Peow Pow Pow: Six Splendid Graphic Novels from Two International Publishers
For my column this week, we're going to showcase the work of two international publishers. Those two publishers have much in common despite their...
08/01/2017: Small Press & Indie Comics Galore
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§ Zviane contributed a wonderful illustration for the month of August in a 2017 calendar and it is beautiful. Perhaps it's the weather,...
Review – The Progressive and Personal Comics of Shee Phon
There are some artists that reinvent themselves and experiment with various method of work. Whether it’s to try to find a style or to...
SDCC ’17: Box Brown Discusses His Eisner Award Nominated “Tetris”
We all know the game “Tetris.” It’s addictive and embedded in the halls of video game history. Did you know though that it originated...
UK Publishers Avery Hill & Breakdown Press Announce New Graphic Novels for Fall 2017
Busy news day for alternative press right in the middle of the flurry of news coming out of San Diego Comic-Con. Both Avery Hill Publishing...
Review: Eleanor Davis’ expansive bike path
You & a Bike & a Road is an amiable documentation of the kindness of strangers and the general amiability of most people you encounter...
Exploring Escape and Unique layout in Zoe Taylor’s Joyride
Every once in awhile, I come across a comic like Zoe Taylor's Joyride. An experiment so different and unique that you can't help but appreciate the...
01/07/2017: Canada 150 Special: Small Press & Indie Comics
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§ For this monthly "Small Press & Indie Comics Galore", we'll focus more than usual on Canadian content to celebrate Canada's 150th anniversary! My...
Exploring Climate Change & Migrant Detention in Sophie Yanow, Iona Fox and Tings Chak’s...
What is a Glacier by Sophie Yanow, Almanac 2017, by Iona Fox & Undocumented, The Architecture of Migrant Detention* by Tings Chak.
I read these three comics...
Review – Heroes Crushed by the Weight of the Mundane in Citizen Justice by...
I'm never a big fan of the comics that pretends to "explore superheroes if they existed in the real world". I tend to find...
Reviews: Three thought-provoking new releases from Retrofit
Shit and Piss by Tyler Landry
Imagine the comic that not only lives up to that title, but manages to do so with a poetic...
ThreeCAF Part 5: Three Comics from Anya Davidson
Gloom Planet, Golden Chimes & Tycho, by Anya Davidson
Anya Davidson is a singular talent in the world of comics. There's an incredible energy to her work...
