My Favorite Thing is Monsters vol. 1 Emil Ferris (Writer and Artist) Fantagraphics February 17, 2017 In elementary school, I was enchanted by a library book about monsters. Its dust cover lost to the ages (or ripped apart by another anonymous, sticky-fingered child), I remember it as a black hardcover book, mysterious and untitled, full…
Lea & Julius Antoine: A 1980s French Comic About Ephebophilia
Lea: The Confessions of Julius Antoine Serge Le Tendre (writer), Christian Rossi (artist) Fantagraphics, 1989 First published in French by Albin Michel, 1985 This article contains discussions of ephebophilia and paedophilia.
Review: What Parsifal Saw
What Parsifal Saw Ron Rege Jr. (Writer & Artist) Fantagraphics Books March 2017 Fantagraphics provided a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. In his previous collected work, Cartoon Utopia, Ron Rege Jr. suggested that readers read the book like a textbook. Not necessarily in sequential order. Looking for bits and pieces…
Review: Mark Fertig’s “Take That, Adolf!”
Take That, Adolf! Mark Fertig Fantagraphics Books March 22, 2017 Disclaimer: Take That, Adolf! was reviewed with a copy provided by the publisher.
Review: Wuvable Oaf: Blood and Metal
Wuvable Oaf: Blood and Metal Ed Luce Fantagraphics November 2016 Disclaimer: Wuvable Oaf: Blood and Metal was reviewed using a copy provided by Fantagraphics. This is probably the raunchiest non-fuck comic I’ve read in recent years. Do not read until midnight. It is not appropriate for kids. Wuvable Oaf: Blood and Metal is the followup to…
Toward a More Intersectional Jew? A Review of Miriam Libicki’s Graphic Essays
Toward a Hot Jew: Graphic Essays by Miriam Libicki Miriam Libicki Fantagraphics Books September 28, 2016 For every human being stuck between two or more axes of oppression, the internecine fighting of intersectional politics can be as frustrating and upsetting as hatred. As sick and horrified as I felt at recent acts of Antisemitism inspired…
Previously On Comics: March, America, and more
Hello and welcome again to another edition of Previously on Comics! If you’re like me, you haven’t been paying attention to much of anything in the world of comics, because the U.S. election, #NoDAPL, American Thanksgiving, and of course, the Gilmore Girls Netflix revival, among other distractions. Luckily, there have been some great news posts…
Review: Cosplayers Perfect Collection by Dash Shaw
Cosplayers Perfect Collection Dash Shaw (Writer and Artist) Fantagraphics September 6th, 2016 Cosplayers Perfect Collection follows the meandering lives of Annie and Verti, two cosplayers who both consciously and unconsciously blend reality with fandom. The book is broken down into smaller storylines following the characters as they relate to various aspects of the cosplay community….
Ghost World is Ghostly
Ghost World has a backdrop of death. The characters are surrounded by the ghosts of people and places that have passed on and changed. Enid and Becky do their best to ignore the fact that we’re all going to die. The visual representations of death begin with the copyright page. Slightly younger versions of Enid…
E – N – I – D: Ghost World and Name Fluidity
Ghost World Daniel Clowes Fantagraphics Books 1997 What’s in a name? Everything. Names play a big part in Ghost World. The characters are called by their legal names, nicknames, imagined names, and incorrect names. They receive these names through birth or social interaction, and the usage of these names communicate specific intentions.
Sex Comics 2: You Learn From the Bad Times
We went over some nice sex comics, where everyone is happy, and I hope you found something to enjoy. This time, it’s Halloween month—and at Halloween, sex gets different. All sorts of sex-and-horror analysis is out there for you to find (or write! Wanna write something like that for us?), but right here right now…
Loving Parody: Jason’s Twist on Genre Films
B-movie monsters, private detectives, vampire hunters and damsels in distress—Jason loves them all, and he loves to make fun of them all. From High Noon to The Big Sleep, he has re-written old genre stories with the twist of dark, deadpan humor that has become his signature. While it’s obvious that he genuinely loves spaghetti…
