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    Author: Gary Usher

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    Reluctant Sadist #9 – Hal Weaver’s Old School Minicomic with a Bigfoot Theme 

    • by Gary Usher
    • September 1, 2025

    Hal Weaver is based in Riga, Latvia, also home of publishing house kuš! comics. He published seven issues of Reluctant Sadist from 1985 to 1989 (with an additional collected edition)…

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    Pieces of Me (Excerpt) – Maia Iotzova Looks at the Structure of a Fractured Mind Through an Exploration of a Mental Breakdown 

    • by Gary Usher
    • July 25, 2025

    LDCOMICS ONLINE COMICS FAIR 2025! Maia Iotzova graduated from the University of Guelph, Canada with a BA in Fine Arts, working in the fields of film and comics among others….

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    Dream Machine – Ky Lawrence Brings Us Mad Scientists, Monkeys and Madness in His Surreal Science Fiction Graphic Novel 

    • by Gary Usher
    • July 25, 2025

    LDCOMICS ONLINE COMIC FAIR 2025! Ky Lawrence graduated from Norwich University of the Arts, he is an animator with an impressive list of highly-stylized self-published comics, as well as contributions to…

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    So That’s That Story… Conversations With Mom – Tenli Yavneh is “Just Commenting” in This Hilarious Memoir of Her Mother 

    • by Gary Usher
    • July 25, 2025

    LDCOMICS ONLINE COMICS FAIR 2025! At seven pages,  Tenli Yavneh’s So That’s That Story is not the shortest publication ever reviewed on Broken Frontier (The Colossive Cartographies probably hold that…

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    My Energy Thief – Mandy Norman’s Light-Hearted Approach to Looking at Long Covid 

    • by Gary Usher
    • July 23, 2025

    LDCOMICS ONLINE COMICS FAIR 2025! Mandy Norman is a multi-disciplinary commercial artist living in North London. According to information provided she joined the LDComics Online Monthly meetings during her 2021 recovery…

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    Silver River – Catriona Q. Andrew’s Beautifully Illustrated, Sweeping and Tragic Family Memoir 

    • by Gary Usher
    • July 18, 2025

    LDCOMICS ONLINE COMICS FAIR 2025! Catriona Q. Andrew has been a freelance illustrator for three decades, as well as a speech and language therapist, art educator, and has also created…

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    (Don’t) Go To Law School – Maddy Buck Convinces Herself (and, Her Readers) Law School is Not Boring After All in this Humorous Memoir 

    • by Gary Usher
    • July 16, 2025

    LDCOMICS ONLINE COMICS FAIR 2025! Maddy Buck’s cartooning career began at the University of Michigan Law School, and her quest to distill large amounts of information into easily digestible comic…

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    I Am Perfectly Normal – Lindsey Sheehan’s Fantasy Autobiography is a Real “Slice” of Life with a Touch of Serial Killer 

    • by Gary Usher
    • July 10, 2025

    LDCOMICS ONLINE COMICS FAIR 2025! I Am Perfectly Normal is Lindsey Sheehan’s first published full-length comic, which is available exclusively during July through the LDComics Online Comics Fair. This comic…

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    (Un)Diagnosed – Taran Taylor Shines Light On ADHD and Autism From an Adult Perspective  

    • by Gary Usher
    • July 7, 2025

    LDCOMICS ONLINE COMICS FAIR 2025! Taran Taylor studied art at Staffordshire University, gaining a “BA (Hons) Cartoon & Comic Arts, First Class”. He has quite a few zines and comics…

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    Bird’s Eye View – Online Avian Obsession from Asia Kazub Taken to Horrific Extremes 

    • by Gary Usher
    • July 3, 2025

    LDCOMICS ONLINE COMICS FAIR 2025! Asia Kazub is originally from Poland and currently resides in Norfolk, UK. According to their website, they graduated from Norwich University of the Arts in…

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    Toxic Summer – Horror Beach Party from Derek Charm and Oni Press Brings More Laughs Than Chills to Your Summer LGBTQIA+ Reading List 

    • by Gary Usher
    • June 23, 2025

    PRIDE MONTH 2025! Derek Charm has lent his talents to some of the biggest franchises in comics, from Star Trek and Star Wars to Archie and Marvel’s Squirrel Girl. Here,…

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    Low Orbit – A Small Town Coming-of-Age, Coming Out Story from Kazimir Lee and Top Shelf Productions Told Through a Sci-Fi Novel Lens 

    • by Gary Usher
    • June 16, 2025

    PRIDE MONTH 2025! Kazimir Lee Iskander is a 2008 graduate of the Minnesota College of Art and Design (BFA, Animation), as well as a 2016 graduate of the Center For…

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    Totality – Jeff Lok’s Unique Autobiographical Journey from Fieldmouse Press Rewards Re-Reading

    • by Gary Usher
    • June 13, 2025

    Jeff Lok , a Center For Cartoon Studies alum, has self-published humorous work like the solo anthology Gag Rag and co-edited anthologies such as Funny Aminals. Fieldmouse Press and editor…

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    Pageant – Justin Gradin’s Anti-Romance from Fantagraphics Books Explores the Enigma of the Soulless Soul Mate  

    • by Gary Usher
    • June 10, 2025

    The copywriter for the online catalogue listing of Justin Gradin’s sophomore graphic novel, Pageant, certainly doesn’t do him any favors by comparing him to legendary transgressive cartoonists: Gary Panter, Gary…

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    RoboWolf #1 – Jake Smith’s Dayglo Retro Crime Comedy from Dark Horse Comics Sells His Zany Vision

    • by Gary Usher
    • May 22, 2025

    Jake Smith, a creator based out of Kansas City Missouri, is known for previous Dark Horse titles Blood Force Trauma and Into Radness. His most recent work was IDW’s Godzilla:…

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    Done with Demons – Meet Dora Grents’ Odd Couple in Hell in this Infernal Comedy

    • by Gary Usher
    • May 9, 2025

    Dora Grents is an animator living in Denmark. She has a Bachelor’s degree in Graphic Storytelling from VIA University College, Denmark. According to her website, Done With Demons was her…

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    Many Opinions and Errors – The Newest Minicomic From Brooklyn, NY Cartoonist Steven Solomon 

    • by Gary Usher
    • April 29, 2025

    Steven Solomon has exhibited paintings, collages, animation, and large single page comics internationally and domestically, but in recent years has been exploring the possibilities of sequential narratives through an ever…

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    Single Camera Sitcom – Katie Lane’s Ambitious Collage Graphic Novel Collected by Comics Blogger Books 

    • by Gary Usher
    • April 18, 2025

    Katie Lane has been a comics artist, writer, editor and critic in her long career. Single Camera Sitcom first appeared online on Webtoons and Instagram around 2019, and was subsequently…

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