Comics Arts Festival in Toronto, ON. We chat about the last month’s lost episode, Captain America: Civil War, and the recent Captain America/Hydra comic and the resulting fallout. Reviews of: Dimension W #1 by Yuji Iwahara Hilda and the…

  • sequentialstatement: Episode #9: Launching into SPACE Alex and Nick talk about the upcoming SPACE comics convention in Columbus, OH, where Nick will be tabling with artist Patrick Lay for their comic Multi-. Reviews of: Melody: Story of a Nude Dancer by Sylvie Rancourt Faith #1 by Jody Houser, Francis Portela, and Marguerite Sauvage New Construction:…

  • sequentialstatement: Episode #8: First Second’s First 10 Alex and Nick talk about publishing comics, and want you to check out2dcloud’s Kickstarter project. Music by Today’s Man. Reviews of: Vision (new series), written by Tom King, Art by Gabriel Hernandez Walta, Colors by Jordie Bellaire Frontier #11: BDSM by Eleanor Davis Harvey Pekar’s Cleveland by Harvey…

  • sequentialstatement: Episode #7: Hello 2016! Alex and Nick talk about moving into the new year. Music by Today’s Man. Comics That Challenged Me in 2015 ListSequential Statement Top 5 Reviews of: Barrier the new Panel Syndicate book by Brian K Vaughn and Marcos MartinKurosagi Corpse Delivery Service, V1-3 by Eiji Otsuka and Housui YamazakiMIND MGMT…

  • sequentialstatement: Episode #6: 2015 Wrap Up  Alex and Nick talk about the Star Wars: The Force Awakens, then give their Top 5 comics of the year, as well as a comic that they weren’t able to connect with that everyone else seemed to love. Music by Today’s Man. If you don’t want to listen to…

  • sequentialstatement: Episode #5: Our Ever-Changing Podcast Alex and Nick talk about the new Podcast format. Music by Today’s Man. Reviews of: Airboy – art by Greg Hinkle, story by James RobinsonHuck #1 – art by Rafael Albuquerque, story by Mark MillarFante Bukowski by Noah Van Sciver All-New All-Different Avengers #1 – art by Mahmud Asrar, Adam…

  • Episode234-1 sequentialstatement: Episode #4: Our Endless Numbered Days Alex and Nick talk about Halloween ComicsFest. Music by Today’s Man. Reviews of: Ikebana by Yumi Sakugawa @yumisakugawa – Retrofit Comics @retrofitcomicsPaper Girls Issue #1 – Art by Cliff Chiang and Matt Wilson, Story by Brian K. Vaughan – ImageNot Funny, Ha Ha: A Handbook for Something…