The Uncivilized Books Blog
AUTOPTIC | au·top·tic | \ (ˈ)ȯ¦täptik \ Definition: based on one’s own observationEtymology: Greek autoptikos of an eyewitness, from aut- + optikos of sight Uncivilized is getting ready for the Autoptic Festival! This one is close to home in more ways than one. Sure, it’s physically close in Minneapolis. Travel is a cinch. But it […]
There’s a great new interview with Matt Madden (Ex Libris) on Book Love. The interviewer asks straightforward open-ended questions, and Matt has all the space he needs to focus on the essential things in his work. Early Days A few exciting tidbits stood out to me. Here’s a little bit on Matt’s early comics book […]
We missed this one somehow! Here’s an in-depth and complete review of Kriota Willberg’s Draw Stronger. It’s on Frank Santoro’s Comics Workbook site, which is a fount of great comics-related information and knowledge. In-Depth This review might be the most thorough review of Kriota’s book. It’s well presented and gets into the details. Here’s an […]
Congratulations to Camilo Aguirre! Publishers Weekly reviewed his graphic novel, What Remains: Personal and Political Histories of Colombia! It’s Camilo’s first review, so that’s always special. “Aguirre’s ambitious debut documents the terrors committed by the Colombian government over the past 75 years. The nation’s violent history is recounted in stories from guerrilla fighters, historians, unionists, and other […]
A fantastic review of Kevin Czap’s Fütchi Perf popped up on the Doom Rocket website. The review praises Czap’s “radical softness” as a novel kind of utopianism. It’s a well-considered review that goes deep into exploring the themes and art of the book. Here are a couple of choice quotes: What does utopian science fiction […]
It’s time for our annual Spring Sale! Making room for some of the new books and comics. This is our favorite part of spring cleaning! Almost everything is on sale, 25-75% OFF! Don’t delay the sale ends 5/30/22.
Here’s a fun new story. The New York Times recently ran an excellent profile on Julie Doucet regarding her recent Grand Prix award at the Angouléme festival. Our Eisner Award-winning book Sweet Little Cunt (written by Anne Elizabeth Moore) had a small mention… or we should say it was unmentionable: “We have this great thing […]
We are happy to report that WEST #1 by John Grund got the Best of Show purple ribbon from the MoCCA festival! It was John’s first convention and first widely released comic! Pretty good start! Congratulations John! About the first issue: Mo and Sal live and work on a farm selling their harvest at city […]
The new series from the cartoonist behind the award-nominated I Don’t Want to be Famous is gathering steam. The second issue of June, for Short, is now available in our store! Meet Tal, a chainsmoking binge drinking writer who stumbled into commercial success by putting her twin sister’s tragic past on display. To distract herself from burrowing guilt, […]
We’re very excited to see a new review of Matt Madden’s Ex Libris in the New York Times! It’s a great review that really gets the special literary pleasures of Ex Libris’ labyrinthine structure. Here’s a short excerpt: EX LIBRIS (Uncivilized, 105 pp., $29.95) is a work of purposeful sprawl. It’s an existential locked-room mystery — […]
