Alphabetical Index of Other Publishers

The K Chronicles: I Left My Arse in San Francisco

The newest K Chronicles compendium, as artist Keith Knight labels his strip collections, is now available. It’s completely self-published and only available through his website, but that means it comes signed and numbered. The first strip in the book gives an indication that this is a new, more mature Knight, as he announces that he’s turning 40 and suffering from pneumonia. There are a couple of guest strips (from Nina Paley and Steve Notley) before he’s off to visit his […]

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Tough Love: High School Confidential

This story of two boys falling in love in high school and the struggles they face was previously published as a series of minicomics by Abby Denson, and I think I preferred those to this square-bound graphic novel presentation. The art is so minimal and rough — it looks in some cases as if it was done with a Sharpie — that the book format of Tough Love: High School Confidential doesn’t show it to advantage. On photocopy paper, roughly […]

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Supernatural Law the Movie; Mavis #5

Just out is Supernatural Law Secretary Mavis #5, a one-shot giving the popular supporting character her own focus. It’s refreshing to see her return, since her last issue was five years ago, and I’ve missed her. In this story, “Weird Eye for the Normal Guy”, three ghosts are being sued. They promised to teach someone how to be scary, and he’s dissatisfied with the results. But the real story is how Mavis is going to balance her support of the […]

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Nothing Better

Everyone thinks they can do a story of college life, because it seems so simple, especially to the majority of the audience who’ve been through academia. That’s not the case, because realistic characters, and especially dialogue, are harder to do than you might think. Tyler Page gets it right with Nothing Better. He even covers a subject most are afraid to tackle in depth, religious belief, with sensitivity and understanding. Jane is newly away from home and her perfect family. […]

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Jane’s World Volume 7

Jane’s World Volume 7 is something of a departure for Paige Braddock. Previous volumes in the series have been reworked collections of comic strips, with emphasis on soap opera and daily life observations of the title character. This is the first lengthy storyline developed as such from the beginning, and it incorporates more drama and suspense. Jane, who’s usually unlucky in love, is currently being pursued by two women. As the story begins, the three of them are finishing up […]

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Girl Genius 6: Agatha Heterodyne and the Golden Trilobite

The big battle set up in the previous volume here occurs as promised. In Agatha Heterodyne and the Golden Trilobite, the Baron’s preparing to attack the town where Agatha was taken prisoner. Even though the town’s prince is dead, his son Tarvek is carrying on in his stead, plotting to control the area. Most importantly, the long-lost Lucrezia Mongfish, a woman fabled just as much as the Heterodyne Boys (and an old acquaintance of the Baron’s), has returned, as a […]

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Finder: Five Crazy Women

Five Crazy Women follows The Rescuers sequentially, but it’s got more in common with Mystery Date, the book before that. Both deal with that thorny topic of relationships, especially as they are complicated by sex. It’s the world’s most fruitful subject for art, because there are infinite combinations to explore and built-in reader interest. Especially when it comes to Jaeger’s lifestyle — he avoids the games most civilized people play and the facades they operate under. As the book opens, […]

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Girl Genius 3: Agatha Heterodyne and the Monster Engine

Agatha Heterodyne is still figuring out how to get out of the Airship City in this third book in the series by Phil & Kaja Foglio, Girl Genius: Agatha Heterodyne and the Monster Engine. She’s now got a helper, an annoying talking cat. Before that, though, she and Gilgamesh are getting friendlier. He’s asked her to help in his private lab, where he can show off (he was a child genius! he created a mechanical orchestra! that plays music that […]

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