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Explore the worlds of comics, graphic novels and manga through my blog, reviews & articles, creator profiles, books, exhibitions and things to do listings. As The Man At The Crossroads, I have been involved in comic publishing and promotion since 1981. Paul Gravett


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Top 27 Graphic Novels, Comics & Manga: May 2024

This French best-seller conveys clearly the issues and urgency of our escalating climate crisis. More...

RECENT ARTICLES

Top 27 Graphic Novels, Comics & Manga:
May 2024

Paul Gravett selects the most interesting comics, manga and graphic novels from the publisher advance listings. More...
Posted: February 24, 2024


‘Monica’ by Daniel Clowes:
A Graphic Novel Review

My unedited review for The Times Literary Supplement of 'Monica', Daniel Clowes' graphic novel. More...
Posted: February 7, 2024


Top 32 Graphic Novels, Comics & Manga:
April 2024

Paul Gravett selects the most interesting comics, manga and graphic novels from the publisher advance listings. More...
Posted: February 2, 2024


Top 37 Graphic Novels, Comics & Manga:
March 2024

Paul Gravett selects the most interesting comics, manga and graphic novels from the publisher advance listings. More...
Posted: December 30, 2023


Top 20 Graphic Novels, Comics & Manga:
February 2024

Paul Gravett selects the most interesting comics, manga and graphic novels from the publisher advance listings. More...
Posted: November 30, 2023


RANDOM ARTICLES

Superheroes:
We Can Be Heroes

It's clear that, outside of the giant playpens of Marvel and DC, superheroes can proliferate as never before. More...
Posted: July 29, 2007


Manga At The Royal Academy:
The Making Of Manga Mania

The modern Japanese comic owes much to the greatest of Japanese print artists, Utagawa Kuniyoshi. More...
Posted: March 22, 2009


Hannah Berry:
Refreshing Parts Literature Can't Reach

Confounding expectations is her forte, from her murder-mystery debut Britten & Brülightly to the chilling new Adamtine. More...
Posted: November 11, 2012


Emmanuel Guibert:
Memories And Memoirs

From war-torn Afghanistan to L.A. a century ago, Guibert turns his friends' memories into unforgettable memoirs. More...
Posted: July 21, 2014


WANG Ning:
'My Only Child'

Interview with the Chinese writer of four graphic stories about China's One-Child Policy More...
Posted: October 20, 2021


WHERE'S PAUL?

NEW TO COMICS?

Comics Art:
The 21st Century Medium

Paul Gravett introduces previews from & reviews of his new book from Tate Publishing & Yale University Press. More...
Posted: November 4, 2013


1001 Comics:
You Must Read Before You Die

Paul Gravett explains the motivation behind his gigantic new 960-page guide to comics. More...
Posted: October 1, 2011


Graphic Novels:
An Introduction

What are graphic novels? The term has become distorted with prejudices and preconceptions. More...
Posted: June 6, 2009


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


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Comics Art by Paul Gravett from Tate Publishing



1001 Comics  You Must Read Before You Die edited by Paul Gravett



Comics Unmasked by Paul Gravett and John Harris Dunning from The British Library