[Comicsstudiessociety] IJOCA call for reviewer - Pat Grant's plague related book called THE GROT

[Mike Rhode]

 This is an abnormal call, and these are strange times, so I'm considering
a round robin of reviewers on the IJOCA blog. I have no idea if that will
work or not. So if you're interested, download it and send me a note that
you want to write something short on it and in... 15 days say... on April
30, I'll compile them on IJOCA's blog.
Mike Rhode

Reposted from Facebook at the suggestion of Ian Gordon.
https://www.facebook.com/pat.grant.3133/posts/10156920653286160
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Hey comic nerds and Australian writers. I need your help! I’ve got a plague
related book called THE GROT coming out the middle of a pandemic. It’s a
major work for me. I’m really proud of it. But there’s a problem: the
comics industry distributor has just stopped operating and I’m frightened
that my book will get buried in used face masks and soiled latex gloves. I
think I need to hustle to get people to review it and write about it.

I’ve completely lost touch with the indie comics press and the Australian
literature press. SO I have some questions for you:

Do you review comics or write profiles of people who make comics? Do you
want a review copy of the Graphic Novel? I can send you a media pack right
now. Hit me up?

Does anyone have a friend or secret child who lives under the stairs who
reviews comics or new Australian literature? Any publication, any
circulation, any country. I’ll do interviews, photo shoots, film spots,
dumb stunts, embarrassing cooking shows, etc. Can you tag them here and/or
put me in touch with them?

Does anyone want to use the comments to list a few critics, writers,
podcasts or publications that they read to find out about what’s going on
in indie comics or Australian writing?

Can you help me out? Thanks. Love you. X p

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Press Release only -
https://www.dropbox.com/…/The%20Grot%20-%20press%20release.…
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Review copy / press release (100mb) -
https://www.dropbox.com/…/The_Grot_for_review%28april2020%2…
<https://www.dropbox.com/s/fl9zvyxka0cxddl/The_Grot_for_review%28april2020%29.zip?dl=0&fbclid=IwAR0Zy_4Vy15YTQVxZjuSY-T_7s7BTb-4IvcBVoJWPEdf1dkYIzBtwR2lmpA>

Media pack with lots of high-res art/images (675mb)
https://www.dropbox.com/…/Media%20Pack%20The%20Grot%28April…
<https://www.dropbox.com/s/c4ybxl9n3ns5hq7/Media%20Pack%20The%20Grot%28April2020%29.zip?dl=0&fbclid=IwAR0rtZYFQxchQw-_DXyJ_w34ANdhBgdOUh6Pv7wKrV9ydJMwD2QTdy723CE>

The Grot online with 2/3 of the book available to view (full text posted on
free comic book day 2020) - https://thegrotcomic.com/
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