Category Archives: Review by Robin

My book for today was Love and Rockets Volume 3 Book 1 by Los Hernandez. I am going to get to interview Jaime on Saturday at the Emerald City Comicon, so I figured it was about time to catch up … Continue reading →

I am starting out my daily comic reading challenge on high note. I picked up Apollo’s Song by Osamu Tezuka over the weekend at my favorite used book store(Pulp Fiction Books) for cheap. Normally I don’t pick up manga, but … Continue reading →

Ok, so I have a huge stack of comics sitting there waiting for me to read and I really want to read them. I am going to try and read a comic a day. No guarantee on size of comic, … Continue reading →

So Stumptown was a month ago, and I am slacking off on saying what I thought about it. I had lots of fun, I bought some great comix. The Papercutter anthology being the top of the list. In lew of … Continue reading →

So I have a big stack of mini’s that I am very happy with picking up and need to share with people. Even though I was unable to make it SPX, I still got some mighty fine stuff at Stumptown … Continue reading →

A couple of months ago, my good friend, Robert Dayton filled in for me at the Discorder, and wrote a fabulous article about the new Popeye book from Fantagraphics. Here it is in full splender for reading enjoyment. Two thousand … Continue reading →

I love getting comix in the mail, especially when they are good, and Estrus Comics by MariNaomi is certainly no exception. So far I have only been exposed to the 4th issue of her ongoing series of autobio comix. Featured … Continue reading →

I am always a sucker for the comix with loaded with great smooth storytelling using some classsic cartooning techniques. Daniel Spottwood makes me a happy reader with his classic strip shaped mini, Disquietville. Schooled in the ways of Ivan Brunetti, … Continue reading →

I was picked this up at SPX last fall, I was initially attracted by the minimalism in it. Written and drawn by Alex Cahill, The Last Island is neat introspective journey. Alex uses a nice clean art style to pull … Continue reading →

A great offshoot of the recent trend of anthologies, is the exposure to more experimental narrative art forms. Living in Vancouver, I am lucky enough to have some exposure to a great group of talented folks. Nog-A-Dod, is an excellent … Continue reading →