Bubbles #18 is 44 pages long In this issue I go on a road trip to visit alternative comic shops across the north-east and I interview each shop and write about my trip. Interviews with 9 comic shops: - Atomic Books in Baltimore, MD - Partners and Son in Philadelphia, PA - Desert Island in New York City - Librairie Drawn & Quarterly in Montreal, QC - The Beguiling in Toronto, ON - Gutter Pop Comics in Buffalo, NY - Lion's Tooth in Milwaukee, WI - Quimby's in Chicago, IL - Copacetic Comics / Doomed Planet in Pittsburgh, PA I also documented a talk that John Pocellino gave at Beloit College that I attended on this road trip. I also write about my time at Crossroads Columbus. Also an interview with Anand, author of Stories From Zoo. Comic by Juliette Collet Article: Who I Was Through Who I Am: Transgender Sentiment in Inside Mari by lyra eckersley Also this is the most reviews I've ever done for an issue before, over 65 new comics reviewed, 7 pages of reviews.
