Author Archives: Matthew Meylikhov

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Reviews
Let’s Talk Making Comics, the Watson-Guptill Way: Looking at Three Recent “How To Make Comics” Books [Review]

By | Sep 16, 2014 | Reviews

Before we begin, some disclosure. Hi, I’m Matthew Meylikhov. You may remember me from such websites as Multiversity Comics and Some Other Blog That Couldn’t Beat CBR at the Eisners. And, on occasion, I make comics — both in terms of writing and producing my own, or lettering books for friends. I do it mostly […]

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Reviews
The Unusual, Surreal Journey of F. Premise — Roman Muradov’s “(In a Sense) Lost and Found” [Review]

By | Sep 11, 2014 | Reviews

“F. Premise awoke one morning from troubled dreams to find that her innocence had gone missing.” With this sentence we begin “(In a Sense) Lost and Found,” a surreal Kafka-esque journey of self discovery that at times feels more like visual poetry than sequential art. The first graphic novel effort of Roman Muradov (that goes […]

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Annotations
MGA Study Hall: Issue #40

By | Sep 10, 2014 | Annotations

Hello and welcome back to MGA Study Hall, where all things Morning Glories are analyzed, dissected and poured over with the hope that we can figure out just what is going on! Today’s issue is issue #40, an issue that I once described on Twitter via a Shrek gif. What does that even mean? Join […]

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Interviews
Josh Williamson Crafts an Epic Fantasy with High Stakes in “Birthright” [Interview]

By | Sep 9, 2014 | Interviews

For Josh Williamson, the world is slowly becoming a creator-owned smorgasbord. With “Nailbiter” and “Ghosted” both coming out from Image/Skybound right now, a great deal of books already under his belt and with his involvement helping to revitalize Dark Horse’s superhero line with Project Black Sky, you’d think that the world is Williamson’s oyster right […]

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Reviews
Exploring Whitechapel and Beyond with London Guttersnipes “Basil and Victoria” [Review]

By | Sep 3, 2014 | Reviews

Collecting five stories, the first of which was published in 1990, “Basil and Victoria: London Guttersnipes” brings us the stories of the eponymous street urchins as they make their way through various trials and tribulations in London and beyond. Written by Yann le Pennetier and illustrated by Édith Grattery, the book is a mixed bag […]

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Podcasts
The Hour Cosmic, Episode 81: Flame-Heads with Andy Hirsch [Podcast]

By and | Sep 2, 2014 | Podcasts

Welcome to another installment of The Hour Cosmic, your favorite comics game show! This week, our guest is “Garfield” artist, Andy Hirsch! On this week’s show, among other things, we discuss: – Everyone’s favorite orange cat! – Everyone’s least favorite day! – Everyone’s favorite baked pasta! Let’s meet our guest, shall we? Andy Hirsch is […]

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