Sean T. Collins has written for the New York Times, Rolling Stone, Vulture, Pitchfork, Vice, The Comics Journal and other publications. With his partner, cartoonist Julia Gfrörer, he co-edited Mirror Mirror II, a comics and art anthology published in June. He can be found online at SeanTCollins.com and BoiledLeather.com, on Twitter @theseantcollins.
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Sean T. Collins