MINOR AT HEART
Kristen Radtke's building stories
Old, disintegrating architecture is a primary feature in Imagine Wanting Only This, the debut graphic memoir from writer and artist Kristen Radtke.
Clickable
Some notes on what's on the bookshelf and the turntable
My Year in Writing: 2016
My writing in 2016 appeared at Hyperallergic, the Chicago Reader, the Washington City Paper, and here at my site.
The Solar Grid, Soft City, and Equinoxes
Notes on comics I’m reading—Equinoxes, The Solar Grid, and Soft City.
Hubert
I had trouble getting past the uncomfortable request to excuse a maladjusted peeping tom in Hubert.
The early Internet: Joshua Cotter and Jesse Jarnow
Josh Cotter's 2016 Fantagraphics comic and Jesse Jarnow's reported book for Da Capo Press have me thinking about the marvels of Internet technology — both real and imagined.
ABOUT
Dominic Umile lives, writes, and drinks in Brooklyn, NY. His criticism and features have appeared in the Los Angeles Times, the Chicago Reader, Hyperallergic, and more. Get in touch.