May 2007 :: Print Reviews

Print Reviews

America, My Whore

Three hundred pages of sadomasochistic poetry. Carl F Gauze asks if he may have another.

Feeble Attempts

Bob Ham gives a looksie to an odds-and-ends collection of anthologies strips and mini-comics from autobiographical cartoonist Jeffrey Brown.

Princess Masako

Who wouldn't want to live a fairytale life as royalty? In this new, controversial biography of Japan's empress, Mary Petralia notes that a gilded cage is still a cage.

Mexican Calendar Girls

Your wall calendar might say something about you, but can it speak for an entire nation? Eric J. Iannelli ogles Angela Villalba's colorful Mexican Calendar Girls and discovers a unique popular art form from south of the border.

Tales From the Farm - Essex County Vol. 1

Carl F Gauze finds that this new graphic novel is more than just the story of a boy and his farm - it's a gritty look at the isolation, boredom and human cost of living off the land.