tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8068873.post2456647525380539646..comments2024-03-20T19:40:58.078-05:00Comments on The OF Blog: Pictorial evidence of why I like McSweeney's Quarterly ConcernLarry Nolenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16001420558511460998noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8068873.post-77893509060967939472011-06-20T19:35:18.535-05:002011-06-20T19:35:18.535-05:00Maybe in the next few days for these three books a...Maybe in the next few days for these three books at least. Next issue will be out in July, I think, so I'll review it soon after it's release.Larry Nolenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16001420558511460998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8068873.post-34748306959158585052011-06-20T19:32:54.449-05:002011-06-20T19:32:54.449-05:00I'd like to see those reviews. They are beaut...I'd like to see those reviews. They are beautiful as objects, (as was said before). I'd like to hear your opinion on the whole package.Super Happy Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15322495551769344674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8068873.post-16721779878250466312011-06-20T19:20:01.006-05:002011-06-20T19:20:01.006-05:00Jordan Crane did the cover and interior art for #3...Jordan Crane did the cover and interior art for #35. Currently reading it and it is a good quality. <i>McSweeney's</i> does rely on gimmickry, yes, but its fiction is also known for its championing of newer, more experimental authors. I might start writing reviews of the issues as I receive/finish them.Larry Nolenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16001420558511460998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8068873.post-91695275871771731512011-06-20T18:37:23.326-05:002011-06-20T18:37:23.326-05:00The ukiyo-e evocation on #35 is delightful, and I&...The ukiyo-e evocation on #35 is delightful, and I'd pick it up immediately to find out who the artist was and check the contents page. The others, less so... slightly too far towards gimmicky for my taste, or perhaps it's just because I'm in tune with one gimmick and not the others.Eithinhttp://www.eithin.com/cirw/noreply@blogger.com