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NOW #1: The New Comics Anthology, by Kaela Graham, Eric Reynolds, Antoine Cossé, Noah Van Sciver, J.C. Menu, Malachi Ward, Daria Tessler, Tobias Schalken, Dash Shaw, Tommi Parrish, Conxita Herrerro, Eleanor Davis, Sara Corbett, Sammy Harkham

concussedcoffeegeek's review

5.0

If you're like me, you love anthologies. To me, they are some of the best examples of the power of the comic medium. In 'Now' #1, there are 15 artists sharing some of their best worked curated by Eric Reynolds. With stories like "Wall of Shame" (Noah Van Sciver), "Pretend We're Orphans" (Kaela Graham), and "S.O.S. Suitcases" (J.C. Menu), 'Now' has some serious diversity and is a GREAT place to jump in for those who are unfamiliar with the alt-comix movement. My favorite by far is "Widening Horizon" by Malachi Ward & Matt Sheean, a look at a timeline where the space race took a different direction, and a possible look at the future. Reminded me of Andy Weir's 'The Martian' and 'Moon Graffiti' from Radiotopia's 'The Truth' podcast.

I would HIGHLY recommend checking this first 'issue' (if you can call it that...120 pages long!) and trying it out. I was not at all disappointed and added it to my pull list immediately.