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,...
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...
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...
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....
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....
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...
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...
