INDIE VIEW: ‘Swimming In Darkness’ mixes architecture and mythology to create an abstract mystery
The real Therme Vals in Switzerland becomes both the backdrop and main character in this tale of existential noir.
INDIE VIEW: There’s nowhere to go but down in ‘Plummet’
Plummet
By Sherwin Sullivan Tija
Conundrum Press
The premise of Plummet, the frenetic new graphic novel from Montreal-based writer and artist Sherwin Sullivan Tija, is very simple,...
INDIE VIEW: ‘Gramercy Park’ shows the heart to be the ultimate crime scene
Gramercy Park
Written by Timothée de Fombelle
Illustrated by Christian Cailleaux
Translated by Edward Gauvin
IDW EuroComics
Why is the woman on the roof obsessively watching the window of...
INDIE VIEW: ‘Ignited’ finds empowerment in tragedy
Ignited Volume One: Triggered
Written by Mark Waid and Kwanza Osajyefo
Illustrated by Phil Briones
Humanoids/H1
Folding in real circumstances in a superhero comic has become a standard...
INDIE VIEW: ‘The Blue Road’ brings poetic clarity to the life of immigrants
The Blue Road
Written by Wayde Compton
Illustrated by April Dela Noche Milne
Arsenal Pulp Press
It is always worth reminding people that the concept of national borders...
INDIE VIEW: ‘Vanni’ is a sweeping but intimate account of the Sri Lankan conflict
Vanni: A Family’s Struggle Through the Sri Lankan Conflict
Research and Story by Benjamin Dix
Script and Illustration by Lindsay Pollack
Pennsylvania State University Press/Graphic Medicine
When I...
INDIE VIEW: ‘Mikel’ plunges into paranoid Basque Country
Mikel
Written by Mark Bellido
Illustrated by Judith Vanistenpael
Translated by Erica Mena
Self Made Hero
Taking place amidst the Basque separatist movement in Spain, Mikel focuses on a...
INDIE VIEW: ‘Americana’ is a thru-hike across Luke Healy’s psyche
The Pacific Crest Trail becomes the road to self-discovery
INDIE VIEW: ‘Martin Peters’ plays with the facts
Martin Peters
By Patrick Allaby
Conundrum Press
Have you ever had a conversation with a friend where you and the friend trade stories about your teenage years?...
INDIE VIEW: ‘Taxi! Stories From the Back Seat’ savors life’s in-between moments
Taxi! Stories From the Back Seat
By Aimee de Jongh
Conundrum Press
The inside of a taxi is a strange space, in that for one person it...
INDIE VIEW: ‘The Tenderness of Stones’ portrays the harshness of loss
Marion Fayolle's storybook of dark emotions
INDIE VIEW: ‘Floppy #1’ and ‘Desolation Bay’ tell different kinds of histories
Two Massachusetts cartoonists put intellectual and poetic heft into their comics.
