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Review: Maple Key Comics Volume 4

Overview: The fourth volume in the Maple Key anthology, collecting high quality independent comics from creators of all sorts.

Art: Being an anthology, the art varies widely. Not all of it is my cup of tea, though I did particularly enjoy Isabella Rotman and Sophie Goldstein's work.

Writing: Again, the writing varies. I found myself enjoying every story, though some were definitely of a higher caliber than others. Rigel and the Star Teens and The Exquisite Corpse stood out to me, in particular.

Etc: Maple Key is an excellent way to discover new cartoonists, I find myself looking further into people's work with every volume.

Good for: People who enjoy comics and cartooning.

Maple Key Comics Volume 4 Various 2014, Maple Key Comics Recommended

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Review: Maple Key Comics Volume 4

Overview: A collection of stories from same amazing and talented independent cartoonists.

Pros: Almost every story is excellent, both artistically and story-wise.

Cons: Not every story appealed to me - which is to expected, really.

Good for: Really, if you're not already reading Maple Key Comics, you need to get on that.

Maple Key Comics Volume 4 Various 2014, Maple Key Comics 4/5

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Witness the fitness in Luke Healy ( lukewhealy )'s brand new three-part story, THE EXQUISITE CORPSE, staring this month in Maple Key Comics issue 4! Healy's understated, super-clean linework and crisp, brisk storytelling are well-suited to his near-future speculative sci-fi narrative about bodyswapping personal trainers, which is a DILLY of a story. Not to be missed!

Less than a week to go before Issue 4 hits the shelves! Preorder yours today! Or, make sure you get to read ALL of INVOCATION, plus our other incredible features, by getting a subscription to Maple Key 4-6!

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Maple Key Comics is proud to welcome Iris Yan back for her second three-part story in our humble publication. This time around, Iris brings us FRIENDS, a collection of vignettes about old acquaintances. But, as with all of Iris' stories, these people are rarely who they seem to be. The first chapter features unexpected evangelism, tentative reaches for approval, and general social ineptitude--all, of course, in Yan's streamlined, charming funny animal style! Just one week to go before Issue 4 hits the shelves! Preorder yours today! Or, make sure you get to read ALL of FRIENDS, plus our other incredible features, by getting a subscription to Maple Key 4-6!

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Beginning in Maple Key Comics issue 4 is the great Ian Richardson's ( solidempty ) INVOCATION--a hair-raising tale of aging, monsters, and stumps. We're incredibly thrilled to have Ian on board for what promises to be a nail-biter of  a horror story--and his longest work to date!

Check Ian's work out on his tumblr, and follow him on twitter--IF YOU DARE

Just a couple weeks to go before Issue 4 hits the shelves! Preorder yours today! Or, make sure you get to read ALL of INVOCATION, plus our other incredible features, by getting a subscription to Maple Key 4-6!

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That's right, MICE 2014 ( micexpo ) is happening tomorrow in Boston! We will be there with bells on at table A25. Love to see you!

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I'm back from spx and working on my next chapter of The Face in the Cloud! Here's a bedtime sketch I did of Clarice and Francine on a stake out with take out. I smudged Francine's binoculars which is a hazard of sketchbook watercoloring.

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SPX is right around the corner, and Maple Key Comics is getting ready! 

Come say hi over at table L6A where editor Joyana McDiarmid ( heartsandminis ) and contributors Carl Antonowicz ( thulsadude ) and Josh Lees ( lickspittlecomics ) will be hanging out.

You can find SO MANY contributors around SPX, especially in the L block:

Adam Whittier - L5A

John Carvajal, Jonathan Rotsztain, Rebecca Roher - K3

Jon Chad - W53-55

Laurel Holden - L7A

Laurel Lynn Leake - L7B

Luke Howard - L5A (Ignatz nominee!)

Niel Brideau - C8

Nicole J Georges - N3A

Rachel Dukes - L9

Sasha Steinberg - L6B

Sophie Goldstein - C6 (Ignatz nominee!)

Happy convention everyone!