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The Measure of a Man: Ordinary Victories
High-Low #168 (a column by Rob Clough)
Rob reviews the new Manu Larcenet collection, ORDINARY VICTORIES: WHAT IS PRECIOUS (NBM). |
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| Mon, 21 July 2008 |
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Life During Wartime: The Hot Breath of War
High-Low #167 (a column by Rob Clough)
Rob reviews the loosely-connected collection of short stories by Alixopulos, THE HOT BREATH OF WAR (Sparkplug Comic Books). |
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| Sun, 20 July 2008 |
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 News: The Dark Knight Breaks Records
The Dark Knight's debut in theatres has broken just about all the records for an opening.
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| Sat, 19 July 2008 |
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Writing About Comics, Part 3: Windy Corner Magazine #2
High-Low #166 (a column by Rob Clough)
Rob concludes his series on writing about comics by reviewing the new issue of the Austin English-edited WINDY CORNER MAGAZINE #2 (Sparkplug Comic Books). |
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| Fri, 18 July 2008 |
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Authorial Voice: How Much is Too Much When Writing a Comic?
The Splash Page #23 (a column by Timothy Callahan)
Tim Callahan and Chad Nevett consider the notion of authorial voice. Should a writer completely get out of the way and guide the characters, or should the author's voice resonate through their work? |
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| Thurs, 17 July 2008 |
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Love & Rockets #34
Shelf Life #35 (a column by Marc Sobel)
The 34th issue includes the second part of Jaime's "Wig Wam Bam", chapter six of Gilbert's "Poison River," and part four of "Love and Rockets X." |
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Writing About Comics, Part 2: Mineshaft #19
High-Low #165 (a column by Rob Clough)
Rob reviews Mineshaft #19, a zine that features art and articles by and about a remarkable number of underground and early alternative comics. |
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| Wed, 16 July 2008 |
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Magic and Terror: Bluesman
High-Low #164 (a column by Rob Clough)
Rob reviews the new collection by Rob Vollmar and Pablo Callejo, BLUESMAN (NBM). |
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| Fri, 11 July 2008 |
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Writing About Comics, Part 1: The Comics Journal #291
High-Low #163 (a column by Rob Clough)
Rob kicks off a three-part series on publications about comics with a review of THE COMICS JOURNAL #291, published by Fantagraphics. |
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| Wed, 9 July 2008 |
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Sexuality, Family and Society: Reich 3-4
High-Low #162 (a column by Rob Clough)
Rob reviews the third and fourth issues of Elijah Brubaker's biographical comic, REICH (Sparkplug Comic Books). |
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| Mon, 7 July 2008 |
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 News: Support Grant Morrison: The Early Years 2nd Edition
Sequart Research & Literacy Organization is proud to annouce that the second edition of Grant Morrison: The Early Years is now available for order only through comic shops.
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In The Details: Autobiographical Minis
High-Low #161 (a column by Rob Clough)
Rob reviews (mostly) autobiographical minicomics by Julia Wertz (THE FART PARTY 5-7), Rina Ayuyang (NAMBY-PAMBY 4) and Laura Park (DO NOT DISTURB MY WAKING DREAM). |
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| Sun, 6 July 2008 |
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 Vertigo 2008: Does DC's Mature Readers Imprint Still Have Value?
The Splash Page #22 (a column by Timothy Callahan)
Tim Callahan and Chad Nevett look at Vertigo's current output and some of its classic series and discuss what's good and what's not so good. They also list their all-time Vertigo Top Five, because they like to list stuff. |
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| Sat, 5 July 2008 |
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Slices-of-Life: Minicomics Reviews
High-Low #160 (a column by Rob Clough)
Rob reviews a variety of minicomics that focus on slice-of-life stories. Comics reviewed include LAYOVER and MY BRAIN HURTS #8 & #9 by Liz Baillie, CROSS COUNTRY #2 & I WILL FEAST ON YOUR WHORE HEART by MK Reed, and PS COMICS 4 by Minty Lewis. |
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| Thurs, 3 July 2008 |
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Heroes Con and Assorted Minis
High-Low #159 (a column by Rob Clough)
Rob takes a quick look at Heroes Con in Charlotte, NC and reviews some minis he got there. Comics reviewed includes FRED THE CLOWN #5 1/2 by Roger Langridge; UNDERPANTING and IS IT BACON?, by Matt Wiegle; MONSTER TREASURE DIGEST 0.5 by Maria Sputnik; CRUSTACEAN FRUSTRATION and ATOM-BOMB BIKINI #5 by Robert Ullman; and PHASE 7 #13 & PHASE 7 FUNNIES by Alec Longstreth. |
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| Wed, 2 July 2008 |
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News: Grant Morrison: The Early Years in Previews
Sequart Research & Literacy Organization is proud to annouce that the second edition of Grant Morrison: The Early Years is now available for order only through comic shops.
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Kid Lit: Comics and Prose
High-Low #158 (a column by Rob Clough)
Rob reviews THE FOG MOUND 3: SIMON'S DREAM (by Susan Schade and Jon Buller) and THE DOPPLE GANGER CHRONICLES: THE FIRST ESCAPE by G.P. Taylor, Daniel Boultwood and Joseph Sapulich. Both books are aimed at the pre-teen or teen set, and both books are unusual in that they alternate illustrated prose and comics in the course of the same work. |
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| Tues, 1 July 2008 |
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 The Peter David Factor: Part 15
Marvel Focus #19 (a column by Mike Wilson)
Mike Wilson looks at the first part of the "X-Cutioner's Song" crossover in X-Factor #84. It has guest stars galore. The good guys fight the good guys, and the bad guys...well, they seem to be doing pretty well for themselves. |
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| Mon, 30 June 2008 |
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Grotesque and Familiar: Wormdye
High-Low #157 (a column by Rob Clough)
Rob reviews the upcoming release Eamon Espey: WORMDYE (Secret Acres). |
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| Sat, 28 June 2008 |
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Passion & Obsession: Jam In The Band
High-Low #156 (a column by Rob Clough)
Rob reviews the debut graphic novel from Robin Enrico, JAM IN THE BAND (self-published). |
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| Fri, 27 June 2008 |
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 Final Crisis #2: Will This One Result in Less Whining?
The Splash Page #21 (a column by Timothy Callahan)
Tim Callahan and Chad Nevett take a look at the second issue of the series that somehow led to calls for Dan DiDio's firing. They liked issue #1 a lot and can't understand why other people didn't. Now they're back to say what's good about issue #2 and how the series that's really about a "secret invasion" isn't the one being released by Marvel. |
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| Sat, 21 June 2008 |
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Love & Death: Tragic Relief
High-Low #155 (a column by Rob Clough)
Rob takes a quick look at the Xeric Foundation-funded version of Colleen Frakes' TRAGIC RELIEF. |
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| Fri, 20 June 2008 |
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Minis: MariNaomi and Jeff Lok
High-Low #154 (a column by Rob Clough)
Rob takes another look at some intriguing minis, including works by MariNaomi and Jeff Lok. |
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What is the Job of a Comic Book Critic?
The Splash Page #20 (a column by Timothy Callahan)
Tim Callahan and Chad Nevett consider this thing they do called "comic book criticism." They discuss the obligations of a critic, the differences between criticism and reviews, and address B. Clay Moore's assertion that Hawaiian Dick is a book that is "beyond negative criticism." |
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| Wed, 18 June 2008 |
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High-Low At Heroes Con
High-Low #153 (a column by Rob Clough)
A brief bit of hype: sequart.com's Rob Clough will be at Heroes Con this Friday. |
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