Eleanor Davis

by Kevin Czap

The most recent comic to flip my lid has been Steve Weissman’s serialized “Barack Hussein Obama.” At first, I had only seen the image above, which I took to be a one-off strip. On its own, the image was staggering — a beautifully poetic (and haunting) comment on our country’s current situation. Whereas most political cartoons are more or less explicit in their message, this was refreshing in how much it left unsaid. A particular bias of mine, sure, but I usually think the less said the better (as always, there are exceptions to this).

By Liz Suburbia. Coming sooooon.

Whoooa, gorgeous. By Chad Verrill (via Derik Badman)

“Barack Hussein Obama” by Steve Weissman (again)

I’m blown away by this guy’s work at the moment. Picked up the gorgeous MOME #21 specifically for his strips. I’m in awe of how he uses the ziptone layers… very similar to Eddie Campbell’s technique in Alec. Might need to write some more about this for Wednesday’s Comix Cube…

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David Turgeon (left) and Vincent Giard (right)

by Kevin Czap

Problem Sleuth is one of the best and most exciting comics I have ever read. I’m not sure if that means anything to you, but believe me when I say that I am quite serious in my appreciation for it. While I was reading it, I was in an almost constant state of “flipping the fuck out” (that’s a technical term, by the way), and since I’ve been finished with it, I’ll occasionally find myself just mulling over the precise, diamond-like quality of its construction. This might all sound pretty hyperbolic, but I really do mean it – creator(curator?) Andrew Hussie made a masterpiece with this one.