Author Archives for Sam

Submission Success

September 4, 2008 2:53 am Published by Comments Off on Submission Success

Remember those submissions I mentioned a little while back? Well, count at least one of them as a success. I’ve... View Article


Tales of Ordinary Madness, by Charles Bukowski

August 26, 2008 2:20 am Published by Comments Off on Tales of Ordinary Madness, by Charles Bukowski

Funny, profane, repetitive, shocking, heartbreaking. All of what I remembered this collection to be. While it bogs down under repetition... View Article


Good-Bye, by Yoshihiro Tatsumi

August 19, 2008 2:19 am Published by Comments Off on Good-Bye, by Yoshihiro Tatsumi

The third volume of these brutal slice-of-life comics from Japan circa 1969-72. Nothing like the popular image of manga, and... View Article


Faker, by Mike Carey and Jock

August 14, 2008 2:17 am Published by Comments Off on Faker, by Mike Carey and Jock

A terrific high-concept ? five friends wake up after a night of hard partying to find a sixth friend who... View Article


Pulphope, by Paul Pope

August 6, 2008 2:14 am Published by Comments Off on Pulphope, by Paul Pope

An artbook by one of the leading comics artists of this generation. The book is highlighted by the appearance of... View Article


Whatever, by Karl Stevens

August 3, 2008 4:14 pm Published by Comments Off on Whatever, by Karl Stevens

A collection of strips Stevens did for the Boston Phoenix alt.weekly. Stevens captures just the right moment sand expressions. The... View Article


Blood Meridian, by Cormac McCarthy

June 28, 2008 2:05 am Published by Comments Off on Blood Meridian, by Cormac McCarthy

As interesting a study in genre as I can recall. If anyone else wrote this bludgeoning, gore-soaked novel, it would... View Article