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As The Man At The Crossroads, I have been involved in comic publishing and promotion since 1981. I hope you will join me and enjoy exploring the worlds of comics, graphic novels and manga through my regularly updated web-articles, books, exhibitions and comic events listings. Paul GravettRECENT ARTICLES
Angoulême International BD Festival 2010:The Annual French Celebration of Comics
This global convergence of amateurs, pros, comics creators and consumers, is the biggest in the world. More...
Posted: February 7, 2010
PG Tips No. 31:The Best of 2009: Classic Comic Reprints
Paul completes his round-up of 2009 with his selection of reprinted classics. More...
Posted: February 7, 2010
Steve Ditko:Strange Suspense and The Art of Ditko
Here are some of Ditko's finest four-colour forays reprinted faithfully in two fancy volumes. More...
Posted: February 1, 2010
PG Previews:March 2010
Paul Gravett selects the most interesting comics, manga and graphic novels from the publisher advance listings. More...
Posted: January 27, 2010
PG Tips No. 30:The Best Of 2009: Manga
Paul Gravett selects his favourite top eighteen translated manga of 2009. More...
Posted: January 24, 2010
RANDOM ARTICLES
John Harris Dunning & Nikhil Singh:Salem Brownstone
This new century demands a new charismatic comic-book magician to weave his spells on us. More...
Posted: October 18, 2009
PG Tips No. 28:The Best Of 2009: An International Perspective Part 2
More friends from around the world select their choices of the very best local comics of 2009. More...
Posted: January 17, 2010
Exhibiting Comics:Making An Exhibition Of Themselves
How do you exhibit comics? Do comics even belong in museums and galleries? More...
Posted: August 20, 2006
Hergé & Tintin:Discover A World Of Tintinology
No comic creator or character has inspired so many books to be written as these two Belgian institutions. More...
Posted: January 15, 2006
Manga-fication:The Impact Of Manga On US Comics
Despite positive press articles on comics, the coverage of manga still leaves something to be desired. More...
Posted: April 15, 2007
WHERE'S PAUL?
Moomin: The Dreamworld of Tove JanssonPaul Gravett curates a celebration of Tove Jansson's Moomin stories, picture books, animation and comics. More...
Where: The Belgian Comics Centre, Brussels, Belgium
When: March 2 to August 29, 2010
Graphically Speaking: Free The Word! FestivalPaul Gravett interviews Rutu Modan (Israel), Amruta Patil (India) & Jakob Strid (Denmark), More...
Where: Blue Room, Royal Festival Hall, South Bank, London
When: April 17, 2010 - 4.30pm
Jack Kirby: The House That Jack BuiltPaul Gravett co-curates a celebration of Jack Kirby's epic career through over 100 original artworks. More...
Where: Fumetto Festival, Am-Rhyn-Haus, Lucerne, Switzerland
When: May 1 to May 9, 2010
Komiks.dk 2010Paul Gravett joins Chris Ware, Daniel Clowes, Dave Gibbons and others at Denmark's annual festival. More...
Where: Copenhagen, Denmark
When: May 21 to May 23, 2010
Conference: War & Totalitarianism In ComicsPaul Gravett gives a paper on Joe Sacco's Palestine and Footnotes in Gaza. More...
Where: Centre Culturel International de Cerisy-la-Salle, France
When: June 7 to June 10, 2010
Conference: Graphic MedicinePaul Gravett lectures at a conference exploring medical narratives in comics. More...
Where: University Of London, London
When: June 17, 2010
NEW TO COMICS?
Graphic Novels:An Introduction
What are graphic novels? The term has become distorted with prejudices and preconceptions. More...
Posted: July 16, 2006
An Introduction
The flood of translated manga is only the tiniest toenail clipping of the big, scary Godzilla that is manga. More...
Posted: April 23, 2006
Great British Comics:An Introduction
Contrary to some claims that British comics are dead, in fact they continue to this day and are thriving. More...
Posted: July 30, 2006
Best Crime Comics:Every Shade Of Noir
Fasten your seat belt, you're in for a foot-to-the-floor ride through a compendium of the cream of crime comics. More...
Posted: August 24, 2008
PG Tips No. 25:Anticipated Graphic Novels Of 2009
A look ahead to some of the exciting, eagerly awaited graphic novels to be published in 2009. More...
Posted: January 18, 2009








