Comics Academe: How Do You Teach Comics?
- Comics, Comics Academe, Essays
- September 12, 2014
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Yumi Sakugawa Imagines a Beautiful Future with Fashion Forecasts0
- Comics, Indie & Small Press, Reviews
- January 9, 2019
Fashion Forecasts Yumi Sakugawa Retrofit September 2018 It can be difficult to look forward to a new year, especially as the world moves in a downward progression politically and morally. There’s a pressure to reflect on the past year, which means considering how we’ve grown, but also remembering all the negative experiences and difficulties. Fortunately,
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John, Dear is a Stunningly Well-Crafted Comic about Abusive Relationships2
- Comics, Indie & Small Press, Reviews
- November 2, 2018
John, Dear Laura Lannes Retrofit Comics September 2018 Content warning: This comic depicts an abusive relationship and abuse is discussed in the review. John, Dear by Laura Lannes is not an easy comic to read. In terms of construction and artistry, it should be; Lannes uses holes and a physical body’s literal descent into emptiness
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Ignatz Alert: How to Be Alive2
- Comics, Indie & Small Press, Reviews
- September 28, 2018
How to Be Alive Tara Booth 2017 Retrofit Comics/Big Planet Comics How to Be Alive turns a collection of Tara Booth’s gouache vignettes into a complicated, intense look at Booth’s everyday life that swings from hilarious to saddening in the turn of a page. From dragging on the layers required to face a cold day
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Crowdfunding Comics Roundup, April ‘180
- Comics, Indie & Small Press, Lists
- April 24, 2018
It’s April! The birds are chirping, the sun has returned to us, and Kickstarter season is in full swing. This month brings us a ton of new exciting projects, from a gorgeous riso-printed exploration of mental health as a freelancer to an own-voices celebration of a Sunday morning in the Bronx. Check them out!
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Finding Answers in Sophie Yanow’s What is a Glacier?0
What is a Glacier? Sophie Yanow Retrofit June 2017 In What is a Glacier? Sophie Yanow masterfully weaves together a trip to Iceland, a bad breakup, immigration woes, climate change, and anxiety about death into a 32 page meditation. “How do I get better at endings,” she asks herself midway through the book, and it’s
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Small Press Bites: IUDs, Dads, and Gangs0
- Comics, Indie & Small Press, Reviews, Zines
- February 15, 2017
Here are three bite-sized reviews of some shorter books from the infinite to-read pile in my house. Keep an eye out for more round-up reviews as our small press coverage expands! Lovers in the Garden Anya Davidson Retrofit/Big Planet Comics Anya Davidson’s retro style is the star of in Lovers in the Garden, with bright
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Ignatz Alert: How to Be Alive
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Crowdfunding Comics Roundup, April ‘18
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