Blammo #10

Blammo

by Noah Van Sciver

For ten years, Noah has been putting out Blammo, a one-person anthology in the vein of Eightball. Each issue is made up of 4-6 short stories, some historical, some autobiographical some fiction, and some plain weirdness. Noah is an award winning cartoonist whose work has been published by Fantagraphics, Uncivilized, Retrofit, and many others.

Genres: Comics

44 pages, Unknown Binding

Published June 1, 2018

About the author

[copied from: http://nvansciver.wordpress.com/about/]

I am THE one and only Noah Van Sciver, cartoonist/comic strip artist and illustrator. I’m best known for my alternative comic book series Blammo and my weekly comic strip 4 Questions which appears every week in the alternative newspaper Westword. My work has appeared in The Best American comics 2011, Mad magazine, Sunstone, The Comics Journal, MOME and numerous comics anthologies. I’m currently hard at work on my first graphic novel The Hypo which will be published by Fantagraphics books upon its completion. I’m a cancer and I hate seafood, and adventure.

Reviews

[Matt Graupman · Rating 5 out of 5]

Look, if you don’t love Noah Van Sciver’s one-man anthology series, “Blammo,” then I’m not sure you can really call yourself an indie comics fan. “Blammo” is consistently one of the most surprising, versatile, and flat out best comics in the genre. Encompassing everything from fiction to autobiography to historical recreations and everything in between, Van Sciver showcases his ability to do it all and do it all extremely well. This tenth issue is undoubtedly his best one yet. His artwork has evolved to become so dense yet so clean and his renderings of nature are truly second-to-none. Similarly, his writing has grown (perhaps even more so than drawing) into his own signature blend of melancholy humor and emotional honesty. Even the pieces that don’t necessarily work for me - like his Mormon-centric stuff - are still a treat, visually and story-wise. He’s comic’s Great Unsung Talent and “Blammo” is his manifesto.

FAVORITES:
“The Hypo” - Noah recounts the uncertain period of his life following the publication of his first graphic novel
“Burning Brigsby” - A reclusive cartoonist’s estranged children return home on the occasion of his funeral
“Beverly, New Jersey” - Noah reconnects with his father and learns a bit about his family history

[Karl · Rating 5 out of 5]

I’m not a fan of Noah’s Mormon stuff but his art, storytelling and commitment to quality work is outstanding. He remains one of my favourite indie artists.

[J.T. · Rating 5 out of 5]

Another great issue of Blammo, this time in full color!

[Rob McMonigal · Rating 5 out of 5]

Noah is one of the best one-man anthologist there is, and this is yet another amazing example of his work, ranging from short pieces to longer (relatively speaking) ones. Sometimes historical, sometimes personal, sometimes weird--but always excellent.

[Comics Alternative · Rating 5 out of 5]

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