P.E.O.W.

P.E.O.W. #1

by Jane Mai

Jane Mai returns to expose all the terrible embarrassing secrets about Peow and going to comic festivals. Featuring a indie-star-studded guest cast of comic artists, this book has it all, including ... Pond Smelt 2.

Genres: Comics, Graphic Novels, Graphic Novels Comics, Memoir

116 pages

First published January 1, 2018

Reviews

[Sophie · Rating 5 out of 5]

LOVED this. Felt like I picked this up at the exact right time in life. Looking forward to reading more Jane Mai

[Jesse · Rating 5 out of 5]

I really like this!

[Juan Fernández · Rating 3 out of 5]

A fun hyper self aware about tabling at comics conventions. Silly journal comics dashed off by Mai when the events happened are presented really lovingly. It’s a cool autobio artifact of the late 2010’s. It’s beautiful trash.

My only complaint is that the embarrassing part in this book is not that embarrassing. The section that deals with this is done in a fun, over the top stylized way that overrides this. This is even addressed in the last section, so not a big deal.

Mai has top notch humor, sequencing and drawing chops that are all on full display here. This makes for a yummy little morsel of tongue in cheek + sincere con-focused autobio comics.

[Holly · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is a gift, especially if you work in comic publishing. Is that a specific niche? Yes. Yes it is. But the book is f*ing hilarious regardless.I guess you might not like it if you don’t think funny things are very funny... but I wept with laughter at the “is this bio terrorism?!” bit in a Swedish bathroom.

[Daniel · Rating 4 out of 5]

Fun brief autobio. Two-thirds messy hourly comic day lookin' stuff [complimentary], really funny with shaky panel outlines and handwritten overflowing text. Last bit is a longform story, still autobio, but with more polished manga art and ever-so-slightly more thematic weight. Still funny though! Good stuff.

[olive parker · Rating 5 out of 5]

got home from a work book launch to find my copy of this that i picked up from powell's online was smushed in my mailbox (but alive and fine) -- read the entire thing before crashing. so funny, especially reading it in the wake of a wonderful tcaf it was just a great read. looking forward to reading new work from jane (i have some zines to get to)

[Eh Ehhh · Rating 1 out of 5]

The drawings are a little too rough to be understood, it was hard telling characters apart. Usually, diary comics are one of my favorite genres, but the humor just didn't do it for me here. Don't think I'll be purchasing PEOW 2

[EMi Spicer · Rating 5 out of 5]

The comic with the hands made me laugh so hard I cried

[frankie · Rating 5 out of 5]

man this book is great. so funny

[Elena Varg · Rating 4 out of 5]

I love silly diary comics as much as emotional diary comics and this book had them both!! Hell yeah!!

[Liz · Rating 5 out of 5]

This comic made me laugh out loud several times. I loved this.

[Krista · Rating 3 out of 5]

3,5 stars

[marcia · Rating 3 out of 5]

A fun collection of comics about tabling at cons. The last one is hilarious and my favorite. It's the perfect balance of cringe and relatable.