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Mini-Comics in the Library Of Congress

by Xaviar XerexesJune 19, 2012

Maybe comics still needs more popular respect as an art form (rather than as a development platform for superhero movies) but this is certainly a sign of respect from our nation’s curator of literature and culture. I don’t normally post press releases but what the hey: SPX Acquires the Dean Haspiel Collection and Other Mini-Comics for the Small Press Expo Collection at the Library of Congress Bethesda, Maryland; June 17, 2012 – Small Press Expo is pleased to announce that Dean Haspiel has generously donated his mini-comic collection to the Small Press Expo Collection at the Library of Congress. The …

Why Isn’t Subnormality More Well Known?

by Xaviar XerexesJune 18, 2012

Why isn’t Subnormality better known? Or maybe it is, maybe it’s just me that has found it, and then missed it long enough to find it again (and repeat a couple times).

Bad Machinery: Case #1

by Xaviar XerexesJune 17, 2012March 8, 2020

I just reread the very first “case” of John Allison’s Bad Machinery (which lasts until comic number 108). Kind of a revelation actually — reading the whole thing from start to finish at once makes such a better experience than I remembered the initial serialization. I liked this a lot — it totally clicked for me that this is also something my kids would really like as well. I remember being mostly confused the first time I read it and not keeping close enough track of the plot to feel much satisfaction at the conclusion of the mystery. I also paid too …

Wonderella + Dinosaur Comics

by Xaviar XerexesJune 17, 2012

I’d forgotten that Dinosaur Comics is actually the phantom realm of the Non-Adventures of Wonderella.

Yeah Put ‘Em Up, Boss

by Xaviar XerexesJune 16, 2012

Kate Beaton is known for lovingly mocking history in her webcomic Hark A Vagrant, but I think most fans appreciate the pop culture blasts too. I’m not sure her current website archives is actually the exact order she posted things to the web but this is the first appearance of her surly, sarcastic Wonder Woman and already it’s pretty close to the definite Beaton take on this character.

Battlefield: Hastings

by Xaviar XerexesJune 16, 2012

I’ve been rereading the world’s funniest history nerd webcomic, Hark A Vagrant, and saw a link to this animated version of the Bayeux Tapestry. A simple but clever idea that really brings it to life: [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LtGoBZ4D4_E]

Kukuburi by Ramon Perez

by Xaviar XerexesJune 15, 2012

Another great serialized story webcomic is Kukuburi by Ramon Perez. Funny, I’ve gravitated to three webcomics from the Transmission X collective, but not surprising as the quality of work from that group of creators is consistently strong. Kukuburi is even more impressive for the attention to full color that Perez gives it. It’s weird too but it has a dreamlike quality that’s more Dr. Seuss than David Lynch. Perez has created a very likable main character in Nadia. When she’s the center of attention, the story has been compelling. When she’s not it feels a little less interesting to me, …

Milestones: Starslip by Kris Straub

by Xaviar XerexesJune 15, 2012March 8, 2020

Seven years of science fiction wrapped up (for now!) with the last installment of Kris Straub’s Starslip. That’s one I’d like to sit down an read the whole thing again. I have been less than diligent in keeping up with it in the latter half of its run, but that had more to do with constraints on my time than any perceived diminishment of its entertainment value.