By Sam on December 1st, 2011
Posted In: 52 Books/52 Weeks
I echo
Sean Collins on this one: if Ott spent a fraction of the time and care on his writing that he does on his beautiful, insanely detailed scratchboard art, these stories would be masterworks. As it is, they’re pat and trite, though amazing to behold. His lighting effects are particularly appealing.
Buy R.I.P. at Powell’s
Book: 55/52
52/52: An ongoing project to read one book a week and document those books with reviews of 52 words each.
By Sam on November 24th, 2011
Posted In: 52 Books/52 Weeks
A relatively early work (though, according to the interview with Tatsumi at the back of the book, roughly his 15th full-length manga) about a wrongly accused man handcuffed to a murder who escapes from a train crash. It’s pretty raw, far from the skill Tatsumi would later show in his shorts stories.
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Book: 54/52
52/52: An ongoing project to read one book a week and document those books with reviews of 52 words each.
By Sam on November 17th, 2011
Posted In: 52 Books/52 Weeks
Death Trap, by Lane Milburn; Curio Cabinet, by John Brodowski; Deadworld: Slaughterhouse, by Gary Reed and Sami Makkonen.
I read these indie horror comics in October to prep for Halloween. My thoughts on Milburn’s Death Trap, a grimy 80s horror movie on paper,
are here. Curio Cabinent is mostly wordless, but manages to drive home some transcendently weird images. And Deadworld features art by regular Split Lip collaborator Sami Makkonen.
Books: 51-53/52
52/52: An ongoing project to read one book a week and document those books with reviews of 52 words each.
By Sam on November 10th, 2011
Posted In: 52 Books/52 Weeks
I’m not much for fantasy—as one friend said when I mentioned this: you mean trolls and shit? That’s basically my take on the genre—but this was riveting. The fantasy quotient here was low (but will rise later); the political intrigue and complex characters were too good to stay away from.
Book: 50/52
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52/52: An ongoing project to read one book a week and document those books with reviews of 52 words each.
