Rob Price
Gutbrain Records
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2019 July 31 • Wednesday

Patrick Loehr's Bird Parade, a recent release from Centipede Press, is a laconic and delicate coming of age story that touches on themes of the American west, masculinity and guns and a transition from boyhood to manhood.

War and trauma and loneliness are part of the environment as well.

Despite the emotionally shattering nature of the story, it's very quietly told. The artwork is stunning and different, muted and powerful, as is the text.

This is a limited edition, and a first edition as well. Anybody interested in graphic novels that aim for higher literary and artistic targets shoudl get it!