On Sex and Self-Image in ‘Blossoms in Autumn’
I usually cringe at story-halting gratuitousness, but the best thing about Blossoms in Autumn is the sex scene.
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Pussycats, Lesbian Vampires, and the Blood-Splattered Erotica of Emily Carroll’s ‘When I Arrived at the Castle’
There's a lot of yarn for this cat to untangle in Emily Carroll's When I Arrived at the Castle.
Graphic Sex and the Graphic Form in ‘The Perineum Technique’
The world of The Perineum Technique is sort of our own world, and sort of not. It's an area between.
Love and Politics Go Awry in James Sturm’s ‘Off Season’
There's a pleasant "off-ness" about the not really reality within reality of James Sturms' graphic fiction, Off Season.
Rikke Villadsen’s Idiosyncratic ‘The Sea’ Sets the Imagination Adrift
Danish artist Rikke Villadsen appears to be spinning a circular tale-within-a-tale with no origin or end points and only tragic escapes in his graphic fiction work, The Sea.
Graphic Fiction Collaboration ‘Hobo Mom’ Merges Artistic DNA
Charles Forsman and Max de Radiguès' graphic fiction collaboration, Hobo Mom, is successful both in its minimalistic visual approach and its realistic treatment of the emotional dynamics of an estranged but well-intentioned family.
Michael DeForge’s ‘Brat’ Challenges the Act of Reading Comics
While dimension-deforming environments are normal in cartoon worlds, few wander as far to the edge of pure abstraction—let alone cross it -- as Michael DeForge does in Brat.
Graphic Fiction ‘Apollo’ Reminds Us of the Heights Humanity Can Reach
Revisiting the moon landing via graphic fiction work, Apollo, offers a vital reminder of hope and possibility in these dark and petty times.
Tadao Tsuge’s ‘Slum Wolf’ Provides a Dramatic Look at the Persistence of the Disaffected
After the devastating effects of American bombings of Japan during World War II, how do people rebuild themselves and their society? Tadao Tsuge explores these difficulties in Slum Wolf.
Confusion and Loneliness: ‘Shit Is Real’
Shit is Real maintains a relatability that makes the oddball situations resonate emotionally.
