INDIE VIEW: ‘From Truth With Truth’ is ultimately empowering
From Truth With Truth
By Lawrence Lindell
A lot of people hurt inside and the longterm effects lead to damage that’s hard to just brush off....
INDIE VIEW: ‘Multo’ tackles the big mystery of self
Multo
By Andrew Lorenzi
Retrofit/Big Planet
Andrew Lorenzi’s chosen focal point of autobiography to opens his cryptic book Multo is a rumination on his own history with...
INDIE VIEW: ‘In Pieces: Someplace Which I Call Home’ provides Ipswich, Massachusetts with its...
In Pieces: Someplace Which I Call Home
By Kurt Ankeny
Adhouse Books
I’ve spent plenty of time in Ipswich, MA, but mostly just passing through on Rt...
INDIE VIEW: ‘The Strange Ones’ maps out a walk down memory lane
The Strange Ones
By Jeremy Jusay
Gallery 13
The Strange Ones began its life in the very decade it takes place in, the 1990s, but it took...
INDIE VIEW: ‘Constantly’ is a visual poem about the struggle you can’t see
Constantly
By GG
Koyama Press
In the entirely-wordless short graphic novel Constantly, GG presents a woman as she enters her day with trepidation, which manifests in hesitation...
INDIE VIEW: ‘The Death of the Master’
The Death of the Master
By Patrick Kyle
Koyama Press
There’s a moment in Patrick Kyle’s The Death of the Master that reminded me of something that...
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: ‘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: ‘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...
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...
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...
INDIE VIEW: ‘Mimi and the Wolves’ is cuteness with fangs
Mimi and the Wolves Volume 1
By Alabaster Pizzo
Avery Hill Publishing
Alabaster Pizzo started Mimi and the Wolves as a self-published effort back in 2013,...
