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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 Gravett

RECENT ARTICLES

VIZ:
Rude Britannia

Although no longer selling over a million copies an issue, Viz remains as funny and merciless as ever. More...
Posted: August 29, 2010

PG Previews:
October 2010

Paul Gravett selects the most interesting comics, manga and graphic novels from the publisher advance listings. More...
Posted: August 22, 2010

PG Tips No. 32:
Graphic Novel Reviews

Paul Gravett reviews the very best of the latest graphic novel releases. More...
Posted: August 15, 2010

Oliver Frey:
Men Of Flesh & Fantasy

From Dan Dare to Bike Boy, Frey brings a distinctive masculinity and sensuous physicality to his art. More...
Posted: August 8, 2010

PG Tips Special:
Great British Comics Now - Part 1

There's a genuine vibrancy and variety to homegrown, UK-originated comics today. More...
Posted: August 1, 2010

RANDOM ARTICLES

Andi Watson:
Elementary Watson

It's inspiring how Britain's Andi Watson has developed, as he stretches himself with every new project. More...
Posted: October 28, 2007

Marjane Satrapi:
First Person History

Discover life in Iran during the Islamic Revolution with Marjane Satrapi and her autobiographical book, Persepolis. More...
Posted: October 9, 2005

Janek Koza:
Unmasking Corruption

Part of a boom in alternative comics in his native Poland, he exposes a recent chilling scandal. More...
Posted: November 1, 2009

Hergé - One Hundred:
The Father Of Tintin

100 years after he was born, Hergé remains a figure who inspires devotion and controversy. More...
Posted: May 20, 2007

PG Tips No. 29:
The Best Of 2009: Graphic Novels

Paul Gravett selects his favourite top twenty-one graphic novels of 2009. More...
Posted: January 17, 2010

WHERE'S PAUL?

Hypercomics: The Shapes Of Comics To Come
Adam Dant, Daniel Merlin Goodbrey, Dave McKean & Warren Pleece create multi-path, site-specific 'Hypercomics'. More...
Where: Pump House Gallery, Battersea Park, London, SW11 4NJ
When: August 12 to September 26, 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

Manga:
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. 29:
The Best Of 2009: Graphic Novels

Paul Gravett selects his favourite top twenty-one graphic novels of 2009. More...
Posted: January 17, 2010

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