Let’s talk about the 1990s; it was a time when we made zines. Today, though paper craft is alive and well (unique art items, high design), its very existence stands in contrast to all things ... Read More »
Right from its slim hardcover format – reminiscent of French-language comic albums and seldom seen in English comics – it’s clear Vivek Shraya and Ness Lee’s Death Threat is no ordinary graphic novel. Both writer ... Read More »
May 23, 2019 | Filed under: Graphica
That we are living in a golden age for graphic novels is clear. Satrapi, Telgemeier, Tagame, Beaton, and Bechdel – what other generation of readers has had access to such a variety of visual narratives? ... Read More »
May 17, 2018 | Filed under: Graphica
For many, this new graphic novel from Hartley Lin will signal the debut of a talented, thoughtful cartoonist. But connoisseurs of Canadian literary comics have already gotten to know Lin’s work over the past decade, ... Read More »
March 15, 2018 | Filed under: Graphica
Fanny Britt and Isabelle Arsenault follow up their Governor General’s Literary Award–winning Jane, the Fox and Me with a second graphic novel collaboration of equal acuity. The titular protagonist of Louis Uncover is a perceptive ... Read More »
October 17, 2017 | Filed under: Graphica, Kids’ Books
The opening and closing spreads in Jillian Tamaki’s new collection of graphic short stories feature characters spilling off the edges of the page. The opener, “World-Class City,” is bookended by figures placed in directional opposition ... Read More »
In 1997, Doctors Without Borders administrator Christophe André was kidnapped while working in the town of Nazran, located in Ingushetia, a small Russian republic west of Chechnya. André was held captive for 111 days before ... Read More »
In 1997, Doctors Without Borders administrator Christophe André was kidnapped while working in the town of Nazran, located in Ingushetia, a small Russian republic west of Chechnya. André was held captive for 111 ... Read More »
History may be written by the winners, but it’s often drawn by whomever is able to wield a pen. Cartooning and graphic memoirs like Maus and Persepolis have been able to deliver particularly subversive takes ... Read More »
December 15, 2016 | Filed under: Graphica
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