Sequential State – the comics criticism archive of Alex Hoffman

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  • Comics That Challenged Me In 2017: Part 3

    Today is part 3 of a 4 part list of comics that challenged me in 2017. Here’s a link to the first part of the list and here’s the link to the second. This part of the list has a few more books I’ve already reviewed, but part of the reason I reviewed them was because…

  • 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…

  • Review: Palefire, Written by MK Reed, Illustrated by Farel Dalrymple In my quest to wrap up my 2015 reading I’ve been thinking about a book I received from Secret Acres earlier this year. On paper, Palefire seems like a no-brainer. It’s a collaboration between MK Reed, a talented comics writer whose work I’ve seen (if…

  • Review: The Understanding Monster – Book Two, By Theo Ellsworth Of the alternative comics I’ve read so far, there are many that have used autobiographical elements to create strong personal stories. But none of those comics have plunged so deeply into the creator’s psyche as Theo Ellsworth’s series The Understanding Monster. Through the surreal travels…

  • There’s been a great conversation regarding the work of Mike Dawson this week, somewhat self-inflicted. Dawson posted some honest to god numbers about the number of books he has sold and talked really frankly about his work and his audience. I honestly didn’t know anything about Mike’s work until earlier this year, when I bought…