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Both of the comics reviewed in today's column have to do with animals in peril, but that's about where the similarities end. Matt Dembicki's XOC is the first issue of an ongoing series about the migration pattern of a particular shark, from right off the Pacific coast of California to Hawaii. It reminds me a bit of Ste… Continue

I was happy to see more comics in my mailbox from David Z Greene, given his lively line and absurd sense of humor in the Roger Langridge mold. BOX #1 is a free four-page comic that features a bout between two boxers named Selfishness and Affection. Not surprisingly, Affection went down like a sack of potatoes within 2 pages. Greene is careful not to str… Continue

Dan Hill's THE FIFTY FLIP EXPERIMENT notes that it takes its cues from "alternative comedy", which I take to mean elements of long-form improv and edgy subject matter. What I took away from reading this comic is that he was trying too hard to craft absurd premises and draw humor out of them. A six page story mocking the whole "sexting" scare was punishing, feeling… Continue

Ed Choy Moorman, a recent grad of the Minnesota College of Art & Design (MCAD), is an interesting emerging talent. He's shown a lot of ambition in his mini DARK CLOUD COMIN' as well as a strong editorial eye with his GHOST COMICS anthology. Reviewed here today are two comics that were college assignments, both completed rather cleverly. BLUE BLUE BLUES is a 24-hour comi… Continue

STRIPBURGER has shown some remarkable longevity as a voice for Eastern European comics, now in its 17th year of existence. The Slovenian-based anthology has not only provided a showcase for local cartoonists, but for foreign cartoonists as well. #49 published stories from France, the USA, Sweden, Croatia, Italy and Brazil as well as Slovenia. The quirky, deeply personal ant… Continue