My reviews of graphic novels, comic books and zines with a focus on small alternative press and self-published work. I only only review books that I love. As an unsatisfied completionist, I wish I could read literally everything, but alas.

Reviews Archive

cake exploding in a BOOM
02/04/25
Ryan C. DEATH SPARK 2 Review
Maggie Umber reading Absolute Simultaneity by Lily Thu Fierro and Generoso Fierro
01/14/25
Absolute Simultaneity
The Comics Journal, Chrysanthemum Under the Waves by Maggie Umber, Hagai Palevsky
12/24/24
TCJ Best Comics of 2024
Chrysanthemum Under the Waves cover on Newcity Lit
12/17/24
Newcity Lit Reviews CUTW
Comics Blogger Best of 2024 books including Chrysanthemum Under the Waves partial image
12/13/24
Comics Blogger Best of 2024
Maggie Umber in studio working on fountain pen drawings for CUTW
12/02/24
Publishers Weekly Reviews CUTW
four panels from Chrysanthemum with a man and a woman merging identities
11/21/24
4 Color Apocalypse Reviews CUTW
The Comics Journal web page with Chrysanthemum Under the Waves review
11/19/24
Comics Journal Reviews CUTW
a woman's face with text in front of it, text reads: An interview with Maggie Umber, I find it frustrating that a thing drawn in a cartoony style or with word balloons is a comic, but a thing with panels that lacks word balloons and a cartoony style is not.
10/21/24
Autobiographix Interview
text reads Vol. 1 Brooklyn, Books, A Singular Graphic Anthology On Maggie Umber's Chrysanthemum Under the Waves August 13, 2024, by Dmitry Samarov
08/23/24
CAKE & Vol. 1 Brooklyn Review
Maggie Umber tabling at Insert Name Zine Fest 2024 talking to Ezra David Mattes, standing next to Justin Skarhus of Entropy Editions, photo by Ryan C
08/21/24
Recent Press & Reviews
03/08/24
Anya Chases Down the End
Maggie Umber in a green and black wool sweater, holding a copy of The Academic Hour by Keren Katz
01/26/24
The Academic Hour