Since 2003, Charles Schneeflock Snow has been writing and drawing Sordid City Blues, which chronicles the lives of young urban adults faced with difficult questions of relationships and faith. Sacred and Sequential met with Mr. Snow in a comfortable corner of the Internet to discuss his work and his recent resumption of the series after … Continue reading Talking with Charles Schneeflock Snow on SORDID CITY BLUES
Just over a month ago, I reviewed Nick Marino and Daniel Arruda Massa’s Holy F*ck #1. Where I landed then was on a note of cautious anticipation, despite not finding the comic book all that entertaining. In spite of my review being arguably negative overall, the creators have kindly turned to Sacred & Sequential and … Continue reading Review of HOLY F*CK #2: “Provocation for Provocation’s Sake”
From the Perry Bible Fellowship website, presented without comment: Thanks to James McGrath for alerting us to PBF‘s return!
Over on The Nomos Journal last year, Paul Robertson delivered a sensational account of the mythic Cyclops through the lens of graphic narrative: [T]he modern graphic novel arises from, and in turn influences, our modern, Western culture. This culture is globalized, includes values, such as individualism, and contains an audience well versed in postmodern ideas and … Continue reading Paul Robertson Gives an Eye to Cyclopses
In August, Sequart featured an essay by the University of Calgary’s Tom Miller writing on the “transformation project” of Christian comics. Though he admits to a “small sample,” Miller focuses the essay’s attention on a particular category of Christian comics, namely “the holy works adaption” and its “two sub-categories: the tribute and the telling.” He differentiates between … Continue reading Sequart on Comics’ Christian Adaptations
