Sequential State – the comics criticism archive of Alex Hoffman

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  • Review: ICELAND by Yuichi Yokoyama

    Review: ICELAND by Yuichi Yokoyama

    I’m fascinated by Yuichi Yokoyama, and have been since I got my hands on his work when it was originally published by PictureBox back before that venture closed up shop. Yokoyama’s skill is undeniable, his comics strange and dark. And, fittingly, Yokoyama’s been a recent artist of note and discussion; his 2016 comic ICELAND has been…

  • Comic Review: Dust Pam by Thu Tran

    Comic Review: Dust Pam by Thu Tran

    Dust Pam is the latest comic from the folks at Peow, and this one’s a doozy. It’s a compact 72 pages, printed in neon ink and perfect bound. The comic features a feline dustpan named Pam who works at Best Snacks Factory, some cleaning-supply friends, and a trio of irritating bugs that Pam desperately wants…

  • Comic Review: King Cat #77 by John Porcellino

    Comic Review: King Cat #77 by John Porcellino

    John Porcellino’s King Cat is an indie comics institution at this point, and John recently sent me a copy of his latest zine to look over. The long-running zine series has been collected in multiple books by Drawn and Quarterly, with another due out this Fall. King Cat issues have continued to come out at…

  • Comic Review: The Academic Hour by Keren Katz

    Comic Review: The Academic Hour by Keren Katz

    Secret Acres sent me a copy of The Academic Hour this summer. Katz’s work has been on my radar for some time; her comics have been in Ink Brick as well as Future Shock Zero. But The Academic Hour is my first experience with Katz’s work at length. Nominally, The Academic Hour is a love…

  • Comic Review: Enter, Holy Pilgrim by Laila Milevski

    Comic Review: Enter, Holy Pilgrim by Laila Milevski

    This week I’m happy to present a series of articles focused on Enter, Holy Pilgrim, by Laila Milevski. Today is the comic review of that book, and later this week we will have two interviews. The first interview is with Laila about Enter, Holy Pilgrim. The second interview is with Kevin Czap and L. Nichols…

  • Comic Review – Steam Clean by Laura Ķeniņš

    Comic Review – Steam Clean by Laura Ķeniņš

    The first round of books from Retrofit’s 2017 Kickstarter campaign made it to me this week. I immediately dug in to Laura Ķeniņš’ graphic novel Steam Clean. My knowledge of Ķeniņš’ work comes from the kuš! comics mini she did, Alien Beings. Ķeniņš’ body of this work seems focused on interpersonal conflict; Steam Clean is no…

  • Comic Review: HEDRA by Jesse Lonergan

    Comic Review: HEDRA by Jesse Lonergan

    Last year Jesse Lonergan sent me a copy of his comic HEDRA to take a look at. HEDRA is a 48-page science fiction comic printed on newspaper sheet. At first the comic puzzled me. Newsprint comics are both common and rare. It is common to see syndicated comics printed in the local newspaper. The funnies…

  • Comic Review: T by Bailey Sharp

    Comic Review: T by Bailey Sharp

    Up and coming cartoonist Bailey Sharp sent over a new comic to review in November last year and I just recently got around to reading it. This should tell you how far behind I am on my reading (it’s bad folks); the book was one of the comics included in Short Box #2, the international…

  • Manga Review: Dreamin’ Sun, vol.1 by Ichigo Takano

    Manga Review: Dreamin’ Sun, vol.1 by Ichigo Takano

    Ichigo Takano is building a reputation in the United States as a mangaka of note. Takano’s comic orange was published in two omnibus editions by Seven Seas Entertainment and was nominated for an Eisner this year in the Best U.S. Edition of International Material—Asia category. This is Seven Seas’ first Eisner nomination, and orange garnered quite a bit of…

  • Review: Spookytongue by Hetamoé

    Review: Spookytongue by Hetamoé

    Review: Spookytongue by Hetamoé I recently ordered a slew of comics from Ediciones Valientes, a Valencia-based Spanish publisher known best in the US for publishing the work of Martín López Lam. I’m not certain what the structure of Ediciones Valientes looks like – it’s possible that López Lam is also the publisher. Regardless, Ediciones Valientes…

  • Truth Zone Antics: Thoughts on Portrait and Simon Hanselmann’s Recent Feud/Roast Comics

    Truth Zone Antics: Thoughts on Portrait and Simon Hanselmann’s Recent Feud/Roast Comics

    Truth Zone Antics: Thoughts on Portrait and Simon Hanselmann’s Recent Feud/Roast Comics Simon Hanselmann is one of alternative comics’ foremost gossipmongers and roasters; his Truth Zone comics, using his Megg, Mogg, and Owl characters, are comics as criticism; they show his take on recent events, his opinion on specific creators and their work, and goings-on…