Niki Smith

Comics Worth Reading

…the art is almost all of very high quality — out of over 50 stories, there were only two where I thought “why’d they let THAT in?” That’s an incredibly high ratio for anthologies of this type.

Comicsgirl

There is a delightful diversity of comics and creators in this collection, from the touching to the hilarious, from newcomers like Anita Cheng to legends like Roberta Gregory. The art covers everything from realistic to manga-inspired to cartoony to gritty.

PW – The Beat

The subject matter is uncharted territory, and the talents involved are full of energy and enthusiasm. There is a total lack of axe-grinding that, in this day and age, almost made me cry tears of relief.

Sequart

There were mercifully few strips that actually read like a guidebook (and they were uniformly the worst in the book) and instead there were a number of interesting discussions of gender, gender roles, personal connections and fond memories.