New review today for Spirit by Tony DiPasquale, so hey, that’s at least one comic from CAKE that I’ve been able to cover so far!
Update for 8/5/25
August 5, 2025New review today for Perfect Love by Giovanna Fabi, which is the second to last mini kus book that I have left to review this time around. And I can’t believe this to be true, but it looks like nobody has donated to Ron Rege Jr.s fundraiser in a week? Shame on y’all. No, not you, you’re too broke to donate, nobody blames you. But the rest of you? Just throw a few bucks at the man already.
Update for 7/30/25
July 30, 2025New review today for Random Short Stories By A Future Best Seller by Brian Canini. Since I’m writing this on Sunday, I have no way of knowing if Ron Rege Jr.’s fundraiser has his 100% yet, but if it hasn’t, he’s almost there, so help the man out, won’t you?
Update for 7/28/25
July 28, 2025That 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%…
Update for 7/24/25
July 24, 2025New 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.
Update for 7/22/25
July 22, 2025New 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.
Update for 7/16/25
July 16, 2025New review today for A Box of Candy by etchingroom1, which is also the latest of the mini kus books. Halfway through their recent shipment!
Update for 7/14/25
July 14, 2025Last 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.
Update for 7/3/25
July 3, 2025New 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.
Update for 7/1/25
July 1, 2025New 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.
Update for 6/27/25
June 27, 2025New 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.
Update for 6/25/25
June 25, 2025New 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.
Update for 6/23/25
June 23, 2025New 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?
Update for 6/19/25
June 19, 2025New review today for Zinj Very Small Comic by Pam Bliss, as the SPACE comics keep coming.
Update for 6/17/25
June 17, 2025It’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.
Update for 6/13/25
June 13, 2025New 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!
Update for 6/11/25
June 11, 2025New 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!
Update for 6/9/25
June 9, 2025New 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.
Update for 6/5/25
June 5, 2025New 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?
Update for 6/3/25
June 3, 2025New 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…
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