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Mail Call: Gazer by Carla McRae

Posted on October 20, 2014 | Leave a comment

I received my first issue from the Minicomic of the Month Club, direct from Australia’s Smaller Comics. Man, there’s a lot of good stuff coming out of Australia! This one is by Carla McRae. It’s a silent comic about, I think, a tender romance between a girl and a sasquatch. Very lovely.

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Good Old Comics by Timothy Sinaguglia (year unknown, around 2015?). Pretty impressive drawings! Tim, if you’re still trying to connect with cartoonists in NYC, hit me up! #minicomic

Brown Paper Bag Comics 1 by Daniel Barclay (1999). There are a variety of short stories here, but this one stands out. It’s almost a simple sort of animation, with images leaving hazy shadows behind. I’ve never seen that in comics. #minicomic

Le dernier kilometre by Julie Delporte (2011). I can’t read French, but these drawings are killer! Reminds me of Vanessa Davis. #minicomic

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Check Your Stars by Jerry Riddle (1995). This is a rare one from Anchorage, Alaska! I had my own zine at the time. This guy discovered it and sent his zine to my PO box, as you do. I'm not sure I ever wrote back. I was a selfish teenager who didn't know how things worked. I guess this is the first minicomic I ever read--long before I knew what a minicomic was. (Or, I'm embarrassed to admit, how to correctly pronounce "zine"!) #minicomic

Blue Hole 1 (1995) and 2 (1997) by Christine Shields. Issue 2 won a Xeric grant and has a cameo by Tony Millionaire. Really impressive art. She has a Jennifer Daydreamer / Dame Darcy vibe. Anyone know what Christine is doing now? #minicomics

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Once again, I'm selling my dupes! Get 'em cheap at CAB. Table A8. See you tomorrow!

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