Minor Leagues #7: 'Where?' Part Two
By Simon Moreton
120 pages, B&W, cardboard cover with French flaps. Stapled. 22.8 cm x 21cm.
£6 (or pay what you feel you can afford) + p&p
Minor Leagues #7 is part two of a four part series of publications in which Simon excavates and sifts layers of personal and social histories. (If you missed it, you should read my review of 'Where?' Part One).
In short, Where? is a genre bending memoir - combining text, comics, collage, historical documents, and contemporary photographs. But it's much more than the sum of those elements - it's a brave work, richly evocative, and full of honest emotion.
If you've experienced Simon's previous work you'll need no convincing to get hold of a copy, Simon's trademark art really works in this format, adding dimension to leaps in time. And if you're new to Minor Leagues I urge you to subscribe to all issues of 'Where?' as your starting point - it is a weighty, witty work that that genuinely pushes the boundaries of the factual graphic novel.
There has been a trend in zines over the last few years for high prices, Simon takes the opposite approach - offering a lower cost price for those who can't afford the full price. (Details of his pricing can be found here). https://smoo.bigcartel.com/faq
Order info for Minor Leagues #7 here: https://smoo.bigcartel.com/product/minor-leagues-7-where-part-two
All four issues of Where? can be found here: https://smoo.bigcartel.com/category/where
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