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New British Comics #2
Posted by Gavin Lees on March 9th, 2010 at 10:00 AMThe work on display here is an intriguing look at the British cultural barometer, with a strong sense of the direction that new and emerging artists are taking.
Words by Craig Collins (tr. Karol Wiśniewski), art by Iain LaurieBooth by C.C. Colbert and Tanitoc
Posted by Kent Worcester on March 9th, 2010 at 7:32 AM
Booth. Written by C.C. Colbert and illustrated by Tanitoc. Color by Hilary Sycamore. 172 pp. $19.95. First Second. ISBN: 978-1-59643-125-6.
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John Wilkes Booth was born in Bel Air, Maryland in 1838, and…
All My Darling Daughters
Posted by Noah Berlatsky on March 8th, 2010 at 9:00 AMFumi Yoshinaga is not at her best in the short story form. In longer series, her weakness for glib psychoanalyzing can be overwhelmed by her virtues: sublime nonsense in Antique Bakery; a matchless feel for character interaction and development in Ooku. In All My Darling Daughters, though, the tales get clipped off with pat endings and pat-er moralizing before Yoshinaga can plumb either nonsensical heights or emotional depths. 
Claire Burrows: Nancy by John Stanley
Posted by admin on March 5th, 2010 at 9:00 AM
Drawn & Quarterly’s compilation of the John Stanley-penned Nancy comic books are simply enjoyable, delivering, as the Dell Comics stamps promised, “clean and wholesome entertainment” and a classic minimalist cartooning style conjoined with Stanley’s clever writing and humorous narrative.
The Cartoon Introduction to Economics : Volume One: Microeconomics
Posted by Noah Berlatsky on March 5th, 2010 at 12:01 AMSo is this book a work of art? I would say that it is — though not a great one. Whatever its weaknesses, it was clearly created by particular people to be read by particular other people, rather than, as is the case with most textbooks, created by committee to be read by no one.
The Pleasures Of Repetition: Rob Clough on Little Nothings Vol. 3: Uneasy Happiness
Posted by Rob Clough on March 4th, 2010 at 9:00 AM
Trondheim’s drawings, to put it simply, seem alive. He’s found the happy medium between naturalism and iconic abstraction and has furthermore figured out how to adjust that line depending on his project. Trondheim has at times done completely abstract comics, some deceptively simple gag comics, slice of life comics, adventure comics, kids’ comics and more. He’s proven, time and again, that he’s a master of any genre, bending its needs to his own style and understanding of how to craft a story.
Guttergeek review: Lucky: Season Two
Posted by Jared Gardner on March 3rd, 2010 at 12:36 PMGabrielle Bell, Lucky (gbell.wordpress.com, 2009- ).
It’s autobio comic week here at my wing of guttergeek, and what better place to start than by calling everyone’s attention to the recently launched “second season” of Gabrielle…
Unlovable by Esther Pearl Watson
Posted by Robert Martin on March 3rd, 2010 at 9:00 AM
Esther Pearl Watson’s Unlovable is a rude, crude and frequently hilarious portrait of suburban teenage life in the 1980s.
Meet the Comics Press: Royal Flush #5
Posted by Rich Kreiner on March 2nd, 2010 at 9:00 AM
For a publication of aggregate interests, this slick, hefty, irregularly published magazine probably incorporates comics, both as medium and topic, more naturally and thoroughly than any other periodical I can think of.
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