John Seven
John Seven is a journalist and children's book writer living in North Adams, Massachusetts. His books include 'A Rule Is To Break: A Child's Guide To Anarchy,' 'Happy Punks 1-2-3,' 'Frankie Liked To Sing,' and others. He reviews comics for the Beat in his regular Indie Beat column. Find out about all his things at johnseven.me.
INDIE VIEW: ‘Lupus’ is a science fiction epic of the human...
Lupus
By Frederik Peeters
Translated by Edward Gauvin
Top Shelf Productions
It’s hard to believe that is was nearly two decades ago that Swiss cartoonist Frederik Peeters made...
INDIE VIEW: ‘River: Stories of Old Anapra’ has an impact bigger...
River: Stories of Old Anapra
By Dave Ortega
Radiator Comics
Dave Ortega has already proven his ability to transform family history into compelling and tender comics with...
INDIE VIEW: ‘Becoming Horses’ is a wander through the creative ether
Becoming Horses
By Disa Wallander
Drawn and Quarterly
Creativity is different for everyone, and what commonalities there are get mixed in with points of departure so that...
INDIE VIEW: ‘The Phantom Twin’ mixes solid sideshow scholarship with melodrama
The Phantom Twin
By Lisa Brown
First Second Books
Last year’s insightful biography of Schlitzie the Pinhead, Nobody’s Fool by Bill Griffith, gave me a reason to...
INDIE VIEW: ‘The Golden Age’ is a lush fantasy of resistance
The Golden Age Book One
Written by Roxanne Moreil and Cyril Pedrosa
Illustrated by Cyril Pedrosa
First Second Books
When King Ronan of Antrevers dies, his daughter Tilda...
INDIE VIEW: ‘Banned Book Club’ is an energetic college kids versus...
Banned Book Club
Written by Kim Hyun Sook and Ryan Estrada
Illustrated by Ko Hyung-Ju
Iron Circus Comics
With North Korea so much in the headlines and such...
INDIE VIEW: In ‘750cc Down Lincoln Highway’ the soul hits the...
750cc Down Lincoln Highway
Written by Bernard Chambaz
Illustrated by Barroux
Lettered by Ortho
Translated by Joe Johnston
NBM
I’m going to confess that as someone who barely leaves...
INDIE VIEW: ‘The Colony’ reveals obscure anarchist history
The Colony
By Nicolas Debon
Translated by Edward Gauvin
Europe Comics
Based on the rise and fall of an actual anarchist outpost in France in the early 20th...
INDIE VIEW: ‘The Man Without Talent’ throws a profound pity party
The Man Without Talent
By Yoshiharu Tsuge
Translated by Ryan Holmberg
New York Review Comics
The Man Without Talent is not exactly an autobiography, but as revealed in...
INDIE VIEW: Canopus #1 is great psychological science fiction
Canopus #1
By Dave Chisholm
Scout Comics
A person wakes up in a strange place and has no recollection of how they got there. Maybe they have...
INDIE VIEW: ‘The Man Who F#%&ed Up Time’ and ‘Stig &...
The Man Who F#%&ed Up Time #1
Written and Lettered by John Layman
Illustrated by Karl Mostert
Colored by Dee Cuniffe
Aftershock Comics
I’ve watched and read enough adventures...
INDIE VIEW: ‘From Truth With Truth’ is ultimately empowering
From Truth With Truth
By Lawrence Lindell
A lot of people hurt inside and the longterm effects lead to damage that’s hard to just brush off....