Review: Two rich offerings in Nobrow’s 17 x 23 series
Nobrow Press’ 17 x 23 series highlights accomplished smaller works in a pleasing package that speaks to graphic novel consumers who might not seek...
Review: Whit Taylor’s Up Down Clown tackles mental health issues
The sad clown is a trope that has been well-used in every storytelling media there is, but Whit Taylor’s Up Down Clown from Ninth...
Review: The hilarious honesty of Jane Mai’s See You Next Tuesday
Jane Mai isn’t merely self-deprecating. That phrase doesn’t capture her at all. Actually, I don’t know what to call it instead, but it comes out...
Review: 750 Years In Paris offers details within the broad stroke of history
Given the recent tragic events in Paris, Vincent Mahé’s absolutely stunning 750 Years In Paris is a sprawling reminder that this is not the...
Review: Baltic anthology š! #23 offers big art in a small package
The Balkan comics anthology š! from kuš! is one of the more challenging delights of the comics world, grafting the sensibility of a contemporary art gallery onto the comics page. It regularly presents challenging and edgy work, often abstract, but with enough show of personality that you can see these are the works of real humans, and it comes in a striking mini-digest format that evokes Little Big Books, adding to its appeal as an object to display.
Rising stars: Tillie Walden is a name you’re going to hear a lot more...
You know how you hear a name or a word for the first time and then suddenly that name or word is everywhere? Well that name is Tillie Walden, a student from Austin, TX, currently a student at the Center for Cartoon Studies in VT, who is poised to be one of the hottest cartoonists of 2016, after an already spectacular 2015. (Word on the street is that she may have even been part of the inspiration for this infamous comic.) Walden is barely 20 years old (she was born in 1996)and already has amazing drawing chops and solid storytelling—she has several short comics posted on her site that you can read in their entirety. Broken Frontier just named her their Breakout Talent of 2015 and if this is the first time you're hearing about her, it's probably not the last.
MATT CHATS: Kelly Williams on the Grind of the Indy Artist
Welcome to MATT CHATS, a weekly interview series that goes live every Tuesday conducted between myself and a creator and/or player in the comic book industry,...
Publishing news: Over the Garden Wall, Badger,
§ Boom announced they're making Over the Garden Wall an ongoing, via its KaBOOM! imprint, written by Jim Campbell (Star Wars, The Krachmacher) and show writer...
Panel Syndicate Quietly Releases New Series “Barrier” from Vaughan, Martin, Vicente
Panel Syndicate quietly releases new series 'Barrier" from Vaughan, Martin, and Vicente and you should pick it up!
Comic Arts Brooklyn Debuts Part 2: From Mai to Stvr Wrs – UPDATED!
More Amazing books and LESS money in your pocket. MORE TO COME.
Fanfare/Ponent Mon
Available via Knockabout Comics
Ponent Mon has been quietly rebuilding its backlist whilst...
Comic Arts Brooklyn Debuts Part 1: punks, witches, cats, 3D Jim Woodring, more
This weekend it's Comic Arts Brooklyn in Williamsburg and here's a look at the books that will be debuting. Thanks to all the contributing publishers and cartoonists for supplying the info and lightening our wallets.
Because there were so many new and exciting books I'm splitting this into two parts. Look for part two tomorrow!
24 Hours of Halloween: Sabin Cauldron’s MALEFICIUM
In addition to having the most Halloween-like name ever, cartoonist Sabin Cauldron is an up and comer who will have the third issue of...


















