Furgason, Sharon – Archipelago #2

April 23, 2010

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Archipelago #2 Now Available! $1.50

This one seems smaller than the first issue for some reason. Maybe because there’s no real extended story in this one? Anyway, another great issue. There’s one of the best dream houses ever, documenting her obsession with junk, her mother telling her that she was really an alien, a list of nightmares, and a 9/11 story. It’s hard to criticize something that deeply affected the entire population of this story, and her reaction it obviously deeply heartfelt. Then there’s a seemingly pointless one page strip about… um, going on vacation, I guess. Hey, when the rest of it is great, who cares if I don’t get one page? Buy these minis while you can, I can see her just doing really great graphic novels in a few years…


Furgason, Sharon – Archipelago #1

April 23, 2010

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Archipelago #1 Now Available! $3

Here’s a great addition to the world of “it might be autobiographical, or it might not, or maybe only parts of it are, otherwise it’s just good stories” comics. Kind of a long name for a genre, I realize that, which is why nobody ever uses it, but it sums it up pretty well in my mind. All kinds of good stuff in here. Broken hearts on the subway, an epic about candy and trying to connect, getting fired, the harassment that women deal with all the time, trying to return some keys from the subway, breaking your mother’s back and women with actual women parts. Solid storytelling and incredibly expressive art of various styles, showing more than a bit of range for a first issue. There’s a website or an e-mail address, it’s $2.