Tim Corrigan's Comics and Stories #26
Reviewed by Richard Krauss
By Tim Corrigan
New Voice Publishing, 2008
10 b&w pages, plus full color slef-cover (12 pages total)
Letter-size digest, saddle-stitch binding
$1.50 each or $15 for a 12 issue subscription
Tim Corrigan
PO Box 25
Houghton, NY 14744
This is a remarkable self-published comic. It's written and drawn by Tim Corrigan who started doing small press comics in the late 70's. But unlike a lot of people from that era, he kept at it. In fact, Corrigan was recognized with a Lifetime Achievement Award by Bob Corby at SPACE in 2006.
For decades Corrigan published a variety of his own titles and contributed to many others. When he saw Larry Blake's Psychozort series a couple of years ago, he was inspired to consolidate his efforts into a single publication. Thus Comics and Stories was born. What's incredible is that he's been able to publish it for over two years now, maintaining a monthly schedule. That's almost unheard of in self publishing, but Corrigan is still going strong even after 26 issues!
The title features a wide variety of comics work from adventure to humor. Some issues are episodes of two- or three-issue story arcs. Others are standalone comics. Usually they're 12 pages, but occasionally they'll expand to 16 pages if the story demands it. Corrigan is a great storyteller and cartoonist. His serious work is reminiscent of Kirby and his humor comics are outrageous screwball comedies on paper.
Issue #26 features a cover modeled after the original Beatles album cover for Yesterday and Today. Inside is a ten page adventure of Mightyguy, one of Corrigan's many ongoing series. This time out the meddling misfits are trying to write a theme song for Mightyguy. It's another solid issue of wacky comedy with great setups and over-the-top reactions.
You could try out a sample issue, but I'd recommend the subscription. Corrigan's track record for delivering a full subscription's worth of comics is impeccable and $15 for 144 pages of comics is less than 10¢ a page. The series is a steal at that price.
Rating the Issue
Story: Overall 8 Art: Overall 9 |
Storytelling: 10 Importance: Overall 10 |
Tim Corrigan's Lifetime Achievement Award
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Reviewer Bio
R. Krauss reviews small press and mini comics for Comic Related, Midnight Fiction [http://www.midnightfiction.com] and Poopsheet Foundation [http://www.poopsheetfoundation.com].
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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