Comments on: All Over Coffee by Paul Madonna http://madinkbeard.com/blog/archives/all-over-coffee-by-paul-madonna { Derik Badman's Writing on Comics (mostly) } Fri, 21 Nov 2008 18:01:41 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: DerikB http://madinkbeard.com/blog/archives/all-over-coffee-by-paul-madonna#comment-54320 DerikB Tue, 10 Jul 2007 13:40:36 +0000 http://madinkbeard.com/blog/archives/all-over-coffee-by-paul-madonna#comment-54320 Ah. I don't think I've looked at EW's comic reviews. Concise and to the point from June 29, 2007 issue by Douglas Wolk: ALL OVER COFFEE Paul Madonna (hardcover) A comic strip with no characters, plot, or comedy just exquisitely observed, fine-lined drawings of sunlit San Francisco, captioned with bittersweet fragments of dialogue. For Fans of... Pekar's slice-of-life miniatures; the architectural landscapes of Ben Katchor's cartoons. Does It Deliver? The relentless Zen stillness sometimes turns arid, but even tiny variations (like flashes of colors other than latte-ring brown) seem bracingly quirky. B+ Ah. I don’t think I’ve looked at EW’s comic reviews. Concise and to the point from June 29, 2007 issue by Douglas Wolk:

ALL OVER COFFEE
Paul Madonna (hardcover)
A comic strip with no characters, plot, or comedy just exquisitely observed, fine-lined drawings of sunlit San Francisco, captioned with bittersweet fragments of dialogue.
For Fans of…
Pekar’s slice-of-life miniatures; the architectural landscapes of Ben Katchor’s cartoons.
Does It Deliver?
The relentless Zen stillness sometimes turns arid, but even tiny variations (like flashes of colors other than latte-ring brown) seem bracingly quirky. B+

]]> By: Jog http://madinkbeard.com/blog/archives/all-over-coffee-by-paul-madonna#comment-54237 Jog Tue, 10 Jul 2007 01:42:28 +0000 http://madinkbeard.com/blog/archives/all-over-coffee-by-paul-madonna#comment-54237 I recall Douglas Wolk reviewed it in Entertainment Weekly about a month ago... one of those 100 word capsule reviews. That was literally the first I'd ever heard of it, and the last until this post... I've never seen a copy... I recall Douglas Wolk reviewed it in Entertainment Weekly about a month ago… one of those 100 word capsule reviews. That was literally the first I’d ever heard of it, and the last until this post… I’ve never seen a copy…

]]> By: Austin Kleon http://madinkbeard.com/blog/archives/all-over-coffee-by-paul-madonna#comment-54209 Austin Kleon Mon, 09 Jul 2007 22:53:56 +0000 http://madinkbeard.com/blog/archives/all-over-coffee-by-paul-madonna#comment-54209 Wow! What a great find... Wow! What a great find…

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