Journalism
The essence of what drives Sacco to report on the things that he does: to give voice to those who are suffering and silenced. Continue reading
The Strumpet #1
“Art loves a constraint”, says Strumpet editors Jeremy Day and Ellen Lindner, explaining why their anthology is open only to women. They also note more practical reasons: “We’re keen to support women artists, to provide a social network, and a … Continue reading
Birdseye Bristoe
It’s telling that this is touted on the cover as “An Inventions and How-To Book.” Continue reading
The Voyeurs
The cartoonist Gabrielle Bell is what might have happened if Emily Dickinson had ever gotten out of the house. Continue reading
Annie Sullivan and the Trials of Helen Keller
This book is wildly successful as both a visual project and as a biography, touching on a number of controversial issues while leaving it up to the reader to decide what really happened. Continue reading
In Situ
I’m not sure I’ve ever read a diary comic that more accurately reflected the experience of living life than this one. That’s both a pro and a con. Continue reading
NonNonBa
For contemporaneous Japanese readers NonNonBa would have served as an origin of sorts, insight into the background of an artist with a life-long interest in folklore of the supernatural. Continue reading
