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Abstract ComicsIf nothing else, it seems that Abstract Comics makes explicit that the line between comics and high art is beginning to disappear. [16 September 2009] The Boy Who Would Be The Beast of the Apocalpyse: Mike Mignola’s Hellboy, Mythology, and the HumanHellboy essentially argues that biology indeed need not be destiny, and that to exist as a human means something more than possessing a certain normative appearance. [24 August 2009] I Saw You: Comics, the Internet, and Everyday LifeIn this Iconographies feature, I Saw You will be used as a spring-board to understanding how the internet might be examined and made sense of through comics. [21 July 2009] Reviews
StitchesLike many non-graphic memoirs that have received loads of attention and landed their composers appearances on Oprah, Small’s Stitches recounts an extremely harrowing tale of childhood. [27 October 2009] 
West Coast BluesPerhaps what makes West Coast Blues so captivating is how well it highlights the similarities between film and comics, while simultaneously showcasing its own unique ability as a graphic novel to capture the noir aesthetic through word and image. [13 October 2009] 
Galactic Zoo Dossier #8Underground music and comics, while both inspiring each other, too, inspire a lot of similar fan behavior as Galactic Zoo Dossier demonstrates. [10 September 2009] 
Prayer RequestedDespite its aesthetic slickness and original subject matter, Prayer Requested comes of feeling a little uninspired and flat. [13 August 2009] 
The Photographer: Into War-Torn Afghanistan with Doctors Without BordersSo what is it about The Photographer that makes it seem so particularly effective in its story-telling? One reason may be that it is not exactly a comic book. [28 July 2009] 
Tank Girl One and Tank Girl TwoThere’s something about Jamie Hewlett and Alan Martin’s Tank Girl re-printed collections that feels like a time capsule. [14 July 2009] 
The Bun FieldThe world of The Bun Field is one in which the reader is forced into the child-like state of both unbridled imagination, coupled with uncertainty, and a certain inability to quite fathom what is happening around oneself. [18 June 2009] 
Nocturnal ConspiraciesDreams are presented as reports with no analysis. In fact, readers get the sense that they are having the dream themselves, as they are equally lost and unaware in these curious dream worlds. [14 April 2009] 
Tamara DreweWith its hyper-self-awareness of class and clout yearnings among the middle-class, Tamara Drewe comes off a bit like the graphic novel equivalent of Frasier. [2 April 2009] 
CapacityIf you were wondering if art could be made that is both self-aware and sincere, experimental but not at the cost of being humanistic, here is your answer. [22 January 2009] BlogsGraphically Speaking: I Saw You - Comics, Craigslist, and the Internet [12 July 2009] |
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