Pete Toms has swiftly become one of the most interesting and remarkable comics creators operating online. His work is playful and perplexing, offering profound, hilarious commentary on internet culture and social media. After reviewing Toms’ recent masterpiece The Linguists, Nick Hanover set up an e-mail interview with Toms about his personal body horror nightmares, his coloring […]
Saint, Super Mutants and One Punch Men: The Best Comics of 2015
2015 was a crazy year for comics, but it was also a year of creative explosions, with the small press and digital comics spheres in particular showing off incredible material. Most of our favorite comics this year came from creators working outside the confines of the mainstream industry, with boutique presses like Nobrow and Youth […]
Language is Limited: 21st Century Communication in Pete Toms’ The Linguists
The last transformational conversation I had centered around openness. Seated in a 24 hour cafe after an evening spent on a festival grind, we talked about a shared grief side effect, a need to spill out info on our trauma to strangers, from first dates to cashiers at bakeries, while those closest to us remained […]
