INDIE VIEW: ‘Constantly’ is a visual poem about the struggle you can’t see
Constantly
By GG
Koyama Press
In the entirely-wordless short graphic novel Constantly, GG presents a woman as she enters her day with trepidation, which manifests in hesitation...
INDIE VIEW: ‘British Ice’ is part historical mystery, part indictment of colonialism
British Ice
By Owen D. Pomery
Top Shelf Productions
There’s a moment half-way through British Ice, Owen D. Pomery’s story about anger in a fictional British Overseas...
INDIE VIEW: ‘The Death of the Master’
The Death of the Master
By Patrick Kyle
Koyama Press
There’s a moment in Patrick Kyle’s The Death of the Master that reminded me of something that...
INDIE VIEW: ‘Renaissance 1: The Uprooted’ presents a thoughtful account of first contact
Renaissance 1: The Uprooted
Written by Fred Duval
Illustrated by Emem
Europe Comics
“Humans lie! To themselves and each other!” an alien commander yells at Swann, a well-meaning...
INDIE VIEW: ‘Black Hammer ’45’ highlights the versatility of the Hammerverse
Black Hammer ’45
Plotted by Jeff Lemire and Ray Fawkes
Written by Ray Fawkes
Illustrated by Matt Kindt
Colored by Sharlene Kindt
Lettered by Marie Enger
Dark Horse Comics
When the...
INDIE VIEW: ‘The Boy, The Mole, The Fox, and The Horse’ is the fable...
The Boy, The Mole, The Fox, and The Horse
By Charlie Mackesy
HarperOne
It’s been a hell of a year in some unprecedented ways, and so it...
INDIE VIEW: ‘Falafel With Hot Sauce’ cuts through the noise in its depiction of...
Falafel with Hot Sauce
By Michel Kichka
Translated by Montana Kane
Europe Comics
When it comes to opinions on Israel, I find that any wider view I might...
INDIE VIEW: ‘Rain’ portrays environmental disaster alongside romantic tumult
Rain
Written by Mary M. Talbot
Illustrated by Bryan Talbot
Dark Horse Books
It was during a period of three months, from the end of December 2015 into...
INDIE VIEW: ‘The Cursed Hermit’ delves even deeper into the mysteries of Hobtown
The Cursed Hermit
Written by Kris Bertin
Illustrated by Alexander Forbes
Conundrum Press
In the first book of the Hobtown Mystery Stories series The Case of the Missing...
INDIE VIEW: ‘Reincarnation Stories’ is probably all true and other lies Kim Deitch has...
Reincarnation Stories
By Kim Deitch
Fantagraphics Books
One of Kim Deitch’s great talents is creating such a blurry line between reality and fiction, and then wrapping that...
INDIE VIEW: ‘Ghost Tree’ brings the afterlife down to Earth
Ghost Tree
Written by Bobby Curnow
Illustrated by Simon Gane
Colored by Ian Herring and Becka Kinzie
Lettered by Chris Mowry
IDW Publishing
I reviewed the first issue of Ghost...
INDIE VIEW: Liana Finck puts her whole self into ‘Excuse Me’
Excuse Me: Cartoons, Complaints, and Notes to Self
By Liana Finck
Random House
The short explanation is that Liana Finck’s new collection of cartoons Excuse Me: Cartoons,...
