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Top 34 Graphic Novels, Comics & Manga: August 2024
It’s been quite a while since Andrzej Klimowski released one of his haunting, visually-driven narratives, so his return with Edifice is a thrilling stand-out for me. More...
RECENT ARTICLES
Top 34 Graphic Novels, Comics & Manga:August 2024
Paul Gravett selects the most interesting comics, manga and graphic novels from the publisher advance listings. More...
Posted: May 1, 2024
Top 32 Graphic Novels, Comics & Manga:
June 2024
Paul Gravett selects the most interesting comics, manga and graphic novels from the publisher advance listings. More...
Posted: March 25, 2024
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
RANDOM ARTICLES
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
Tillie Walden:
That In-Between State
Close enough to her childhood & adolescence to recapture their intensity, yet with a maturity that belies her youth. More...
Posted: March 6, 2016
Comics For Children:
Sneaky Reading
Did comics, in their drive to attain respect and artistic accomplishment, abandoned children? More...
Posted: March 10, 2008
Exhibition:
R. Crumb Uncovered
Robert Crumb can no longer be typecast and pigeon-holed in our media circus and public presumptions. More...
Posted: November 11, 2009
Steven Appleby:
Dragman
Paul Gravett reviews Steven Appleby's cross-dressing superhero in search of his true self... More...
Posted: September 25, 2020
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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