INDIE VIEW: ‘Burmese Moons’ is a horror comic fueled by truth
Burmese Moons
Written by Sophie Ansel
Illustrated by Sam Garcia
IDW EuroComics
This seems to be a year for rough graphic novels. Not rough reading, but rough experiencing the horror lived by other people in other countries that...
INDIE VIEW: In ‘Worlds Unseen’ progress and tradition clash
Worlds Unseen
Written by Georges Abolin
Written and Illustrated by Olivier Pont
Colored by Jean-Jacques Chagnaud
Europe Comics
It’s just after the turn of the century and a mix of strangeness and violence is about to hit...
INDIE VIEW: ‘The Downed Deer’ is the campfire story of your personal nightmares
The Downed Deer
By Kelly Froh
Those familiar with Kelly Froh’s previous work will find The Downed Deer to be a departure from her typical comics. It’s darker, that’s for sure, but most importantly it takes...
INDIE VIEW: ‘The Lonesome Era’ features funny animals in real predicaments
The Lonesome Era
By Jon Allen
Iron Circus Comics
The first collection of Jon Allen’s webcomic, Ohio Is For Sale, delivered some good laughs and clever themes. His new book, The Lonesome Era, apparently pulls some material...
INDIE VIEW: ‘The Scarfolk Annual’ is not fiction and other government-sanctioned praise
The Scarfolk Annual
By Richard Littler
William Collins/HarperCollins
The Scarfolk Annual is not necessarily a comic book, but its existence pulls from a form of book that has traditionally included comics. Indeed, The Scarfolk Annual boasts two...
INDIE VIEW: ‘The Master and Margarita’ dismisses the ulitmate power of systems
The Master and Margarita
Written by Andrzej Klimowski
Illustrated by Danusia Schejbal
SelfMadeHero
As a choice for a literary adaptation in graphic novel form, you couldn’t get much more obscure or curious than The Master and Margarita. This...
INDIE VIEW: ‘Two Dead’ is exciting noir built on depressing social commentary
Van Jensen and Nate Powell offer some old-fashioned crime fiction with a thoroughly modern sensibility
INDIE VIEW: ‘After the Spring: A Story of Tunisian Youth’ focuses on the human...
After the Spring: A Story of Tunisian Youth
By Hélène Aldeguer
IDW Publishing
In the popular imagination of the Arab Spring, it’s the imagery in Egypt and Syria that are typically evoked, but it’s important to remember...
INDIE VIEW: ‘Revenger’ is all heart and all blood, too
Revenger: Children of the Damned and Revenger and the Fog
By Charles Forsman
Bergen Street Comics
After his bio at the end of the first Revenger book, Charles Forsman dedicates Revenger: Children of the Damned to “anyone...
INDIE VIEW: ‘La Voz de M.A.Y.O: Tata Rambo’ uncovers a compelling corner of Latinx...
La Voz de M.A.Y.O: Tata Rambo
Written by Henry Barajas
Illustrated by J. Gonzo
Image Comics/Top Cow Productions
Originally a self-published mini-series, the result of a successful Kickstarter campaign, La Voz de M.A.Y.O: Tata Rambo does the important...
INDIE VIEW: ‘The House’ presents grieving as a story-building process
The House
By Paco Roca
Translated by Andrea Rosenberg
Fantagraphics
I think it’s fair to say that the true measure of the impact a human is how much space they leave empty upon their death and, therefore, how...
INDIE VIEW: ‘The Willows’ is awesome ’70s horror comics by way of Lovecraft
Algernon Blackwood’s The Willows
Written By Nathan Carson
Illustrated by Sam Ford
Lettered by Jason Fischer
Floating World Comics
Before reading The Willows I was completely unfamiliar with Algernon Blackwood and I’m betting there are plenty of others out...
