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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

Moomin:
Tove Jansson's Dreamworld

Paul Gravett curates an exhibition celebrating the artistry and imagination of a unique, visionary storyteller. More...
Posted: March 7, 2010

Barron Storey:
Life After Black

He has inspired generations of graphic novel innovators such as Bill Sienkiewicz, David Mack and Dave McKean. More...
Posted: February 28, 2010

PG Previews:
April 2010

Paul Gravett selects the most interesting comics, manga and graphic novels from the publisher advance listings. More...
Posted: February 21, 2010

Revelations At Angoulême 2010:
Robert Crumb On Genesis

A surprise guest at the French comics festival, Robert Crumb discussed his Biblical opus. More...
Posted: February 14, 2010

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

RANDOM ARTICLES

Comica Festival 2009:
London Is Bubbling Over With Comics!

Comica Director, Paul Gravett discusses with Matt Badham his ambitions for this year's Comica Festival. More...
Posted: October 30, 2009

Escape Magazine:
The Great Escape Twenty Years On

Paul Gravett re-assesses the legacy of Escape, the 1980s comics anthology magazine. More...
Posted: May 7, 2006

Explorers On The Moon:
Nemo, Tintin, Jeff Hawke & Sky Masters

Comics reached the moon long before Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin took that one small step. More...
Posted: July 26, 2009

Gabrielle Bell:
Lucky

Her comics are hailed as some of the sharpest vignettes of twenty-something urban ennui in any medium. More...
Posted: February 18, 2007

Ron Regé Jr:
Cute Brut

Slow down when you read his pictures and ornately lettered words and they will leave you awakened. More...
Posted: May 21, 2006

WHERE'S PAUL?

Moomin: Tove Jansson’s Dreamworld
Paul 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! Festival
Paul 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 Built
Paul 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 2010
Paul 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


Comica Argentina Exhibition & Events
Paul Gravett & Sylvia Libedinsky explore Argentina's unusually rich culture of cartoons and comics. More...
Where: Canning House and King's Place, London
When: June 7 to July 4, 2010


Conference: War & Totalitarianism In Comics
Paul 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 Medicine
Including Paul Gravett's keynote lecture and panel with Darryl Cunningham, Brian Fries and Philippa Parry. 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

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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