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Ethan Rilly




Title Creator Publisher Series Price
Pope Hats #2 Ethan Rilly AdHouse Books Pope Hats $6.25
($6.95 list)
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Read more and comment... 		We at Copacetic do indeed generally embrace the old adage that "you can't rush quality."  Following at least two years after the first issue, Ethan Rilly certainly can't be accused of rushing to get this second issue of his series onto store racks , but it's so good we sort of wish – against our better judgement – that he'd, if not rush exactly, perhaps then devote a little more time to it, so we won't have to wait three years for the next issue.  It's no coincidence that we've listed Pope Hats immediately below Optic Nerve.  Rilly's strong delineation of character and setting puts us in mind of Tomine, and, certainly, puts him in the lineage that begins with the Hernandez brothers, and flows through Clowes.  One thing that links all these creators is that they are highly skilled artists who produce organically rich characters that the reader trusts and believes in; and this takes time.  BACK IN STOCK!
Pope Hats #1 Ethan Rilly Self-published Pope Hats $3.50
($4.00 list)
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Read more and comment... 		This guy has the chops and in this premiere issue of Pope Hats smoothly manages to pull off some nice slice of life comics about twenty-somethings with an easy naturalism and quiet verisimilitude that make him an obvious choice to nominate as a potential successor the Adrian Tomine.  This comic is a nice, professionally printed comic, complete with full color cardstock cover, made possible by Mr. Rilly's receipt of a Xeric grant.  We think you should check this one out.  BACK IN STOCK!