Alternative Comics

by James Kochalka, Gabrielle Bell, Dean Haspiel

If you’ve always wondered what the deal is with cartoonists like James Kochalka, David Lasky, Gabrielle Bell and Dean Haspiel, pick up Alternative Comics #1 and get yourself an education. It’s a spectacular anthology of all-new material crafted by a stellar cast of award-winning cartoonists, including Steve Weissman, Kochalka, Tatianna Gill & Lasky, Haspiel, Sam Henderson, Matt Madden, Robert Ullman, Joel Orff, Josh Neufeld, Sara Varon & Graham Annable, Jen Sorenson, Jeff Mason & Nick Bertozzi, Shaenon Garrity & Tom Hart, Greg Stump, and Leela Corman. Graphic design by Tom Devlin. Originally released for Free Comic Book Day.

32 pages, Comic

Published January 1, 2003

About the author

James Kochalka is an American comic book artist and writer, and rock musician. His comics are noted for their blending of the real and the surreal. Largely autobiographical, Kochalka's cartoon expression of the world around him includes such real-life characters as his wife, children, cat, friends and colleagues, but always filtered through his own observations and flights of whimsy. In March 2011 he will be declared the cartoonist laureate of Vermont, serving a term of two years.

Reviews

[Neville Ridley-smith · Rating 3 out of 5]

Well that was a bunch of very weird stuff. A fun walk on the wild side where you get different art styles but often stuff that doesn't really make much sense. There was one thing I laughed out loud at.