Tag: Koyama Press

Lunch Quest, Chris Kuzma’s epic fantasy graphic novel, reviewed by Trey Brown

*Ed.’s Note: click images to view larger sizes. Lunch Quest by Chris Kuzma is a frolicking epic in graphic novel form, one that doesn’t take itself too seriously to have a ton of witty fun. The adventure begins with a blue bunny rabbit in a tailored suit. Already we have a protagonist that challenges the…
House of the Black Spot, a graphic novel by Ben Sears, reviewed by James Ardis

House of the Black Spot is the latest in Ben Sears’s Double+ graphic novel series. This is my first experience with Sears’ work, yet the world he imagines leaves an instant impact. In Bolt City, where much of the book’s early action takes place, there are streets lined with vibrantly-colored buildings and hovering robots capable…
Space Academy 123, an ensemble graphic novel by Mickey Zacchilli, reviewed by Trey Brown

Space Academy 123 is an abundant story full of likeable characters, simple-but-expressive imagery, and unique storytelling. And this is a comic in which author Mickey Zacchilli (*great name) seems to be having a ton of fun. At first glance the comic appears very chaotic because a lot of action is going on and we meet…
Brat, a graphic novel by Michael DeForge, reviewed by Ryan Werner

*Ed.’s Note: click images to view larger sizes. For years now Michael DeForge has been building these fucked-up worlds that sit on top of and inside our own world all at once, as if there’s a dimension we can’t comprehend where we’re all just twigs or neckless shapes with the same problems of simply not…
Graphic Novel Review: Ryan Werner on Jesse Jacobs’ Crawl Space

*Ed.’s Note: click images to view larger sizes. One time at the preschool where I work, a four-year-old asked me what “orange” means. I said it was a color, like pink or red, and she didn’t get it. So, I told her it was like a carrot or cheddar cheese or an orange itself, the…
James Ardis Reviews Exits by Daryl Seitchik

*Ed.’s Note: click images to view larger sizes. When I first heard about Daryl Seitchik’s comic Exits, the story of a woman who works at a mirror store until she achieves (or is cursed with) full invisibility, I felt confident I knew where the story would go. I figured Claire, the now invisible protagonist, would…
“Abstract Grotesquism”: Daniel Miller Reviews Nathan Jurevicius’ Graphic Novel Birthmark

*Ed.’s Note: click images to view larger sizes. Both whimsical and grotesque, Nathan Jurevicius’ latest graphic novel Birthmark is a take on an age-old story—that of the hero’s quest. The book’s cover reflects this: our hero, a tooth-like creature with tied-up hair, rides a grub through fiery-orange leaves, his eyes intently forward. The grub’s cuteness,…
Distance Mover, a graphic novel by Patrick Kyle, reviewed by Nick Francis Potter

*Ed.’s Note: click image to view larger size. I’ve not seen any episodes of Doctor Who, new or old, but there is no reviewing Patrick Kyle’s Distance Mover, it seems, without mentioning the relationship between the two. I take that back: I did at one point see the first half of an episode—one of the newer…