<<•>>  introduction by Alan Moore  <<•>>   Harvey Pekar was perhaps the most significant chronicler of Cleveland life during his lifetime, so it is fitting that he devoted a book to his hometown.  Just published by Top Shelf books as one of the raft of posthumous Pekar releases, Cleveland blends local history with Pekar's own personal relationship with the city to create a simultaneous self-portrait of person and place.  Pekar was always one to reach out to new talent (as he did most notably with Pittsburgh-based artist, Ed Piskor when he was just getting started), and he has done so again in Cleveland, with great results.  Joseph Remnant has done a fabulous job here, demonstrating a skill at storytelling and combining it with a disciplined research which provides a pictorial verisimilitude that gives a you-are-there feel to the tales told.  Now out of print; almost gone...

The third issue of this standout auteur comic book series (think the paradigmatic work of R. Crumb, along with Eightball, Neat Stuff, Yummy Fur, Dirty Plotte, and, of course, Remnant's buddy Noah van Sciver's Blammo) has arrived, and we want to let all straight up comic book readers that they should take a detour over to Blindspot's spot on the racks a take a moment to check it out.  Each issue tackles exactly whatever is on Mr. Remnant's mind, and regardless of what topic he decides to tackle, be it his coffee shop ruminations, a meandering and unsatisfactory journey, a disturbing dream, a day with nothing particular to do, the end result is engaging, enjoyable and thought provoking.  His finely detailed pen and ink renderings of himself, his surroundings and characters he meets up with bring the reader into contact with a fully fleshed out world.  Reader's who have yet to sample the pleasures of Blindspot may feel a tug of familiarity due to Remnant's book length work on Harvey Pekar's memoir, Cleveland.

This is a great big (176 pages) little (5" x 6") book, filled with comics in black & white and full color.  Edited by Raighne Hogan, Little Heart is sub-titled, "A Comic Anthology for Marriage Equality."  As such, the stories it contains are concerned with relationships, being different, overcoming obstacles and the like.   There's a real variety of perspective on hand in these pages, along with some excellent work by creators of considerable talent. The two real standout stories are "Loving" by Noah Van Sciver and Joseph Remnant's "I Told You So." These are stories that will stay with you.  Recommended - and now ON SALE!