Lost Kisses #7 and Worms #3
Reviewed by R. Krauss
Lost Kisses #7 and Worms #3
Reviewed by R. Krauss
By Brian John Mitchell
Art by Kimberlee Traub (Worms #3)
Lost Kisses #7 is 44 pages
Worms #3 is 52 pages
Approx. 2" x 2", handmade with saddle-stitch binding
Links:
http://www.silbermedia.com/lostkisses/
http://www.silbermedia.com/worms/
Mitchell and the crew at Silber Media may have found the perfect format for stick figure mini comics. The size of these micro minis is so charming the simple artwork works effectively on their tiny pages. Even the text is minimal. Together, along with the stories, they propel the reader forward one panel/page at a time. Since you can't look ahead, the format automatically lends a sense of urgency to the action and you find yourself rushing to reach the conclusion.
Lost Kisses is a funny stand-alone story about an ex-girlfriend with a baggage-filled backstory and an unpaid debt. Will our hero do the right thing? Will his karma cave-in or cashout? And what do barcodes have to do with lost kisses? Pucker up big fella—all will be revealed inside these bulging covers.
In chapter three of the Worms adventure a girl wakes inside an institution. Bound securely to her bed she can only watch in terror as the IV plugged into her arm releases its burning contents. Warning: formication ahead!
Lost Kisses and Worms are fun to look at and read. Check them out on the Silber Media website. You can also read several back issues online on YouTube.
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Reviewer Bio
R. Krauss reviews small press and mini comics on Midnight Fiction, Poopsheet Foundation and Comic Related.
Name: Richard Krauss
email: arkay@midnightfiction.com
Been reading comics: since I started reading Marvel comics in Junior High School.
Review Bio: After several years I discovered titles like Zap and Bijou at a headshop and was seduced by the freedom and variety they offered. When the new-wave comix era sprouted from the seeds of the undergrounds, I quickly joined the ranks of other struggling cartoonists with phenomenally low print runs. After almost a decade of small press comix, I retired and made a solemn vow never to return. Several years later the Internet happened and over time many of my favorite new-wave cartoonists got online. The bug bit again and I started exploring the new crop of small press cartoonists. Today's explosion of small press comics is more exciting than any time I've ever seen.
Favorites: Papercutter, Not My Small Diary, Slam Bang, Comic Eye, stuff from Main Enterprises and Weird Muse, to name a few.
Website: MidnightFiction.com
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