An accomplished graphic memoir entwining family secrets with the history of a region wracked by violence, Fatherland is bleak, yet undeniably fascinating. The book begins in the 1970s, in the small Ontario town of Welland. ... Read More »
October 17, 2014 | Filed under: Graphica
Near the beginning of author and copyright-reform activist Cory Doctorow’s new graphic novel, Anda and her friends are listening to a speaker at their Arizona high school. Liza, a “kick arse” Australian gamer in a ... Read More »
October 13, 2014 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction, Graphica, Kids’ Books
Photobooth pictures can be among the most priceless, personal artifacts of our fading past. Illustrator and comics artist Meags Fitzgerald explores the fascination with these ephemera through an obsessive, autobiographical account of her relationship with ... Read More »
August 27, 2014 | Filed under: Graphica
What separates Diane Obomsawin from other contemporary comics creators is her ability to relay complex, often emotionally charged subjects in a clear and accessible manner. Her first book, Kaspar, explored the legend of Kaspar Hauser, ... Read More »
June 26, 2014 | Filed under: Graphica
Other than when they are written by actual children (which happens, sometimes), novels about childhood are essentially works of historical fiction. Once you grow up, youth becomes the territory of the distant past. Some authors ... Read More »
May 28, 2014 | Filed under: Graphica, Kids’ Books
Montreal resident Dakota McFadzean was raised in Regina; his experience of growing up on the Prairies informs this superbly enjoyable collection of surreal short stories. McFadzean weaves the uncanny into his narratives, mixing familiar storytelling ... Read More »
February 20, 2014 | Filed under: Graphica
Two of the most respected houses in Canadian publishing have graphic novels out this season, and the titles share aspects in common. Each has strong elements of horror, and experiments in form and design. The ... Read More »
October 22, 2013 | Filed under: Graphica
Two of the most respected houses in Canadian publishing have graphic novels out this season, and the titles share aspects in common. Each has strong elements of horror, and experiments in form and design. The ... Read More »
October 22, 2013 | Filed under: Graphica
Joe Ollmann’s graphic novels delineate the absurdities and agonies of modern life. His latest presents us with the slow-motion disintegration of a relationship. Mark is a pragmatic high-school science teacher with an Eeyore-like temperament. His ... Read More »
August 16, 2013 | Filed under: Graphica
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