INDIE VIEW: ‘Parable of the Sower’ sets the standard for post-apocalyptic comics
Parable of the Sower
Written by Damian Duffy
Illustrated by John Jennings
Abrams Books
Adapted from Octavia Butler’s 1993 novel of the same name, Parable of the Sower...
INDIE VIEW: ‘A Letter To Jo’ captures the ordinary horror of World War...
A Letter To Jo
Written by Joseph Sieracki
Illustrated by Kelly Williams
Lettered by Taylor Esposito
Top Shelf Productions
One of the biggest stories America told itself in the...
INDIE VIEW: ‘In Pieces: Someplace Which I Call Home’ provides Ipswich, Massachusetts with its...
In Pieces: Someplace Which I Call Home
By Kurt Ankeny
Adhouse Books
I’ve spent plenty of time in Ipswich, MA, but mostly just passing through on Rt...
INDIE VIEW: ‘Fights’ chronicles a society embedded with violence and neglect
Fights: One Boy’s Triumph Over Violence
By Joel Christian Gill
Oni Press
Reading Fights: One Boys Triumph Over Violence hurt, I’ll just start with that. It hurt...
INDIE VIEW: ‘The Audra Show’ defies expectations
The Audra Show
By Audra Stang
Radiator Comics
The Audra Show doesn’t star a character named Audra, rather it’s the work of cartoonist Audra Stang. Though...
INDIE VIEW: ‘The Strange Ones’ maps out a walk down memory lane
The Strange Ones
By Jeremy Jusay
Gallery 13
The Strange Ones began its life in the very decade it takes place in, the 1990s, but it took...
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...
