Moulger Bag Digest
by Brent Harada and Rusty Jordan
Self-published

When a book like this arrives in my mailbox, it can become a terrifying experience once I start to review it.

To a point, there’s a procedure I try to follow in writing about another person’s work: 1) resist comedy 2) talk about positive points 3) be honest about what doesn’t work 4) give the project a little exposure. It’s just that sometimes people get daring and create work that can’t be adequately assessed on these terms.  Sometimes people send what could arguably be categorized as art zines.  I like art zines, but it complicates the reviewing process for a Mini-Comics Editor, you’ve gotta admit.

As such, I’ve been sitting on Moulger Bag Digest for a few months and don’t know what to do with it.  I like it.  The pictures are pretty.  Some of the pictures have words that are funny, like “fucking right.”  It’s got good points, and I want you to know about it.  In fact, I bet plenty of people would probably call it a comic if they bought it at a small press convention.  It’s just that in the greater scheme of self-made books, it’s far more like an art zine than it is a mini-comic – and I’m gonna tell you why.

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