REVIEW: November Book Three...November? In October??

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By Keigen Rea — Between its elaborate non-conventional format and sporadic shipping schedule, I feel like November hasn’t gotten the attention it deserves as one of the finest comics of 2020. Which to a certain degree also feels disingenuous. Any mention of it has been positive, at least from what I’ve seen, but it feels like people are over emphasizing writer Matt Fraction’s role, and, crucially, under-emphasizing artist Elsa Charretier.

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November, Book II - REVIEW

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By Keigen Rea — November is about three women being brutalized by cops and the broken systems in society. It’s a story about a city under siege and the effect it has on a few ordinary citizens, which is to say; it feels like this last week in the US. Right now, pretty much any media I consume reminds me of the protests and brutality by racists taking place across the United States, because, well, it seems to be the only reasonable thing to think about right now.

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