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high low september 2019 skip to main skip to sidebar high low this is the blog of comics critic rob clough i have writings elsewhere at solrad co tcj com and a bunch more i read and review everything sent to me eventually especially minicomics my address is rob clough 881 martin luther king junior king blvd apt 10 i chapel hill nc 27514 thursday september 26 2019 luke pearson s hilda and the mountain king there s no question that luke pearson is one of the most talented cartoonists of his generation the sixth and final for now volume of his beloved hilda series hilda and the mountain king not only caps off the cliffhanger ending of the previous volume but also ties together a lot of narrative threads from the very beginning nobrow very clearly knew what they had in pearson from the beginning as these books have always been printed at a size that allows his multi panel pages to really breathe and flow of course the care that nobrow takes with their color and production values that mark each of their books has always been a highlight of the hilda series but the colors are far more muted and varied than in many nobrow books indeed pearson uses a lot of negative space on his pages as a way to highlight individual character moments color tends to dominate many nobrow books over the quality of the line itself but that s not the case for pearson his beautiful expressive and cartoony line takes precedence in every panel the color simply accents and highlights the line while his backgrounds and nature drawings are lush and warm it s his use of gesture and body language in his character designs that truly draw in the eye pearson clearly looked at a lot of chris ware s work as well as tove jansson s but there s also a lot of donald duck in there as well the only contemporary who depicts panel to panel action on the same level is jeff smith but pearson has a more aesthetically pleasing style the hilda books center around the title character a young girl living with her mother first they lived out in the woods in a forest filled with strange creatures like invisible elves mountain sized giants and trolls who turn to stone in the daylight their existence and motivations sparked the first hilda book and became a running part of the narrative although mostly in the background the key turning point in the series came when her mother moved them into the nearby city of trolberg whose whole purpose was to keep the trolls away hilda loves her mother but is also extraordinarily strong willed and that tension is at the heart of the entire series her mother worries about her and starts to feel hilda pulling away from her unwilling to share her life with her that came to a head in the previous volume hilda and the stone forest when they were trapped inside the mountain with trolls all seemed to end well until the end when hilda woke up as a troll with the troll mother they had met and hilda s mom dealing with the troll baby they had met the new volume picks up from that surprise twist and introduces a number of other plot twists while still conveying the sheer joy that hilda learns to experience as a troll she misses her mother and being human but being a troll conveys a little of the wild experience she wants out of life one absent of responsibility and expectations balancing that wild quality with the safety and comfort she feels at home is at the core of the story as well as balancing fear with compassion and understanding the big epic ending simply recapitulates the series themes the relationships between mothers and children but especially daughters and the desire from all to have a place to call home those themes are writ both large and small throughout the series though this book makes it big and splashy the final images display the kind of balance that hilda and her mother achieved with each other in a joyous fashion posted by rob clough at 3 00 am no comments labels luke pearson thursday september 12 2019 artists to seek out at spx 2019 here s my usual dive into artists that spx goers should definitely check out as always i try not to repeat names from previous years and other shows 1 the triangle s finest table w67 that would be three excellent cartoonists from the research triangle in my state of north carolina andrew neal hillsborough adam meuse cary and max huffman carrboro neal is the former owner of the excellent chapel hill comics and the artist behind the hilarious and strange meeting comics meuse has been producing funny strange and touching minis for years including the classic sad animals and square huffman is a fairly recent grad of the school of visual arts he s a wild stylist with comics like plaguers int l and garage island this will be one of the best tables at the entire show 2 lance ward table j9 i ve been a fan of ward s scorched earth autobio for years and i m pleased to see his work get wider recognition his new book blood and drugs is a harrowing and honest look at how an injury forced him to adapt to using a scrawled almost manic style he ll be at the birdcage bottom books table but all of his work is highly recommended 3 shortbox table w8 the cutting edge publishing concern of zainab akhtar will have a major presence at spx like any smart publisher she s way ahead of the curve with regard to up and coming talents she was one of the first to become aware of rosemary valero o connell for example this table will be jam packed with great comics you may not have seen before zainab herself will not be there but the books will be 4 diskette press table i14 carta monir co have quickly become a force to be reckoned with on the publishing scene come check out the work of ignatz award nominees emma jayne and mar julia in particular but there s a wide variety of material to choose from 5 eleri harris table l9 this australian and graduate of the center for cartoon studies is also a nib editor and find historical editorial cartoonist in her own right her historical comics are consistently well sourced funny and fascinating 6 rachel masilamani table a6a i ve been following her career since her xeric grant days and her personal poetic and sometimes enigmatic work is better than ever i m excited that she has a chance to show off her work to a new audience 7 kate lacour table h8 9 her brand new book vivisectionary is out from fantagraphics and this is an engaging witty and visceral bit of body horror lacour s dry sense of humor is ever present in this collection of drawings that were previously published in minicomics form but the production values on this book make it a bizarre beautiful art object 8 mary shyne table i13a this recent ccs grad is coming armed with her new book get over it shyne s work is a perfect combination of top notch production design and color a playful line and dialogue that mixes fantasy and verisimilitude this will be one of the best books of the show 9 rikke villadsen w68 69 one of many danes attending the show villaden s the sea was a surreal erotic and terrifying mix of tropes and genres her pencil work in particular is dense and visceral she ll also be at the fantagraphics table 10 breena nuñez e11b her personal and political comics are playful expressive and powerful her comics about being afro guatemalan often delve into family stories but she s just as adept in using dynamic and innovative techniques in talking about injustice 11 glom press w6 marc pearson will be repping this excellent australian risograph publisher in their first spx appearance bailey sharp s my big life and aaron billings mystical boy scout 4 are particularly great 12 keren katz c13b katz is one of the most brilliant cartoonists working today i haven t taken the deep dive into her work that i ve wanted i ve only reviewed one book out of her extremely prolific output but the way she works dance abstraction and comics as poetry into her narratives is relentlessly fascinating and confounding there aren t many artists with a more sophisticated color palette either her new book the backstage of a dishwashing webshow will be out from secret acres posted by rob clough at 3 09 pm no comments labels adam meuse andy neal breena nunez carta monir eleri mai harris kate lacour keren katz lance ward marc pearson mary shyne max huffman rachel masilamani rikke villadsen spx 2019 zainab akhtar tuesday september 3 2019 small press comics critics announce formation of nonprofit publishing house fieldmouse press grass valley ca today veteran comics critics daniel elkin alex hoffman rob clough and ryan carey announced the formation of a new non profit publishing company fieldmouse press establishing a visionary ambitious and dedicated multi venue publishing initiative within the burgeoning small press comics community the company s first publishing project solrad www solrad co will publish comics criticism essays interviews and new comics as a part of a larger effort to serve the public good solrad will launch at the beginning of january 2020 fieldmouse press will be operated by president daniel elkin long time publisher and editor at your chicken enemy with alex hoffman publisher of sequential state serving as secretary treasurer rob clough of high low comics and ryan carey of four color apocalypse round out the company s initial board of directors the aim of fieldmouse press is to emphasize its four pillars of comics critique community and collaboration by presenting challenging unique and diverse material to as wide an audience as possible of the press founding secretary treasurer alex hoffman said our goal is to provide a space for readers artists and the general public to explore the comic arts in the many forms they come in as a 501 c 3 nonprofit organization our goal is to serve this community that we love and do something we think hasn t been possible before now and as a nonprofit organization we can take chances that other publishers haven t fieldmouse s first major publishing project will be a new website solrad www solrad co which will be a comics journalism hub featuring all new and original content ranging from comics criticism original comics essays interviews and the promotion of small press events and releases further publishing projects will be announced in due course and will likewise share in the company s expansive inclusive and innovative vision interested parties are encouraged to contact any of fieldmouse s founders with questions comments and any business related correspondence at daniel elkin elkin fieldmouse press rob clough clough fieldmouse press alex hoffman hoffman fieldmouse press ryan carey carey fieldmouse press posted by rob clough at 10 17 am no comments labels fieldmouse rob clough solrad newer posts older posts home subscribe to posts atom support my patreon just click below top 75 comics blogs high low is a top comics blog about me rob clough i m a full time writer available for hire in any number of fields i have a feisty young kiddo who is my test subject for all the kids 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