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

[Mike Rhode]

Sure. As I noted, we're accepting multiple reviews for the blog. We'll
probably synthesize them into a section in the print journal for the fall,
but that depends on the number and the quality.

Thanks,

Mike

On Wed, Apr 15, 2020 at 5:07 PM Wajeehah Aayeshah <
wajeehah.aayeshah at unimelb.edu.au> wrote:

> Hi Mike,
>
> I would like to review this.
>
> Best,
> Wajeehah
>
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> *Subject:* [Comicsstudiessociety] IJOCA call for reviewer - Pat Grant's
> plague related book called THE GROT
>
> 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
> Pat Grant
> <https://www.facebook.com/pat.grant.3133?__tn__=%2CdC-R-R&eid=ARBd_FvHUQSecoPD95fCzTAKu9rOrQDlyDsPNxgSHa4brvb54c61G2BsSA7AS808Wj35Mg7ida_xDeD2&hc_ref=ART36W_3K-X2us6iyDz1OhWR_PXfEukI21g-mh2KlH88-NF-MCCrPynm7VWZc_drno8&fref=nf>
> 13 hrs
> <https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10156920627421160&set=a.431836781159&type=3>
> ·
>
> 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
>
> ===== post script - Links to share =====
>
> Press Release only -
> https://www.dropbox.com/…/The%20Grot%20-%20press%20release.…
> <https://www.dropbox.com/s/z3xdodlyek6tweh/The%20Grot%20-%20press%20release.pdf?dl=0&fbclid=IwAR0rXldwLct_7gY09QzPiu5zWgXsiPzJEJlVkVJOCyKGqAosAJlwbo8ibC8>
>
> 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/
> <https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fthegrotcomic.com%2F%3Ffbclid%3DIwAR0Y2u9HC7wKcS1omh92j0l-bu4GypsrcL-wQyDWIt_xsPoHfhAIsMJsjzI&h=AT1TTKiimRgmZouD-5K_qKKx_rN0xM2I1jqqX9rCHq3jTzEOK7MALyU3Psh2MiSs5SiwOwBvvIqP9ey-ps_01vTy3Y-cvDh8_W2-qyFxnUWp7xtdFEAdes0K_iNA0uK__n7KIckVOJh3-ODxyQPG6Dx7RPC->
>
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