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September 12, 2021 by Simon Sweetman

Reading In Stolen Moments

To have time to read is, I swear, the ultimate luxury. But at the same time, it’s nourishment for the soul. And I consider it a necessity. To be brain-fried to a level where you cannot sit with one book for  FOMO regarding all of the other books you’ve bought or have on loan might […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged Blog, Books, FOMO, Graphic Novel, https://linktr.ee/Simonsweetman, Lockdown, Reading, Reading In Stolen Moments, Stolent Moment, Want more? Check out my Substack You can also support Off The Tracks via PressPatron, Work, Writing ·

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May 18, 2021 by Simon Sweetman

Luke Adam Hawker: Together

Together Luke Adam Hawker Kyle Books The pandemic took its toll – and is taking it still and because we survived lockdown (and it was brief) many of us have moved on and back to our lives and it was all just a mild inconvenience. We were lucky. And we were supported by our government […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged Art, Book, Book Review, Comic, Coronavirus, Covid, Covid-19, Design, Family, Graphic, Graphic Novel, Lockdown, Luke Adam Hawker, Luke Adam Hawker: Together, Pandemic, Together, Want more? Check out my Substack You can also support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·

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March 16, 2021 by Simon Sweetman

Michael Allred w/ Steve Horton and Laura Allred: BOWIE: Stardust, Rayguns & Moonage Daydreams

BOWIE: Stardust, Rayguns & Moonage Daydreams Michael Allred w/ Steve Horton and Laura Allred Insight Comics There are some extraordinary graphic memoirs and bios – the vision, the way the colourist and artist combine with the writer to tell a story. A shining example of this (still relatively new) form is this tribute to David […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged Biography, Book, Book Review, Bowie, BOWIE: Stardust, David Bowie, Graphic Non-Fiction, Graphic Novel, Insight Comics, Laura Allred, Memoir, Michael Allred, Rayguns & Moonage Daydreams, Stardust Rayguns & Moonage Daydreams, Steve Horton, You can support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·

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March 3, 2021 by Simon Sweetman

Books That Blew My Mind # 6: “Wilson” by Daniel Clowes

Wilson by Daniel Clowes I guess my introduction to Daniel Clowes was the movie Ghost World – and then much later I read the collected strips of it when published as a single-volume graphic.  There was probably the movie Art School Confidential in there too before I ever got to the comics. But in the […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged Art School Confidential, Book, Books, Books That Blew My Mind, Books That Blew My Mind # 6, Books That Blew My Mind # 6: “Wilson” by Daniel Clowes, Caricature, Cartoon, Comic, Daniel Clowes, David Boring, Drawing, Drawn and Quarterly, Eightball, Ghost World, Graphic Novel, Ice Haven, Like A Velvet Glove Cast In Iron, Wilson, Wilson by Daniel Clowes, You can support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·

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July 28, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

Noah Van Sciver: The Complete Works of Fante Bukowski

The Complete Works of Fante Bukowski Noah Van Sciver Fantagraphics; 1 edition Noah Van Sciver’s brilliant satire Fante Bukowski is here collected so we have the standalone volumes one, two and three all in one big book to enjoy. Along with some ephemera including visual tributes by other graphic novelist artists.
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged Book, Book Review, Cartoon, Charles Bukowski, Comic, Complete, Fantagraphics, Fante Bukowski, Fante Bukowski Three, Fante Bukowski Two, Graphic Novel, John Fante, Noah Van Sciver, Noah Van Sciver: The Complete Works of Fante Bukowski, Poet, Poetry, The Complete Works of Fante Bukowski, Writer, You can support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·

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March 26, 2019 by Simon Sweetman

Box Brown: Is This Guy For Real? – The Unbelievable Andy Kaufman

Is This Guy For Real?: The Unbelievable Andy Kaufman Box Brown  First Second A graphic novel about Andy Kaufman written and drawn by the guy that paid tribute to Andre The Giant using the same form – I’m in!  
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged Andy Kaufman, Bob Zmuda, Book, Book Review, Box Brown, Box Brown: Is This Guy For Real? - The Unbelievable Andy Kaufman, Brian "Box" Brown, Brian Brown, Cartoon, Comedian, Comedy, Comic, Graphic Novel, Is This Guy For Real?, Is This Guy For Real? - The Unbelievable Andy Kaufman, Jerry Lawler, Letterman, Pro-Wrestling, SNL, Taxi, The Unbelievable Andy Kaufman, Troll, Vince McMahon, Wrestling, You can support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·

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March 10, 2019 by Simon Sweetman

Ross Murray: Rufus Marigold

Rufus Marigold  Ross Murray  Earth’s End  Ross Murray’s Rufus Marigold comic strip began life online – now it’s a book – expanded, new panels, new stories. It’s a wonderful examination of social anxiety. Much like Brent Williams’ powerful Out of the Woods graphic novel it is doing great work for explaining lived-experience with mental illness; for normalising, de-stigmatising.  I’m not an anxiety-sufferer, but, like anyone, […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged Adrian Tomine, Anxiety, Book, Book Review, Brent Williams, Cartoon, Comic, Daniel Clowes, Depression, Earth's End, Graphic Novel, Mental Health, Out of the Woods, Ross Murray, Ross Murray: Rufus Marigold, Rufus Marigold, You can support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·

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October 10, 2017 by Simon Sweetman

Brent Williams/Korkut Öztekin: Out of the Woods

Out of the Woods: A Journey Through Depression and Anxiety Brent Williams (Text) Korkut Öztekin (Artist) Educational Resources Ltd; New Edition edition Across 150 pages this graphic memoir offers an explanation and understanding of depression and anxiety – it’s a profound and profoundly moving reading experience; Brent Williams lays his life down in these lines, […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged A Journey Through Depression and Anxiety, Anxiety, Book, Book Review, Brent Williams, Brent Williams/Korkut Öztekin, Depression, Graphic Memoir, Graphic Novel, Kiwi, Korkut Öztekin, Memoir, Mental Health, Mental Illness, NZ, Out of the Woods, Out of the Woods: A Journey Through Depression and Anxiety, Turkey, Turkish ·

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July 6, 2017 by Simon Sweetman

Noah Van Sciver: Fante Bukowski Two

Fante Bukowski Two Noah Van Sciver Fantagraphics; 1 edition I was a huge fan of Noah Van Sciver’s first iteration of Fante Bukowski; so much so I swiftly studied up on some of his other comics – but I loved this despicable character of Fante Bukowski, a self-appointed literary hero; self-assured but also clueless – […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged 2, Book, Book Review, Cartoon, Charles Bukowski, Comic, Comics, Fante Bukowski, Fante Bukowski Two, Graphic Novel, Graphic Novella, John Fante, Noah Van Sciver, Noah Van Sciver: Fante Bukowski Two, Satire, Sequel, Two, Writers, Writing, Zine ·

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April 30, 2017 by Simon Sweetman

Sandrine Revel: Glenn Gould – A Life Off Tempo

Glenn Gould: A Life Off Tempo Sandrine Revel NBM Publishing Glenn Gould was a fascinating man – a genius, troubled, difficult. And with her graphic memoir Sandrine Revel gives us an impressionistic take on Gould; it’s a rather brilliant book if you know anything about the man and/or his music. But it could be a […]
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September 14, 2016 by Simon Sweetman

Sima Elizabeth Shefrin: Embroidered Cancer Comic

Embroidered Cancer Comic Sima Elizabeth Shefrin Singing Dragon It’s a sweet wee graphic novel, this. A very simple idea – and gesture – coming from a real place; a real pain. Shefrin’s husband was diagnosed with cancer and the pair had made several ‘jokes’ – to keep themselves sane and as happy as possible. There […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged Book, Book Review, Cancer, Embroidered Cancer Comic, Embroidery, Graphic, Graphic Novel, Health, Sima Elizabeth Shefrin ·

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August 11, 2016 by Simon Sweetman

Jessica Abel: Out On The Wire – The Storytelling Secrets of the New Masters of Radio

Out On The Wire: The Storytelling Secrets of the New Masters of Radio Jessica Abel Broadway Books Jessica Abel has managed to offer some sort of How To/inspirational guide to podcasting here – even though that wasn’t (entirely) the aim I’m sure. This in fact is more than just one book, or one type of […]
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