ARTICLES TAGGED FOR:
'Biographical Comics'
Charlotte Salomon:
Life? Or Theatre?
Her 1940-42 masterpiece anticipated frank autobiographical graphic novels and the rise of women cartoonists. More...
Posted: February 21, 2016
Keiji Nakazawa:
Barefoot In Hiroshima
With its powerful anti-nuclear and anti-war message, would Barefoot Gen be published in the Japan of today? More...
Posted: August 5, 2015
Art-Comics:
Artists' Lives As Graphic Novels
Fifty years after the term was coined in English, the graphic novel is flourishing, for example as great artists' biographies. More...
Posted: November 24, 2014
Reinhard Kleist Interview:
Harry Haft - The Boxer
Polish Jewish boxer & Holocaust survivor Harry Haft is the latest subject of Kleist's compelling graphic biographies. More...
Posted: July 6, 2014
Reinhard Kleist:
Cuba & Castro
Asked by his publishers to visit any country he liked to create an illustrated travelogue, Kleist chose Cuba. More...
Posted: September 17, 2011
Marjane Satrapi:
The Power Of Memory
She relates with great humanity and humour growing up in Tehran under the Islamic regime. More...
Posted: August 14, 2011
Reinhard Kleist:
I See A Darkness
Reinhard Kleist discusses his critically acclaimed biography of Johnny Cash, I See A Darkness. More...
Posted: November 19, 2009
Willy Linthout:
Years Of The Elephant
In his poignant, unflinchingly candid memoir he describes the sudden loss of his son through suicide. More...
Posted: October 25, 2009
Seriously Funny Business:
The Art Of Cartooning & Its Curious Power
At the margins of the mainstream, cartoonists represent the last bastion of freedom of speech in print. More...
Posted: October 11, 2009
Josh Neufeld:
A.D.: New Orleans After The Deluge
Devastating events can be hard to grasp, but Neufeld pulls us into individual experiences of loss and survival. More...
Posted: August 23, 2009
PG Tips Special:
Graphic Novels - An Eloquent Allusiveness
Where else can we examine past, present and future all at once before our eyes, and hold a life in our hands? More...
Posted: August 2, 2009
Art Spiegelman:
Breakdowns
Neurotic or genius, or both, Art Spiegelman is an unflinching analyst of himself and the medium he adores. More...
Posted: February 27, 2009
Biographical Comics:
This Is Your Graphic Life
Stories about real events, people and politics are currently one of the comic medium's richest seams. More...
Posted: November 16, 2008
American Widow:
A 9/11 Memoir
Luis Eduardo Torres died on 9/11. When the time came he jumped, leaving a widow and unborn son. More...
Posted: September 11, 2008
David Enker:
Surviving 7/7
In the very modesty and honesty of his comics, he conveys an extraordinary, life-changing, life-renewing event. More...
Posted: July 7, 2008
Maus vs Yossel:
Battle Of The Books
Both books tackle the subject of the Holocaust. Which book should be first on your reading list? More...
Posted: May 4, 2008
World Comics:
Confessions & Convictions
All of life is finding its way into comics these days, where it always belonged. More...
Posted: August 5, 2007
History & Biography:
Comics Unexplored Territories
Art Spiegelman's Maus was the graphic novel that lit the way into underexplored territories for comics. More...
Posted: December 3, 2006
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