Critiquing Comics #214: ‘The 9 Circles’ #1
A drifter in the Old West gives confession to an alcoholic priest. Demons attack and the drifter, who has special
Read moreA drifter in the Old West gives confession to an alcoholic priest. Demons attack and the drifter, who has special
Read moreThis time, a Christmas-themed comic. Isn’t it a little late for that? A seasonal comic may be a rather odd
Read moreWeight training is very big in space. At least, on the planet Cankee, where Earth-style weightlifting has caught on like
Read moreEpic Tavern’s Tales from the Fantastical Crimes Unit gives us a noir-type detective on the case of a kidnapped centaur
Read moreAnthologies have traditionally been something of a bear to critique, especially if they’re not very good. Producing the End of
Read moreDavid Dye has been one of our favorites here on Critiquing Comics; Tim and Mulele even interviewed him once. He’s
Read moreTexas Tracts, by Rachelle Meyer, is a series of three short comics, modeled in format after the Christian evangelical “Chick
Read moreWell, another weekend has rolled around and we hope we can offer you a brief respite from anything stressful you
Read moreRoot and Branch is a comic that flirts with the fantasy genre, but is more concerned about a clash of
Read moreIs Matt Canning‘s Honeymoon in the Afterlife about dying? Is it about life? Unlike some inscrutable comics we’ve discussed recently,
Read moreMidnight Highway is a horror comic on which all the creators are firing on all cylinders. Well, most of them.
Read moreNeil Gibson is back! Tim and Mulele have discussed his Twisted Dark anthology series more than once, and Koom once
Read moreAlthough it’s currently only available digitally, Adora and the Distance, by Marc Bernardin, Ariela Kistantina, Bryan Valenza, and Bernardo Brice,
Read moreWinston Gambro‘s Rex Radley: Boy Adventurer is an all-ages comedy adventure series. Tim and Adam discuss. https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/stingpin/210626.mp3 Comicon thanks Deconstructing
Read moreThree years ago, Tim & Mulele discussed the first issue of Tales from the Interface by Emmanuel Filteau. We thought
Read moreOur critique candidate this time is an unusual one: an artist who asks us to critique a comic he drew
Read morePart comic, part children’s storybook, Realm of Owls is heavy on world building and a bit light on characters, at
Read moreAt what was ostensibly a rave, some kids are turned into zombies. How do the remaining kids deal with it?
Read morePier Dola has sent us another of his comics. Another of his very, very long comics, filled with very well-drawn
Read moreA German doctor treats amputee Confederate soldiers in 1864 Virginia. But then his secret is found out by a desperate
Read moreIn a world where a pandemic is causing people’s organs to fail, the company that makes synthetic organs wields a
Read moreA story about a pot-smoking superhero taking on a villain whose henchmen wear KKK robes. Is this OK?! Tim is
Read moreWe’ve discussed Joseph Hewitt’s work on the show before, and even met him at a comics festival. Now he’s back
Read moreA retro-style daily strip about a talking bear! This time Tim is joined by comics colorist Jeremy Kahn to discuss
Read moreIf you’re an American who grew up in a certain era, you may have a story about that time you
Read moreLiz Wynter isn’t special. She’s exactly like thousands of other people who have lived, with the same DNA, and she
Read moreWay back in 2014, Tim and Mulele discussed the first volume of R.u.N. (Remember Ur Nature), a comic in shonen
Read moreChad Bilyue is on a roll! No sooner had he released issue 4 of Chad in Amsterdam than he was
Read moreTelling a story without dialogue can be difficult. Telling your story entirely with pictures takes excellent storytelling skills. What are
Read moreThe latest installment of our beloved Chad in Amsterdam is here! As always, Chad combines some incisive but casual observational
Read moreLast episode, we mentioned how writing a short, tight story can be more challenging than writing a sprawling epic. Right
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