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...book is beyond me, but at least they have finally issued a short compilation in magazine form as part of the their "Nick Mag Presents" series (58 pages; $5). Available where the magazine is sold, the issue includes full color contributions from the likes of Craig Thompson ("Blankets"), James Kochalka ("The Sketchbook Diaries") and even underground veteran Bobby London...
Part of the do-it-yourself generation of young comix makers that include James Kochalka and Jeffery Brown, Tom Hart first introduced Hutch Owen in 1994's self-published "Hutch Owen's Working Hard." Rendered in a blunt scrawl, its freedom from convention and its unusual political and social content made it a memorable debut for those lucky enough to find it. (Both this and other tales later appeared in 2000's "The Collected Hutch Owen.") Since then Hart has worked on other projects but Hutch Owen has continued as his enduring, evergreen character. "Unmarketable" brings together several pieces that...
...Alternative Comics THE CUTE MANIFESTO By James Kochalka Collecting some of Kochalka's most intensely thoughtful work, this book struggles with all the big issues... comics and art, birth and death, technology and joy, and everything in between. (June...
...than ever with Dan Clowes' latest issue of "Eightball" #23, their top-seller. Georgia's Top Shelf had a remarkable eight new releases debuting at the con, including "Blankets" author Craig Thompson's book of travel sketches, "Carnet de Voyage," which sold out. Another debut sell-out was James Kochalka's "American Elf," collecting all four volumes of his diaries (see TIME.comix review...
...couldn't all do this, but such DIY-born books mean to make you believe you can. In their way they are much more inspiring than the high craft of Chris Ware's "Jimmy Corrigan" graphic novel. Books like Kochalka's, Brown's and Cole's find drama in the lives we all lead and present them as art with a minimum of fuss. "Why not at least try your own," they seem to say. Given the increased acceptance of such a style, you may even get published...