Autobio indie comics automatically have an uphill battle to fight with me, as I’m sure they do with most readers. It’s an overpopulated junkpile of a genre most often, and though a few rare comics slip through every year with something new to offer or a new way to say something, I’ve read more bad … Read more100 Days, 100 Comics #45: ‘My Every Single Thought’

This was easily the most I’ve enjoyed an Indigo Tribe issue yet. The variety of pages layouts, the Guy Gardner moments, the advancement of plot, and the big ending all bolstered this read. **SPOILER ALERT** There are always weird little things that nag at me about Green Lantern books, and as effective as the final … Read more100 Days, 100 Comics #44: ‘Green Lantern Corps’ #42

I managed to watch the new Doctor Who special “The Waters of Mars” this week after it aired in the U.K., and without spoiling anything, it brought up a reference or two to the old Ice Warriors from Mars’ history, so this cover caught me in a moment of weakness. These stories were originally published … Read more100 Days, 100 Comics #43: ‘Doctor Who Classics Series 2’ #11

As a follow-up to Snake Oil #2, I was anxious to see where this series was going to go. It’s obviously the work of someone with an eye for the basic Understanding Comics mechanics of sequential narrative, which has a made each of Chuck Forsman’s books I’ve picked up so far an engaging read. Three … Read more100 Days, 100 Comics #42: ‘Snake Oil’ #3

Diving into this issue got me a little misty-eyed for 52, and based on that sentiment alone I was predisposed to liking this new mini. In addition to Tony Bedard being a writer I automatically approach with high expectations, The Great Ten #1 came off my reading stack from last week with several distinct advantages. … Read more100 Days, 100 Comics #41: ‘The Great Ten’ #1

I read the first Snake Oil volume a long time ago and have been admittedly lax tracking down its follow-ups, which now go up to issue #4. As Chuck Forsman, the series’ creator states inside, this was the final part of his thesis at The Center for Cartoon Studies. Understanding his work from that perspective, … Read more100 Days, 100 Comics #40: ‘Snake Oil’ #2

Why I didn’t see this premise turning into a full-on post-apocalyptic Furry drama up until this issue totally escapes me, but as of the last page of Sweet Tooth #3, I’m seeing this book with new eyes. The Lost Boy kids were completely absent from this issue, which is almost entirely focused on Sweet Tooth … Read more100 Days, 100 Comics #39: ‘Sweet Tooth’ #3

“Well, they can’t all be like the burning army of Chien-Chi.” –Professor Bruttenholm This Abe Sapien one-shot, which came out from Dark Horse last week was remarkably fulfilling on several levels (not surprising, since it’s written by Mike Mignola and John Arcudi), even if the suspension of disbelief hoisting the ending comes off as hastily … Read more100 Days, 100 Comics #38: ‘Abe Sapien: The Haunted Boy’