Identity Issues

Here's an autobiographical 24-hour minicomic that we picked up at the SPACE convention in Columbus OH.

Title: Identity Issues
Publisher: Canada Keck
Date: 2011
Writer: Canada Keck
Artist: Canada Keck

Minicomic created for 24-Hour Comic Day 2011.

When a new piece of software shows up at work promising "Identity Management", the narrator takes us on a trip back through her own identity issues.

Using Erik Erikson's theories as a framework, the author explores the different identities she created for herself in high school, college, and as a mother. The simple pen and ink art style and one-panel-per-page format work well to convey the story, and there were some cute touches of humor.

Rating: 7.5/10

The Care And Feeding Of Cats... Or How To Train Your Human

Title: The Care And Feeding Of Cats... Or How To Train Your Human
Date: 2011
Publisher: Canada Keck (kitakitsune@rocketmail.com)
Writer: Canada Keck
Artist: Canada Keck

From 2011's 24-hour comic day comes this collection of cat-sitter instructions adapted into minicomic form. Canada Keck has four cats, each one with a list of nicknames and a startling array of quirks. The jokes are spot-on here although they stick to fairly standard observations about felines.

There is also a running joke about TS Eliot which is pretty amusing. I like my cat comics literary.

This is a fun minicomic and an excellent example of what can be accomplished in 24 hours.

Rating: 7/10