Month: August 2013
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Alternative Comics #4 Reviewed on Comics Bulletin
Tiny Pages Made of Ashes 8/20/2013: Vanguards and Alternatives @ Comics Bulletinhttp://comicsbulletin.com/reviews/5983/tiny-pages-made-of-ashes-8202013-vanguards-and-alternatives/Alternative Comics is the flagship collection from the small-press publisher of the same name. This collection features short strips from some of the finest and best-known indie-minded cartoonists working today –with material by people like James Kochalka, Noah Van Sciver, Sam Henderson and David…
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The Outliers Reviewed on MTV Geek
MTV Geek – New Comic Book Day Pull-List: ‘Subatomic Party Girls’, ‘Avengers Arena’, ‘The Outliers’ And More Reviewedhttp://geek-news.mtv.com/2013/08/16/subatomic-party-girls-avengers-arena-the-outliers-review/Erik T. Johnson is an artist and graphic designer who has contributed illustrations to the New Yorker, the New York Times, Maxim, and many other publications. And this, his first full-length comic book, marks him as a creator…
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Locust Moon Likes Outliers
Locust Moon Comics says that Erik T. Johnson’s The Outliers is good this week! “the outliers #1 : erik johnson has crafted an intriguing piece of cartooning, telling the tale of a speechless young boy who encounters a strange beast in the woods. check it out.”
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Comic Bastards Reviews Outliers
Comic Bastards reviews Erik T. Johnson’s Outliers. “The Outliers was everything I wanted from an indie comic book. It has fantastic art with a distinct style and story that is creative and full of mystery. I don’t know the world and I don’t know anyone’s origins and that’s great. That’s why I read comic books to…
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Look Straight Ahead Review from Poopsheet
Justin at Poopsheet Foundation reviews Look Straight Ahead by Elaine M. Will. “One of the more surprising finds in Look Straight Ahead is the idea that the introspective self-doubt of the artist bears some similarity to the chaos of mental illness. That’s not really the main crux of the narrative though. It centers on Jeremy…
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Helios Sacrifice Reviews Outliers
Helios Sacrifice reviews Erik T. Johnson’s Outliers. “About: A mysterious boy, who makes friends with the creatures who go bump in the night, Tsu survives a bus roll over, threats from two monsters, and the frustrations of being a mute. It’s still early in the story, but I think reading past chapter one will teach us…
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Inkstuds interviews Sam Henderson
Inkstuds interviews Sam Henderson on 20 years of Magic Whistle and his new book, Magic Whistle #13! “Sam Henderson has been making his Magic Whistle comics for the last 20 years. The latest issue, number 13 will be out this fall by the recently revitalized Alternative Comics. Sam has also been doing short animations of his work you…
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Look Straight Ahead reviewed on Shelf Abuse
Carl Doherty raves about Elaine Will’s Look Straight Ahead on Shelf Addiction: “I went through a troubled phase in my mid-teens, in which I became obsessed with my place in the universe, developed what I now believe to have been messiah complex, and declared myself the meaning of life. Fortunately, I managed to avoid “the…
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Adventureblog! recommends Outliers
Robot 6’s Reviewer Michael May recommends Erik T. Johnson’s The Outliers #1 in his Adventureblog! “The comic is on sale this week (published by Alternative Comics) and I highly recommend it.”
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Robot 6 Picks Outliers
Erik T. Johnson’s The Outliers #1 is a Pick of The Week on Robot 6! Outliers #1 “As a big fan of Alternative Comics when it was run by founder Jeff Mason, I’m reassured by Outliers that the company is in safe hands with new publisher Marc Arsenault. I’ve had a chance to read an advance copy…
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New Last Gasp Catalog
Check out the new Last Gasp comics & graphic novels catalog featuring Failure and several other Alternative Comics titles (along with some great stuff from other publishers too).
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SPX Magic Whistle #13 Submission
SUBMISSION: Magic Whistle #13 by Sam Henderson – an SPX debut Sam Henderson’s funny book celebrates it’s 20th anniversary by returning to bi-annual publication! Stories this issue include ‘Three Little Fishies’, ‘The Half Plus Seven Rule’ and ‘The Origin of Dirty Danny!’ Added to Sam’s regular hilarity are guest-artists Lizz Hickey and David Goldin. Alternative…