Numb

    (Joshua Kemble, 2006)
™ and © Joshua Kemble

Small wonder why this won a Xeric Grant. Joshua Kemble’s beautifully drawn, sincerely scripted. The ending feels a little abrupt, and thus a little pat rather than the revelation that breaks the main character’s numbness, but it’s ok, because this isn’t a narrative so much as an illustration of that terrible fugue that comes with heartbreak, and that Kemble captures perfectly. The art is duotone, using a pale blue to radical effect. If Kemble keeps making comics, you’ll see his art on a gallery wall next to Daniel Clowes and Charles Burns in no time.

— Brendan McGinley
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    #1
    Jan 2006
    Cover: $3.95
    W: Joshua Kemble  ·  A: Joshua Kemble
    8”x 6 1/2”; Black, white and blue; Xeric Awarded
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