Reviews

The Comic Book Guide to the Mission, by John Mathis, Ariel Schrag, Dan V., Mario Hernández, Lauren Davis, Jamaica Dyer, Jonas Madden-Connor, Aindrila Mukhopadhyay, Rick Worley, Alfred Twu, Clint Woods, Nomi Kane, Paul Madonna, Greg Hinkle, Shaenon K. Garrity, Jen Oaks, Justin Hall, Amy Martin, Mike White, Chuck Whelon, Geoff Vasile, Omar Mamoon, Sean Chiki, Andrew Farago, Jeff Walker, Roman Muradov, Matt Stewart

schwalove's review

3.0

Take a tour of many locations in the Mission that non longer exist nine years later as the city continues to devour its own tail, though most of the bars, taquerias, and murals are still there. Complaints about hipsters that you no longer hear, now that techie gentrification is in full swing*. The best part is probably the brief history of the murals in the Mission, near the end of the book, along with a one page primer on how they are made from conception to final coat of protective glaze.

* - remember the whole "Marina vs Mission" thing? Been a while since I've heard that specific neighborhood trash talk, probably due to more money flowing into Mission real estate

dav's review

3.0

Pretty good. I wish there was a version of this project from the time when I hung out in the Mission a lot (97-04ish). Still a lot of familiar things covered though. The different styles and brevity of the stories worked well for me. I especially appreciated the piece on murals.