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I’m gonna need more musicians to write children’s stories

Stories for Ways and Means by Jeff Antebi (creator)

August 23, 2019 by TheShitWizard Leave a Comment

From the Waxploitation label comes Stories for Ways and Means, a gorgeous collaboration of artists and musicians that feature ‘grown up’ children’s stories with the majority of the proceeds going to organisations promoting children’s literacy.  Featuring lots of musicians I like as well as others I’ve never heard of, the 29 collaborations in this book range from the whimsical to the weird, with my particular highlight (coming as no surprise to anyone who knows me) being Nick Cave’s The Lonely Giant. Other stories that also […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Short Stories Tagged With: exploitation, illustrated, Jeff antebi, short stories

TheShitWizard's CBR11 Review No:33 · Genres: Fiction, Short Stories · Tags: exploitation, illustrated, Jeff antebi, short stories ·
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Vol. 2 just as non-compliant and awesome as Vol. 1.

September 4, 2017 by narfna Leave a Comment

I waited for this trade for soooo loooong of a time. And then it wasn’t long enough, like in terms of page length; I read it in about twenty minutes (cackling through most of it), and then it was over and I was sad. But it was very good. And now we have to wait even longer for Vol. 3. These are the woes you are in for when you read an ongoing comic series, but especially this one, which is agony. Vol. 2 opens […]

Filed Under: Graphic Novels/Comic Books Tagged With: Bitch Planet, Comics, Dystopian, exploitation, Kelly Sue DeConnick, narfna, president bitch, Satire, Valentine De Landro, vol. 2

narfna's CBR9 Review No:67 · Genres: Graphic Novels/Comic Books · Tags: Bitch Planet, Comics, Dystopian, exploitation, Kelly Sue DeConnick, narfna, president bitch, Satire, Valentine De Landro, vol. 2 ·
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