mom, dad, baby, text reads: Startled Maggie issue one by meghan hogan

$6
Maggie Umber
32 pages
5 in x 7 in
pamphlet, saddle stitch, b&w interior
printed by La Mano 21

Covers colored by Raighne

Startled Maggie is an auto-bio serial focusing on a mischievous little spit-fire. Drawn in light pencil, this new series is pointed at the ephemeral qualities of memory and what makes early life such a funny and charming place.

Preview

an open book with pictures of four white owls flying
an open book with barn owl flying, text reads: copyright info, maggie umber 270°

Awards

Startled Maggie made the Salon Saloon's Heavy 100 list for 2012.

Reviews

This has the potential to be a downright fascinating series when all is said and done.
— Optical Sloth

The way [Umber] draws her parents as having blank eyes behind their eyeglasses is almost as perfect as the way she draws herself: a crazy-haired curmudgeon with either a glint of mischief or a permanent scowl on her face.
— Rob Clough

[I]t’s hard not to fall prey to the charm of this book.
— Justin Giampaoli, Poopsheet Foundation

Trailer

Programmed in Scratch by Maggie Umber.
Sound credits:
The sound effects are from sound artists that have shared their recordings on Freesound.org: FxProSound, NoiseCollector, romulofs, pfly, morgantj, guest, thecluegeek, fotoshop, yabeloko, Ephemeral_Rift, dland, Benboncan, Razzvio, RutgerMuller, skyn production, splashzooka, Syna-Max, acclivity, stijn, esperar, Yoram, Tristan, Oddworld, cognito perceptu, hantorio, and davidou.