Skyscrapers of the Midwest, Now of the Stage
The long, process-intensive journey from acclaimed graphic novel to debut stage play.
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Preview: Onward Towards Our Noble Deaths
Shigeru Mizuki’s first book to be published in English is a trenchant, sometimes elegaic, fictionalized memoir of a deadly war.
Pascal Girard: Day 3
A few final notes on MoCCA from our Canadian diarist.
Pascal Girard: Day 2
In today’s installment, Pascal draws about a new friend.
THIS WEEK IN COMICS! (4/20/11 – Obvious Jokes Within)
Turbulence in the world of manga-in-English inspires a look into recent works by longstanding Japanese comics presences. Meanwhile, new comics encounter the horror of DRUGS.
“Nothing Good Can Come Out of Dishonesty”: An Interview about Teaching with Ivan Brunetti
Cartoonist and teacher Ivan Brunetti discusses his new book with Ken Parille.
Pascal Girard: Day 1: MoCCA
A Canadian in New York, in a sea of booze and cartoons.
Layout Workbook 6
This week we’re going to look at how ye olde masters like Nicolas Poussin composed his figurative works with geometry.
Over the Hump
But not without a few bumps, and so we present a fine document of modern scholarship.
Moving Mister Wonderful
Daniel Clowes on translating his comic from The New York Times to its own book
Easy Winners
Old myths embedded in an adaptation of Ayn Rand’s Anthem and an early work by Jacques Tardi.
Guest Blog: Eric Reynolds on the End of Mome
The anthology will come to a close with its upcoming 22nd issue.
THIS WEEK IN COMICS! (4/13/11 – Thank you, Mr. Taro)
An enchanted train ride into the world of manga artist Gatarō Man, with several bags of savory nuts in the form of capsule entries for upcoming comics.
“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.
Layout Workbook 5
This week we are going to diagram a double page spread.
What Is to Be Done?
The current comic biz conundrum.
Black Readers & White Comics
Some more notes on race and comics. Although the notes deal with this issue from a variety of angles, one topic that I keep returning to here is the question of black readers of the comic strips.
