Halloween
Reviewed by R. Krauss
Edited by Jim Main Website: http://mainenterprises.ecrater.com/ Jim Main is the most prolific small press publisher I'm aware of. He already publishes a line of fanzines celebrating comics, Doc Savage, cult movies, and westerns; a line of original comic titles; and a fiction magazine called Dark Corridor. He recently announced he was starting a line of mini comics. His first one is a continuing series called Chase and he's wrapping up the fourth issue already. At the end of October he launched a new second mini called Halloween that he plans to publish on an annual basis. The debut issue is a great series of full page cartoons and illustrations featuring the monsters we celebrate every year on this macabre holiday. Contributors include: Dan W. Taylor (cover), Sam Gafford, John Lambert (4 pages), Jack Bertram (2 pages), Carrie Taylor, Dave Farley (2 pages), Barry Southworth, Al Limacher, and Rich Limacher (back); plus an introduction by "Grim" Jim himself. The book is printed on heavy weight orange paper and stapled. It's a great mini comic in the tradition of the early days of the minis (only it's all ages)! |
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Rating the Issue
Story: Overall NA |
Storytelling: NA |
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Reviewer Bio
R. Krauss reviews small press and mini comics on Midnight Fiction, Poopsheet Foundation and Comic Related.
Name: Richard Krauss
email: arkay@midnightfiction.com
Been reading comics: since I started reading Marvel comics in Junior High School.
Review Bio: After several years I discovered titles like Zap and Bijou at a headshop and was seduced by the freedom and variety they offered. When the new-wave comix era sprouted from the seeds of the undergrounds, I quickly joined the ranks of other struggling cartoonists with phenomenally low print runs. After almost a decade of small press comix, I retired and made a solemn vow never to return. Several years later the Internet happened and over time many of my favorite new-wave cartoonists got online. The bug bit again and I started exploring the new crop of small press cartoonists. Today's explosion of small press comics is more exciting than any time I've ever seen.
Favorites: Papercutter, Not My Small Diary, Slam Bang, Comic Eye, stuff from Main Enterprises and Weird Muse, to name a few.
Website: MidnightFiction.com
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