MOME Winter 2009 (MOME, #13) by Gary Groth


MOME Winter 2009 (MOME, #13)
Title : MOME Winter 2009 (MOME, #13)
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ISBN : 1560979577
ISBN-10 : 9781560979579
Language : English
Format Type : Paperback
Number of Pages : 120
Publication : First published December 1, 2008

Since its inception in 2005, MOME has bridged the gap between the contemporary graphic novel scene and the current cutting-edge literary scene, serving as a perfect sampler of today’s best young graphic novelists in a quarterly format that sits as handsomely on the newsstand alongside journals like McSweeney’s and Paris Review as it does in the graphic novels section.



Vols. 13 & 14 of the popular series welcome the return of renowned graphic novelist David B. (Epileptic, Babel) as well as returning regulars Jonathan Bennett, Sophie Crumb, Andrice Arp, Paul Hornschemeier, Kurt Wolfgang, Eleanor Davis, Zak Sally, Tom Kaczynski, Dash Shaw, Joe Kimball, and Ray Fenwick. Tim Hensley also returns with more of his brilliant “Wally Gropius” strips, as does fan favorite Al Columbia! Plus, several other surprises from some of the best new talent in comics.


MOME is an accessible, reasonably priced quarterly running approximately 120 pages per volume, mostly in color, and spotlighting the most exciting new storytellers in comics along with special surprises. MOME is quickly earning a reputation as one of the premier literary anthologies on the shelves, and the only one composed almost entirely of comics.

MOME Winter 2009 (MOME, #13) Reviews

  • Bob Comparda

    Possibly my least favorite MOME. I absolutely hate David Greenberger and thought one of his entries was more than enough. The Kurt Wolfgang entries are gold, and the Josh Simmons entry was the only other redeeming comic.

    David Greenberger - One Syllable Album Titles ⭐
    Tim Hensley - Blang! ⭐⭐
    Dash Shaw - Satellite CMYK ⭐⭐⭐
    Tim Hensley - The Peril of Peer Pressure Point ⭐
    David Greenberger - Two Syllable Album Titles ⭐
    Conor O'Keefe - Bums In Love ⭐⭐
    David Greenberger - Three Syllable Album Titles ⭐
    Tim Hensley - Bill Banks, Éminence Grise ⭐
    Gilbert Shelton & Pic - Last Gig in Shnagrlig, Chapter 1 ⭐⭐
    Josh Simmons - Jesus Christ ⭐⭐⭐⭐
    T. Ott - Breakdown ⭐⭐⭐
    Kurt Wolfgang - Nothing Eve, Part 7 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
    Kurt Wolfgang - Untitled ⭐⭐⭐⭐
    David Greenberger - Four Syllable Album Titles ⭐
    David Greenberger - More Three Syllable Album Titles ⭐
    Nate Neal - An Interview with Minnie Moverman ⭐⭐⭐
    Laura Park - Sleep is for Suckers ⭐⭐
    Sara Edward-Corbett - Hunting for Blueberries ⭐⭐
    Derek Van Gieson - The Marriage Tree ⭐⭐

  • Andrew

    Lots of Mome debuts this issue, including Josh Simmons (yay!), Laura Park (I'm not too familiar with her, but I like her contribution to this issue!), and underground comix legend Gilbert Shelton.

    Best comic: It's a tie between Tim Hensley's continued "Wally Gropius" strips and Simmons' "Jesus Christ"

    Worst comic: It feels like Kurt Wolfgang's "Nothing Eve" serial is never going to end and is never going to get anywhere interesting, either.

  • Robert

    My first encounter with this anthology. For some reason I had it in my head that this was a super arty, pretentious art school sort of thing and it really wasn't - it was actually artsy in just the right way (i.e. the contributors have the talent to back up their pretentions). Loved the Gilbert Shelton piece and would like to see pts 2 & 3 as they arrive. Laura Park's odes to the wee hours of the morning and sleeplessness were completely charming, Tim Hensley's retro goofiness had a rhythm all its own, the scratchboard pages by T. Ott were beautiful, and the rest was all good to very good. I'll be checking back with MOME.

  • Troy

    Another solid issue of MOME.

    This one introduces T. Ott who does wonders with a scratch board;
    Laura Park, whose minis blew me away at MOCCA;
    Josh Simmons who delivers a kick ass interpretation of a chunk of the Book of Revelations;
    Conor O'Keefe who does a comic in the style of the turn of the century;
    and Derek Van Gieson who beautifully paints largely abstract violent stories;
    and a long serialized story by comix legend Gilbert Sheldon.

    Then there's the usual cast of MOME characters who we already know are good.

  • Kayla

    Most of these stars have been awarded for the short comic by Connor O'keefe. He's been one of the few new cartoonists that has surprised me by demonstrating how beautiful comics can be.

  • Chris

    Some brilliant, some awful. The highights:
    Satellite CMYK, Dash Shaw
    Jesus Christ, Josh Simmons
    Breakdown, T. Ott
    An Interview with Minnie Moverman, Nate Neal
    Sleep is for Suckers, Laura Park