Tag: conundrum press
INDIE VIEW: There’s nowhere to go but down in ‘Plummet’
Plummet
By Sherwin Sullivan Tija
Conundrum Press
The premise of Plummet, the frenetic new graphic novel from Montreal-based writer and artist Sherwin Sullivan Tija, is very simple, but sometimes stark simplicity creates such a clean slate that...
REVIEW: Finding a path towards happiness in Kat Verhoeven’s MEAT AND BONE
Meat and Bone is the story of people drifting, knowing what they want, but not quite capable of achieving it.
INDIE VIEW: ‘Martin Peters’ plays with the facts
Martin Peters
By Patrick Allaby
Conundrum Press
Have you ever had a conversation with a friend where you and the friend trade stories about your teenage years? Have they ever included long narratives tracing your experience with...
INDIE VIEW: ‘Taxi! Stories From the Back Seat’ savors life’s in-between moments
Taxi! Stories From the Back Seat
By Aimee de Jongh
Conundrum Press
The inside of a taxi is a strange space, in that for one person it is familiar because that person occupies it for long periods...
INDIE VIEW: ‘Simon & Louise’ and the inevitable farce of teenage romance
Max de Radiguès traces the roots of romantic confusion to their beginnings
INDIE VIEW: ‘Wage Slaves’ and ‘The Pineapples of Wrath’ are both about finding justice,...
The Pineapples of Wrath
By Cathon
Pow Pow Press
Taking place in the imaginary Hawaiian Quarter of Trois-Rivieres, Quebec, cartoonist Cathon wraps two apparent enthusiasms — Tiki culture and Agatha Christie mysteries — into one amusing story...
INDIE VIEW: Women making their marks in ‘Aurora Borealice’ and ‘Nhun the Huntress’
John Seven reviews 'Aurora Borealice' and 'Nhun the Huntress'
The TCAF 2019 Interviews: Kat Verhoeven on her long-running webseries Meat & Bone
"I'm really proud of Meat & Bone, and it's very surreal to hold it and look at it. I've already read this book over hundreds of times, but it feels different to see it physically. Maybe I'm not exhausted, maybe I'm elated"
Interview: D. Boyd talks ‘Chicken Rising,’ only childhood, and dealing with your stuff before...
John Seven talks D. Boyd, author of 'Chicken Rising'
INDIE VIEW: ‘Chicken Rising’ just feels like the end of the world while ‘The...
John Seven reviews 'Chicken Rising' and 'The Consumptive #4'
Review: Unpacking your demons in ‘The Vagabond Valise’
You can go find all the horror comics currently being published and line them up with The Vagabond Valise and probably not find one that is anywhere equal in the level of disturbance lobbed...
INDIE VIEW: Comics history, record collecting, and the punkest punk in the school
Memorabilia
By Sergio Ponchione
Fantagraphics Books
Italian cartoonist Ponchione has concocted a unique hybrid designed to highlight his own creative strengths while honoring those who have influenced him. Less a story than a meditation, Ponchione chronicles snatches...
