| Title | : | MOME Winter 2007 (MOME, #6) |
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| ISBN | : | 1560977817 |
| ISBN-10 | : | 9781560977810 |
| Language | : | English |
| Format Type | : | Paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 120 |
| Publication | : | First published January 3, 2007 |
This acclaimed, reasonably priced, quarterly anthology runs approximately 120 pages per volume and spotlights a regular cast of a dozen of today's most exciting cartoonists. "Mome" is quickly earning a reputation as the premiere literary anthology in comics. Think of something like "The Believer" or "Granta"--especially in regard to iconic design, format, and content--but with comics. Featuring new comics by Andrice Arp, Gabrielle Bell, Jonathan Bennett, Jeffrey Brown, Martin Cendreda, Sophie Crumb, David Heatley, Tim Hensley, Paul Hornschemeier, Anders Nilsen, Zak Sally, and Kurt Wolfgang.
MOME Winter 2007 (MOME, #6) Reviews
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Awful. Some of the worst art in comic work can be found here.
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Best comic: Tim Hensley's various Wally Gropius strips, which are thankfully all over this issue
Runner-up: "Hopscotch" by Martin Cendreda
Self-indulgent auto-bio comic that's still really entertaining: "At Loose Ends Pt. 1" by Lewis Trondheim
Self-indulgent auto-bio comic that I skipped because life is short and all this guy's self-indulgent auto-bio comics bore me to tears: "Dupes" by Jonathan Bennett
Most annoying thing in this issue: Gary Groth's interview with Tim Hensley wherein Groth keeps insisting Hensley's jokes are "Dadaist" because he doesn't get them, and Hensley keeps futilely trying to explain his jokes to Groth. -
Skip Gary Groth's cheese-dicky interview with Hensley because if you hate cartoonists that are proud of making no sense then it'll be twice as bad. He's just a moron who barfs words on a page with flat, DORKY and trite art with non-interesting flotsam scattered about for those who like fluff.
Nearly every entry is awkward, over-the-top or droll (Trodheim especially) within this reeking dung heap. The dream cartoons were especially stupid- do you really care about other people's 1-2 page weirdo dreams unless they're tailored to have their own logic or add something to a character? -
worth it just for Emile Bravo's "The Brothers Ben Qutuz in 'Frustration Land'.. powerful piece.
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"Hop Scotch" by Martin Cendreda is perfect.
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Definitely not my favorite issue of MOME. I'd recommend another as a place to start. The Gabrielle Bell comic was my favorite.
Sammy Harkham - Can Ride ⭐
R. Kikuo Johnson - Love Love Tentapod (After T. Saeki) ⭐⭐⭐
Tim Hensley - Iacocca High ⭐
Martin Cendreda - Hopscotch ⭐⭐
Tim Hensley - Testosterone ⭐
Anders Nilsen - The Notary ⭐⭐
R. Kikuo Johnson - Everyday I Love You Less and Less ⭐⭐
Tim Hensley - Jillian Banks, Debutante of the Underworld ⭐
David Heatley - Iraq ⭐⭐
Émile Bravo - The Brothers Ben Qutuz in "Frustration Land" ⭐
David Heatley- Dad's Chickens ⭐⭐
Jeffrey Brown - Everyday Terrorists ⭐⭐⭐
David Heatley - Harvest Dance ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Tim Hensley - The Dropouts in "Virgin Vinyl" ⭐⭐
Paul Hornschemeier - Life with Mr. Dangerous, Part 5 ⭐⭐⭐⭐
R. Kikuo Johnson - Love Gazebo ⭐⭐
Tim Hensley - Luz in "Diarrhea" ⭐
Gary Groth - Tim Hensley Interview ⭐⭐
Sophie Crumb - Sketchbook Pages ⭐⭐
R. Kikuo Johnson - First Teen Fancy ⭐
Lewis Trondheim - At Loose Ends, Part 1 ⭐⭐
Jonathan Bennett - Dupes ⭐⭐⭐
Gabrielle Bell - Gabrielle the Third ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Kurt Wolfgang - Nothing Eve., Part 2 ⭐⭐⭐
