The second "themed" anthology I've read recently (the other being Side A: The Music Lover's Graphic Novel). Once more, I find myself confronted with a wild mix of quality. A few are quite good (and I'll list them below). Others are not as good, but still acceptable. And others... well, they range from terrible to incomprehensible. I'm always willing to accept that I may not like every story, or even most stories, in an anthology. But, in this particular case, there was so much to dislike aside f...

Outstanding ! I loved JT Yost's factory farming story. It was by far the most emotional and powerful story of the anthology. Other favourites included Sam Henderson, Box Brown, Noah Van Sciver, and Josh Bayer. Birdcage Bottom Books has quickly become one of my favourite publishers.

Most pages are the annoying type of vege-vegans that need to preach at (not "to") the reader. The meat enthusiasts aren't as annoying but aren't captivating either. It's the ones in the middle and those who have bizarre food issues that make this palatable and savory.Even though I weigh in at less than seven meat meals a week the "meat is murder" rhetoric makes me very angry. I applaud those who enjoy a plant-based diet for the reasons of health and might even join their tribe if I had a persona...

Most pages are the annoying type of vege-vegans that need to preach at (not "to") the reader. The meat enthusiasts aren't as annoying but aren't captivating either. It's the ones in the middle and those who have bizarre food issues that make this palatable and savory.Even though I weigh in at less than seven meat meals a week the "meat is murder" rhetoric makes me very angry. I applaud those who enjoy a plant-based diet for the reasons of health and might even join their tribe if I had a persona...

Most pages are the annoying type of vege-vegans that need to preach at (not "to") the reader. The meat enthusiasts aren't as annoying but aren't captivating either. It's the ones in the middle and those who have bizarre food issues that make this palatable and savory.Even though I weigh in at less than seven meat meals a week the "meat is murder" rhetoric makes me very angry. I applaud those who enjoy a plant-based diet for the reasons of health and might even join their tribe if I had a persona...

Most pages are the annoying type of vege-vegans that need to preach at (not "to") the reader. The meat enthusiasts aren't as annoying but aren't captivating either. It's the ones in the middle and those who have bizarre food issues that make this palatable and savory.Even though I weigh in at less than seven meat meals a week the "meat is murder" rhetoric makes me very angry. I applaud those who enjoy a plant-based diet for the reasons of health and might even join their tribe if I had a persona...

Most pages are the annoying type of vege-vegans that need to preach at (not "to") the reader. The meat enthusiasts aren't as annoying but aren't captivating either. It's the ones in the middle and those who have bizarre food issues that make this palatable and savory.Even though I weigh in at less than seven meat meals a week the "meat is murder" rhetoric makes me very angry. I applaud those who enjoy a plant-based diet for the reasons of health and might even join their tribe if I had a persona...

Most pages are the annoying type of vege-vegans that need to preach at (not "to") the reader. The meat enthusiasts aren't as annoying but aren't captivating either. It's the ones in the middle and those who have bizarre food issues that make this palatable and savory.Even though I weigh in at less than seven meat meals a week the "meat is murder" rhetoric makes me very angry. I applaud those who enjoy a plant-based diet for the reasons of health and might even join their tribe if I had a persona...

Best book I ever read/edited/published!

Through following the artist and editor, J.T. Yost, I heard about his kickstarter project to create this volume of comic art themed on food and eating. I pitched in my little contribution and was the happy recipient of this nicely printed volume, chock full of comic goodness with a wide, intriguing range of takes on what we eat, why, how, and so on. Obviously, I prefer some artists to others, but there is something here to intrigue any fan of comic book art who also likes to have a little think

*from my Amazon.com review* Digestate perhaps takes its name from the wet by-product resulting from anaerobic digestion (a sort of compost) that would be fitting when one considers the rich creative contributions that have flourished in this anthology. A number of the contributors are vegans or vegetarians yet the tone is never sanctimonious or condescending.JT Yost who assembled this anthology also submits its most poignant offering; his `Slaughterhouse Stories' is the testimony of an ex-employ...

With a number of my favourite comic strip, zine, and graphic novel artist/writers and the subject of food, I thought this was a sure bet when I selected it at my local comic book store, using my birthday gift card from my in-laws (pseudo.)I was WRONG.My favourites did not disappoint: Jeffrey Brown, Josh Burggraf, Lisa Rosalie Eisenberg, James Kochalka, L. (Liz?) Nichols, Ben Snakepit. The rest? As I told my partner, the anthology read like an end-of-term class compilation rather than an edited a...

With a number of my favourite comic strip, zine, and graphic novel artist/writers and the subject of food, I thought this was a sure bet when I selected it at my local comic book store, using my birthday gift card from my in-laws (pseudo.)I was WRONG.My favourites did not disappoint: Jeffrey Brown, Josh Burggraf, Lisa Rosalie Eisenberg, James Kochalka, L. (Liz?) Nichols, Ben Snakepit. The rest? As I told my partner, the anthology read like an end-of-term class compilation rather than an edited a...

With a number of my favourite comic strip, zine, and graphic novel artist/writers and the subject of food, I thought this was a sure bet when I selected it at my local comic book store, using my birthday gift card from my in-laws (pseudo.)I was WRONG.My favourites did not disappoint: Jeffrey Brown, Josh Burggraf, Lisa Rosalie Eisenberg, James Kochalka, L. (Liz?) Nichols, Ben Snakepit. The rest? As I told my partner, the anthology read like an end-of-term class compilation rather than an edited a...

With a number of my favourite comic strip, zine, and graphic novel artist/writers and the subject of food, I thought this was a sure bet when I selected it at my local comic book store, using my birthday gift card from my in-laws (pseudo.)I was WRONG.My favourites did not disappoint: Jeffrey Brown, Josh Burggraf, Lisa Rosalie Eisenberg, James Kochalka, L. (Liz?) Nichols, Ben Snakepit. The rest? As I told my partner, the anthology read like an end-of-term class compilation rather than an edited a...

With a number of my favourite comic strip, zine, and graphic novel artist/writers and the subject of food, I thought this was a sure bet when I selected it at my local comic book store, using my birthday gift card from my in-laws (pseudo.)I was WRONG.My favourites did not disappoint: Jeffrey Brown, Josh Burggraf, Lisa Rosalie Eisenberg, James Kochalka, L. (Liz?) Nichols, Ben Snakepit. The rest? As I told my partner, the anthology read like an end-of-term class compilation rather than an edited a...