Author Archives: Chris Mautner
The Comics
This massive book serves as a rather respectable and thankfully updated entry into the “Comics 101” field. Continue reading
A Single Match
Comics pundits will be scratching their heads over Oji Suzuki’s A Single Match, the latest entry in Drawn & Quarterly’s ongoing line of gekiga books. Continue reading
Bakuman, Vols. 1-3
At first glance, Bakuman doesn’t seem to have much in common with Tsugumi Ohba and Takeshi Obata’s other manga series, the astoundingly popular and highly influential Death Note. Continue reading
Daytripper
The creators of Daytripper want nothing less than to convince you that the world is a wonderful place. To which I want to add, “Yes, but only sometimes.” Continue reading
