Archive for October, 2002

The Intuitionist

Wednesday, October 23rd, 2002

by Colson Whitehead
ISBN: 0385493002
The amazing thing about this novel is that is manages to create such interest and depth in such a small and tightly controlled universe: the world of of this novel consists entirely of the world of elevator inspectors.
That is right, elevator inspectors. The central figure in the novel is Lila Mae Watson, [...]

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Something At the Window is Scratching

Tuesday, October 15th, 2002

by Roman Dirge
ISBN: 0943151090
The subtitle to this collection is “Children’s tales for disturbed children,” though “Disturbed Tales for the Slightly Whimsical and Macabre” would also work. The introduction was written by Jhonen Vasquez, author of SQUEE’S Wonderful Big Giant Book of Unspeakable Horrors, so that should be an indication of the sick sense of humor [...]

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Catch as Catch Can

Tuesday, October 15th, 2002

by Greg Cook
ISBN: 0966536363
Imagine the Gingerbread Man as an ice cream truck driver who buys cigarettes for the underage. Now imagine him trying to elude capture, running into the Big Bad Wolf, and inspiring a crush from a female piglet.
Yeah, Greg Cook is one weird guy. His frenetic drawing style matches the fairy tale [...]

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Cave-In

Wednesday, October 9th, 2002

by Brian Ralph
ISBN: 0966536339
This book creates a complete, quirky world of possibility and that is one of things I love about comics: their ability to quickly and totally absorb you in the reality they create.
Ralph creates a wordless but nonetheless involving story. Subtle shifts in ink colors span this small rectangular volume. The drawings are [...]

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