Seems to be my weekend for telling people about mini-comic subscription services. This time it's the Australian Mini-comic of the Month Club, which I joined last year and re-subscribed for another year.
I wrote earlier this year about how much I was enjoying my subscription, so I'm not going to repeat myself a lot here. Basically, this is a unique opportunity for those of us in the United States to be exposed to creators from the other side of the world. If that idea appeals to you, don't bother reading any further, just go ahead and sign up.
For those of you who need a bit more convincing, let's talk for a minute. Unlike webcomics or comics published by a label with enough oomph to reach shelves in other countries, mini-comics are, to a large degree, a regional thing. As I spoke about when I made my 2012 list, there may be awesome folks making mini-comics in, say, Tulsa, Oklahoma or somewhere in Nottingham, England, but as a general rule I'm unlikely to find out. Most of the creators I know that are working in the photocopying biz come from the East Coast of the USA, because that's where I go to shows.
When an opportunity comes along to expand those horizons at an affordable rate (the US price works out to $3 an issue, a slight increase but still very manageable), it's generally a good idea to take it.
Anyone who likes the medium of mini-comics will find a lot to enjoy here. It's the usual gamut of personal tales, short stories, and other ideas that work best when placed in quarter size and lovingly reproduced. The art quality on these is even a smidge higher than I sometimes see in similar comics. Seeing the perspective of another country on the problems of today's society in the personal comics has been especially interesting for me.
I'm a big fan of variety and learning about new things, especially comics. If you are, too, then get a subscription before July 31st and ride a wave of international minis for a year. I have a feeling you'll want to join again in 2014.
July 28, 2013
Banner by Ansis Purins
Read the Newsletter
The Splash Page
Interview with Carlo Vanstiphout translator for Toyokazu Matsunaga's PaperaQ
A couple of years ago I kept reading the same few people reviewing the movies I was watching on Letterboxd. One of them was a guy named Carl...
Popular Posts
-
Paris Written by Andi Watson Art by Simon Gane Published by Image Comics Sometimes you find a comic that makes you feel like you've been...
-
Welcome to Catch it at the Comic Shop, where the Panel Patter team looks at what's coming out at your favorite store or digital device t...
-
The 2022 Eisner Award Nominees were announced last week! So, a few of us decided to share some quick thoughts on some of the categories and...
-
There’s nothing like feeling alone in a crowded room. Having the words to speak without the know how to say them is a frustration that only ...
-
In most of his work, Junji Ito explores the things that terrify us. In some of his most known books— Uz umaki , Gyo , and Tomie — he fi...
-
Art by Greg Smallwood Moon Knight opens with what looks to be a standard superhero device- a villain using the heroes’ dissociation fro...
-
Too often, The Great Gatsby gets reduced to the realms of English term papers and students trying to wrestle with lives that they have yet ...
-
Sweat and Soap [Ase to Sekken] by Kintetsu Yamada Translation: Matt Treyvaud Published by: Kodansha USA Ah, Sweat and Soap ! The weirdly t...
-
Welcome to Catch it at the Comic Shop, where the Panel Patter team looks at what's coming out at your favorite store or digital device t...
Recent Posts
Blog Archive
Powered by Blogger.