AltWeeklies Wire
Baker On Baker
Cartoonist Kyle Baker throws himself into his work like never before, and then gets serious with a new Nat Turner biography.
Columbus Alive |
J. Caleb Mozzocco |
09-14-2005 |
Original Work
Bear With Him
Alternative cartoonist Neil Swaab dares to go "There" and tell the wrongest jokes -- up to and including ones about molesting kids -- with the help of one very disturbed teddy bear.
Columbus Alive |
J. Caleb Mozzocco |
09-08-2005 |
Original Work
Running On Empty
Sure gas prices are getting astronomical, but at least we still have gas to pay a lot of money for. As Richard Heinberg vividly illustrates, that might not always be the case.
Columbus Alive |
Nikki Davis |
09-08-2005 |
Nonfiction
G. I. Jihadi
A new comic book series Black Heart Irregulars attacks the Iraq War head on.
Columbus Alive |
J. Caleb Mozzocco |
09-02-2005 |
Fiction
An Abstract 'Animal Farm'
George Saunders' strange political allegory plays out in an even stranger setting.
Columbus Alive |
J. Caleb Mozzocco |
09-01-2005 |
Fiction
Double Billed
Tom Robbins' Wild Ducks Flying Backwards re-presents the author's shorter works -- not that there's anything wrong with that.
Columbus Alive |
J. Caleb Mozzocco |
08-25-2005 |
Nonfiction
The Cute Shall Inherit the Earth
Indie comics whiz James Kochalka offers his most important and irresistible work to date -- his manifesto.
Columbus Alive |
J. Caleb Mozzocco |
08-17-2005 |
Nonfiction
Wall to Wall Wal-Mart Bashing
Just when you thought you'd heard it all before, a new book counts out even more reasons why you should hate the superstore.
Columbus Alive |
Nikki Davis |
08-11-2005 |
Nonfiction
The Superfriends Get a New Paint Job
Painter Alex Ross returns to DC's Justice League superheroes, giving them a photorealistic sheen.
Columbus Alive |
J. Caleb Mozzocco |
08-04-2005 |
Fiction
101, If You Count the Byline
Biased author Bernard Goldberg's 100 People Who Are Ruining America offers a helpful list of who to hate
Columbus Alive |
J. Caleb Mozzocco |
07-28-2005 |
Nonfiction
An Ice Place to Visit
Cartoonist Daniel Clowes presents the first -- and only -- great American comic-strip novel.
Columbus Alive |
J. Caleb Mozzocco |
07-21-2005 |
Fiction
Who's Who in the Secret Society
Name writers contribute anonymously to an anthology that allows them to do more damage.
Columbus Alive |
Melissa Starker |
07-08-2005 |
Fiction
Grumpy Young Supermen
Indie comics' crime maestro plays matchmaker for Marvel's odd couple.
Columbus Alive |
J. Caleb Mozzocco |
07-08-2005 |
Fiction
Deep Impact
Cartoonist Ward Sutton takes and passes the book-collection test.
Columbus Alive |
J. Caleb Mozzocco |
06-30-2005 |
Nonfiction
Punched Punk Love
Bryan Lee O'Malley continues his epic, videogame-inspired Canadimanga about the fight of Scott Pilgrim's love life.
Columbus Alive |
J. Caleb Mozzocco |
06-23-2005 |
Fiction
