Manny + Bigfoot
Reviewed by R. Krauss
Manny
+ Bigfoot
Reviewed by R. Krauss
By Meghan Hogan
12 full color pages, plus heavy-weight cover
3-3/4" x 3-1/2", with saddle-stitch binding
Interior pages: 100% PCW
Cover: Ellie Poo Paper
Published by 2D Cloud
Website: http://goodminnesotan.blogspot.com
For sale ($5) at:
http://poopsheet.ecrater.com/product.php?pid=4781269
Here's another absolutely charming art comic from one of the good folks from 2D Cloud who produce the annual comic art compendium Good Minnesotan. In this mini comic the story takes a backseat to the presentation. It's pretty simple. Manny encounters Bigfoot and that spells trouble the way a ransom note spells out t-h-r-e-a-t. The short story is filled with quirks. It could be continued, but then again we may never see Manny and his funny bunny again. Only time and Hogan will tell.
The presentation of this mini comic is gorgeous. The color and images are artfully produced and almost look as if the pages and panels were painted rather than printed. The pastel colors have a matte texture that helps transport the reader to Hogan's fanciful world. The pages are trimmed so that several bleed off the edges, adding to the book's very artsy appeal.
The heavy-weight cover folds over itself with a flap, and the book is sealed with a velcro dot. The effect makes it appear as a tiny envelope with a mystery inside-or perhaps it's keeping a monster at bay.
If you like artsy comics with a handmade, craftsperson feel, it doesn't get any better than this.
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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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