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Furgason, Sharon – Nina the Librarian
Nina the Librarian Now Available! $4
Here’s another great comic from Sharon. This one is all one big story instead of the collections of short stories that she was doing, and she’s considering turning it into a regular series. To which I say: do it! Seriously, one issue in and I’m already invested in the characters. As you can probably tell from the title, it’s all about Nina, who’s a librarian, and her dealing with work, a stalker (or just a slightly creepy admirer, it’s tough to tell so far), and an old singing bag lady. She’s a quiet, mousy girl who spends a lot of time writing in her journal and fantasizing about her life, what could happen with it and what it happening with it. I was smiling ear to ear throughout this book, and if that’s not a recommendation I don’t know what is. It’s $4, which is a bit steep, but it’s a pretty big book and it’s worth it. Contact info is up there, maybe if enough people buy this she’ll make a regular series out of this…
Furgason, Sharon – Archipelago #2
Archipelago #2 Now Available! $1.50
This one seems smaller than the first issue for some reason. Maybe because there’s no real extended story in this one? Anyway, another great issue. There’s one of the best dream houses ever, documenting her obsession with junk, her mother telling her that she was really an alien, a list of nightmares, and a 9/11 story. It’s hard to criticize something that deeply affected the entire population of this story, and her reaction it obviously deeply heartfelt. Then there’s a seemingly pointless one page strip about… um, going on vacation, I guess. Hey, when the rest of it is great, who cares if I don’t get one page? Buy these minis while you can, I can see her just doing really great graphic novels in a few years…
Furgason, Sharon – Archipelago #1
Archipelago #1 Now Available! $3
Here’s a great addition to the world of “it might be autobiographical, or it might not, or maybe only parts of it are, otherwise it’s just good stories” comics. Kind of a long name for a genre, I realize that, which is why nobody ever uses it, but it sums it up pretty well in my mind. All kinds of good stuff in here. Broken hearts on the subway, an epic about candy and trying to connect, getting fired, the harassment that women deal with all the time, trying to return some keys from the subway, breaking your mother’s back and women with actual women parts. Solid storytelling and incredibly expressive art of various styles, showing more than a bit of range for a first issue. There’s a website or an e-mail address, it’s $2.
