Author Archives: Matthias Wivel
Angoulême 2012: Aftermath
One of the best festivals of the past decade. Of course, some problems persist. Continue reading
Angoulême 2012: Saturday
The most eloquently curated comics show I’ve seen since the fantastic Masters of European Comics in 2001. Continue reading
Angoulême 2012: Friday
The Art Spiegelman retrospective in the Castro building is amazing. Continue reading
Donald Duck “Lost in the Andes”
Fantagraphics’ inaugural volume in their complete edition of Barks’s Disney comics drops the reader in right at the onset of his creative surge. Continue reading
A House Divided – The Crisis at L’Association (Part 2 of 2)
The conclusion to the behind-the-scenes story of one of France’s most important publishers, from the well-publicized strike earlier this year to the departure of de facto director Jean-Christophe Menu. Continue reading
A House Divided: The Crisis at L’Association (Part 1 of 2)
The behind-the-scenes story of one of France’s most important publishers, from the well-publicized strike earlier this year to the departure of de facto director Jean-Christophe Menu. Continue reading
“Everything I Do, I Do at an Increasing Risk”: An Interview with Fabrice Neaud
An interview with the great French cartoonist Fabrice Neaud, concerning the new “augmented” version of his 1999 autobiographical classic, Journal 3. Continue reading
