Last third of this book felt very half baked.

Pretty decent horror comic. Intrigued enough to read more for sure. It's pretty feast or famine as far as plot progression goes. Seems like there's about two big scenes per issue. The art is nice and creepy. 3.5 stars.

This was a fantastic read. I picked it up because Fab4Mania has gotten a ton of positive press lately and I realized the author had written works before it.

I recommend this one!

The art in this is an absolute delight. I was expect a true graphic novel format with a unified narrative and this book doesn't function as such. It's fairly loose, more like a scrapbook. But it has a tremendous amount of heart and it's clear there was so much research put into the endeavor. If you're interested in women's sports or the history of baseball in general, I'd highly recommend it.

My favorite comic artist writing a memoir? I have been waiting for this one to come to the library for months now. It's a beautiful read about her time working in the oil sands of Canada. Topic I was totally unfamiliar with. It's got the same wry wit as Hark! A Vagrant. She went through a lot, I thought to myself many times that I would not have been tough enough to endure working there. The first quarter of the book about the shackles of student loan debt resonated with me so, so much.

Really wanted to like this. It is fully in my wheelhouse. Love historical fiction, love a dabble in the occult. Reading it during spooky season. It drags. Lord it drags. The book has a great voice it just doesn't dispatch with the plot quick enough.

Had some funny moments. Wasn’t my fav.

Harrowing, quick read about alpine mountain climbing in the Andes.

I love Lisa Congdon's art and I needed a book written by someone sharing my name for a book challenge. This is a nice collection of interviews with contemporary artists about establishing voice in work. The advice is fairly straight forward. Practice a lot and keep making art even if you feel like your art sucks. It's 100% true, and I wish I'd stuck with it when I was younger.

I can't say that there was anything truly profound but I am not that young and if I were a young person starting out in the art world I think there's a lot that could be taken from this. It's very encouraging and the art world can be tough, so props for that.