So Buttons 15 by Jonathan Baylis It was a pleasure as always to receive the latest So Buttons from Jonathan Baylis – an Eisner nominated autobiographical anthology. This issue, subtitled “Who is my Daddy and what does he do?” centers around father-son relations. The Barry Windsor-Smith Machine Man tribute cover by C.M. Campbell is amazing and sets an appropriately nostalgic but fantastic tone. The opening … Continue reading In the Neighbourhood
So Buttons 14 Nostalgia. A perfume that Alan Moore teased us with in Watchmen. A dangerous force that points us towards an unobtainable past that never existed. An essential part of being human that keeps love alive and people in our lives long after they are gone. The latest issue of Jonathan Baylis’ So Buttons is really a book of two parts. One part deals … Continue reading You & Me Remembering
So Buttons by Jonathan Baylis So Buttons is described by author Jonathan Baylis as ‘the newer magazine of weird auto-bio’. In the spirit of Harvey Pekar and David Robertson, the book has several autobiographical stories by Jonathan, illustrated by a variety of artists, many of whom are well known names in comics. Jonathan’s tales of old comic shops, celebrities exceeding expectations and obscure Jack Kirby … Continue reading So…it goes
The Writings and Ramblings of Ben Herman
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