Small Presses

Review: The inevitable woe of ‘Birthmark’

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  Walking a thin line between depressing and uplifting — a line I hadn’t really thought about existing before — Nathan Jurevicius’ Birthmark brings a familiar...

Review: ‘Cat Rackham’ as an antidote to darkness

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One of the best moves I've made recently was the decision to look through the interview with creator Steve Wolfhard in the back of the...

Review: 5 comics that grabbed my attention this week

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Our Mother by Luke Howard Comics has become the territory of many examinations of mental health in regard to personal history, and each manifestation of this...

Review: Libby’s Dad – Eleanor Davis on Limited Perspectives of Childhood

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There's a fantastic moment early in Libby's Dad, Eleanor Davies latest comic, in which one of the girls attending a birthday party is wondering why their friend Taylor, who normally hangs out with them, is absent from the party. What follows is a surreal exchange where the other girls whispers hearsay and the girl mistake this gossip as the truth of a wiser, slightly older kid.

Review: Sophie Goldstein’s progressive science fiction

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House of Women and The Oven by Sophie Goldstein I haven’t encountered much chatter about Sophie Goldstein’s extraordinary, smart, beautiful three-part comic House of Women,...

Review: Jessica Campbell is so judgmental

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I’ve been a big fan of Jessica Campbell’s work since I read her Oily Comics debut My Sincerest Apologies, and what her output lacks...

Review – Frontier #13 by Richie Pope: Visions of Imperfect and Absent Fathers

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 I’m a new father. My wife and I welcomed our first child in May and our lives have been a roller coaster ever...

Review: Uncivilized Books demands more of its readers

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Houses Of The Holy by Caitlin Skaalrud Caitlin Skaalrud’s Houses Of The Holy is, on its a surface, a psychedelic and psychological journey through the...

Terry Moore’s Strangers in Paradise returns in 2018

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Appearing at a spotlight panel at the Paris Comic Con, Terry Moore revealed that after he finishes his series Motor Girl (which debuts next...

Alan Moore’s Secret Q&A Cult Exposed! Part IV: At Last the Truth Can Be...

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I had intended to post up the Q&A exchanges involved in this, a few at a time, over the summer months, but inevitably time...

Review: Shortbox #2 – Impressive Comics

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Zainab Ahtar Short Box project has delivered its second collection, and it's another strong outing.

Review: Baltic comics anthology S! #25 works its artful magic on Manga

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This collection of gaijin mangaka — that is, Manga style comics made by non-Japanese creators — who graduated to the style of Gekiga —...

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