Michael DeForge
Reviews
Birds of Maine
Drawn & Quarterly
Heaven No Hell
Drawn And Quarterly
Leaving Richard’s Valley
Drawn & Quarterly
Familiar Face
Drawn & Quarterly
Articles
“No More Hand-Wringing; We Lopped Off Their Hands”
Tegan O’Neil gets in the ring with Michael Deforge’s latest collection of crowd-pleasing, critically-accliaiming comics Heaven no Hell. Are all these hosannahs deserved?
“Don’t Overthink It!”: Walter Scott & Michael DeForge, Chatting Online
The two young Canadian comics veterans, in conversation. Topics include the performance of being alive while online, the usefulness of multiple creative outlets, and expectation management.
Excerpt: A Western World
Thanks to Koyama Press, we’re pleased to share an excerpt from A Western World, Michael DeForge’s upcoming graphic novel, to be released this month.
“Comics Was the Reliable Thing”: An Interview with Michael DeForge
Michael DeForge’s new graphic novel, Big Kids, follows the teenaged Adam through a conflict with his cop uncle, a mysterious college-aged stranger named April moving in with him and his family, and a jarring breakup with his jerky boyfriend, which then sparks a traumatic, permanent shift in his PoV.
THIS WEEK IN COMICS! (2/24/16 – Ahead of My Time)
Capsule reviews! Er, two of ’em, not the rest! One is mostly a link! Wow! Gosh!
Annie Mok and Kris Mukai on Ant Colony and The Hospital Suite
Annie Mok and Kris Mukai discuss recent books by Michael DeForge and John Porcellino.
Shadow Puppets
The first installment of a new monthly column, in which the cartoonist Julia Gfrörer uses principles of psychoanalysis, philosophy, and comparative mythology to deliberately overthink the symbolic language of comics.
Five From Koyama
Toronto’s Koyama Press is releasing some great stuff . . .
Comics Survey: Words, Part II
Ken Parille digs through 60 years of comics and says things about words. He explores a diverse creative cast, from Bill Griffith, Gabrielle Bell, and Julia Gfrörer to Jerry Siegel, John Byrne, and Grant Morrison — with a brief appearance by Otto Binder.
Maurice Sendak: Tributes
Artists and writers comment on one of their own.
The Top 30 Minicomics of 2011
What it sounds like. Rob Clough picks his thirty favorite minicomics from last year.
San Francisco, CA Scene Report
Cow Town, USA
South Beloit, IL Scene Report
Perfect Example.
Richmond, VA Scene Report
Do you know where you’re going to? Do you like the things the world is showing you?
White River Junction Scene Report
Up with local comics scenes. Kill the superhero fan inside of you.
Frank’s Soapbox plus Philly Scene Report
Up with local comics scenes. Down with Marvel. Down with DC.
The Burden of Promise: Fusion & The Comics of Michael DeForge
Michael DeForge is the most startling, fully-formed young cartooning talent to burst on to the scene since Dash Shaw.
Pittsburgh Roll Call
Y’all goin’ make me lose my mind.
Frank’s Comics Corner
Back in the Saddle Again.
Tulsa Boogie Woogie
Route 666!
M.M.M.S. FU
Plus a back-up gag by Michael DeForge.
The Slow Build
So, what does this have to do with comics?
Michael DeForge: Day Five
The fifth day in a week of the life of Michael DeForge.
Michael DeForge: Day Four
The fourth day in a week of the life of Michael DeForge.
