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,...
INDIE VIEW: ‘Family Tree’ and ‘Folklords’ enliven tropes by subverting them
Family Tree #1
Written by Jeff Lemire
Illustrated by Phil Hester
Image Comics
I’m past the point where I’m willing to give end of the world stories much...
INDIE VIEW: ‘Chasing Echoes’ shows a family in hot pursuit of themselves
Chasing Echoes
Written by Dan Goldman
Illustrated by George Schall
Humanoids Life Drawn
It might be fair to call Malka Solomon a mess, but it’s not nice. That...
INDIE VIEW: ‘The Twilight Man’ traces Rod Serling’s pioneering darkness
The Twilight Man: Rod Serling and the Birth of Television
By Koren Shadmi
Humanoids Life Drawn
There is a myth that America has always been desperate to...
INDIE VIEW: ‘Palimpsest: Documents From a Korean Adoption’ turns a personal story into passionate...
Palimpsest: Documents From a Korean Adoption
By Lisa Wool-Rim Sjöblom
Drawn and Quarterly
As the 21st Century progresses, multiple givens of life continue to be turned on...
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.
