Articles tagged "jeff lemire"

The Iconographies Feature

We Few, We Happy Few, We Bandaged Brothers: Jeff Lemire’s The Nobody and the Quest for Self

by Kevin M. Brettauer

[13.Nov.09] :. A touching, heartfelt meditation on identity and isolation in a small town, Jeff Lemire is able to redress an H.G. Wells classic and make it as timely and disturbing as ever.

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Graphically Speaking

The Island of Mr. Lemire: Why The Nobody Matters

by Kevin M. Brettauer

[12.Nov.09] :. The twin themes of identity and individuality have been persistent, domineering forces in storytelling, and, indeed, everyday life since the days of cave paintings in the cradle of civilization. For...

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Comics Review

Essex County Vol. 2

by Jason A. Zwiker

[29.Jan.08] :. The act a guilty conscience names to explain itself is all too often only the smear of mortar used to set the final brick in place.

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Comics Review

Essex County Vol. 1

by Jason A. Zwiker

[5.Jul.07] :. This story speaks directly to those who were both comforted by and isolated by fantasy while growing up.

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