CJSP was founded to publish critical hit and Booklife Editor's Pick Rebirth of the Gangster.
Praise for Rebirth of the Gangster:
"The storytelling is tense, taut, and emotionally resonant...a smart and humane graphic novel crime series."
―Booklife
"Steals your attention from start to finish."
―Write with Light Productions
"Although printed in black and white, I can almost see the redness of the blood."
―Readers' Favorite
"One part tragedy, one part redemption, and all parts gripping."
―International Review of Books
Praise for CJ's latest book, Comics: The Call and the Cost:
The effect of the book is a bit like if Mike Davis wrote a history of comics, approaching the field through the lens of economic power structures. For those who only think of comics in terms of DC and Marvel superheroes, Standal's essays offer insight into the myriad systemic difficulties faced by artists attempting to make a living... [Standal] writes in his plainspoken prose..an enlightening collection of essays on the economic and social realities of making comics."
―Kirkus Reviews
"Standal's sharp arguments, extensive research, deep passion, and clear-eyed focus on licensing, ownership, commercialization, and artistic integrity all dazzle...This will please and even hearten readers fascinated by the economic realities of popular art."
―Booklife
"Regardless of his topic for the essay, Standal exercises a depth of scholarly research and a sharp knack for storytelling. Each essay is as academically crisp as it is rhetorically persuasive as it is narratively engaging. This is history writing that moves the reader as effectively as it educates. Standal's work here is, without doubt, award-worthy. Comics-The Call and the Cost is a masterclass in prose about history, culture, and art. The book should be on the shelf of any comics creator, critic, or reader."
―Reedsy
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