Optical Sloth

That mini kus train just keeps rolling along, so here’s a review for The Big Spill by Janne Marie Dauer. You know, I was going to let the Ron Rege Jr. fundraiser thing go because he’s so close to his goal, so surely that’s good enough? But no, it turns out that I can’t stand the fact that it’s at 96%. That’s so close! As of this writing (on Sunday) that’s less than $600 away! Let’s wrap this up, shall we? Don’t make me post another one of these next week where he’s stuck at 99%…

New review today for Animal Denial by Emilie Gleason, as we’ve now passed the halfway mark of mini kus books. Also Ron Rege Jr. is still trying to get to 100% for his gofundme after his recent accident. I blame the fact that I forgot to post the link the last time around on it not being 100% yet. After all, the people who read this nonsense all do it because they love comics, right? He’s one of the best artists around, so if you can throw any amount of dollars his way, please do so.

New review today for Cities by Chris Auman! Also, “old man yells at clouds” rant incoming, so feel free to bow out now. I tried to order comics from several of the artists at CAKE (you remember, the show in Chicago I missed a few weeks back). And folks, it’s grim out there. No links to the creators on the CAKE website, which is a missed opportunity on their part, especially since several people share names with at least mildly famous people, so good luck finding their comics online. Then when I did manage to find the artist, over half of the ones I found didn’t have any link to buying physical copies of their books. Their choice, but I was desperate to give them money and couldn’t, so I guess the plan is working perfectly? Out of the ones that were left, one asked me to sign up for another subscription thing (nope, maxed out already), one only offered Paypal (even though mine seemed to be working fine, I’ll take the blame for my account not working properly with their website) and several didn’t have their latest comics listed and looked like their store hadn’t been updated in ages. Maybe everything is digital now and I’ve been left behind. I’ll get up to Quimby’s one of these days (after I find out what’s currently wrong with my car, which already ruined my plans last weekend), and I got frustrated and didn’t check every name on that list, but yikes. To the one person who read that whole thing, I apologize.

New review today for A Box of Candy by etchingroom1, which is also the latest of the mini kus books. Halfway through their recent shipment!

Last week was crazy for a few reasons, so my apologies for the lack of updates. Specifically it involved almost going on strike and moving offices in the same week, if you’re curious. But hey, there’s a new review today for They Must Know What They’re Doing by Fran Lopez, so all is right with the world. Also I mentioned the fundraiser for Ron Rege Jr a couple of weeks back, and that’s still ongoing. It’s great that a small press cartoonist was able to get (as of right now) 84% of his goal. But that’s not exactly 100%, and there have to be at least a few people reading this who have loved his comics for possibly decades. If you can afford it at all, please throw some money at the man to help him get through a rough patch.

New review for Fire Rabbit by Yuma Wang, as the mini kus train keeps chugging along. I’ve mentioned several times that I usually write these reviews on the weekends and have them autopost during the week, but I’m mentioning it again because Ron Rege Jr. is still doing a gofundme fundraiser after a rough accident, and as of this writing he’s at 71% of his goal. Maybe by the time you read this he’ll be up to 100%! But if not, help the guy out, will you? He’s one of the best around at this comics business and he could use a hand.

New review today for Six Mini Comics by M.S. Harkness. Hey, guess who has two thumbs and got sick and didn’t go CAKE in Chicago this weekend? Yep, it’s this guy! It was also a solid reminder that if you can go to either day of a con, always go to the first one. I felt fine on Saturday damn it! So I’ll be using the old Google to search the artists from the show and buy some books online. Not as fun and more expensive overall, but I’ll get at least a partial sampling from the show.

New review today for Silent Observations by Apolonija Lucic, and you’d better believe that’s another mini kus comic. Also I just found out that Ron Rege Jr. had a serious accident recently and is running a fundraiser to help him get through it, which you can donate to here. I’ve reviewed more than a few of his comics and have read and loved quite a few more (it’s true, I don’t actually review everything I read), and if you can spare any money, please do so. The world needs that man making comics for as long as is humanly possible.

New review today for Plastic People #19-21 by Brian Canini, so it’s kinda sorta another SPACE review. Hey, speaking of cons, CAKE is going to be in Chicago this weekend (6/28-6/29). Eddie Campbell is going to be there, which is a huge deal to me at least, and judging by that list of exhibitors, I’m going to be lucky to have enough gas money left to make it back to Champaign.

New review today for The Oddysee of Pal by Danny Ferbert. What with the ridiculous heat wave hitting Illinois and the potential start of World War 3, I can at least guarantee that there will be a couple more comic reviews coming this week. That’s something, right?

New review today for Zinj Very Small Comic by Pam Bliss, as the SPACE comics keep coming.

It’s the return of the mini kus books! New review today for Swelling by Walker Tate. And if you think this means that I’ll have at least a weekly review of these books up until they’re gone, you would almost certainly be correct.

New review today for Escape to Southside by Richard Katterjohn, as I continue to get closer to the bottom of the SPACE pile. Happy weekend y’all!

New review today for Margaux & Owen Go to the Shore by Audra Stang. Is this one actually left over from CXC of last year? I think it might be!

New review today for In The City Part Four by Karl Christian Krumpholz. Not that it would have taken much convincing anyway, but I did say that the line was short for review comics that came in the mail, and a deal’s a deal.

New review today for Fish Out Of Water by Phoebe Mol. Also, that’s not the first time I’ve reviewed a comic with that title. Can you find the other one?

New review today for Sportsbar, NY Part V by Martin Pohl, the first non-SPACE comic I’ve reviewed in a month. Still not much of a line for reviews these days, to anybody who’s interested. One of these days I should really figure out my password for the stats section of my own website. It’s entirely possible that I’ve been talking to myself for years and just haven’t noticed…

New review today for Transition Hacks For Ye Old Mascs by Leo Covault! That’s it for SPACE month, although if you think that’s the end of the SPACE comics you are completely wrong. But now I’ll also be mixing in other comics for review, which has also made me realize that I’m pretty low on other comics to review. Now’s the perfect time to send me some comics, as the line for reviews is currently very short. Happy weekend y’all!

New review today for S. Padre Island from whoever makes the comics at Turtle House Comics. Their name, sadly, has been lost to history (when I went to SPACE last month).

Like I’m going to go the entirety of SPACE month without reviewing a Brian Canini comic. New review today for Airbag #0! Also I finally did a control+f search for Brian’s name under the “review by authors” tab (highly recommended for finding comics you’ve never heard of, since the reviews start 24 years ago) and I do think he’s the overall winner of most comics reviewed, as this is #54, and it’s also not even including any anthology he’s in. Even John Porcellino barely cracked 30! So, congrats to Brian, I guess?