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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 14 Comics, Graphic Novels & Manga: June 2026
Plenty of tempting choices this month, but two stand out for me especially. More...
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Top 14 Comics, Graphic Novels and Manga:June 2026
Paul Gravett selects the most interesting comics, manga and graphic novels from the publisher advance listings. More...
Posted: May 23, 2026
Top 12 Comics, Graphic Novels & Manga:May 2026
Paul Gravett selects the most interesting comics, manga and graphic novels from the publisher advance listings. More...
Posted: April 16, 2026
Top 21 Comics, Graphic Novels & Manga:April 2026
Paul Gravett selects the most interesting comics, manga and graphic novels from the publisher advance listings. More...
Posted: March 28, 2026
Hermann:A Man of Characters
Paul Gravett interviews Belgian comics creator Hermann about his career from artist to auteur. More...
Posted: March 24, 2026
Top 12 Comics, Graphic Novel & Manga:March 2026
Paul Gravett selects the most interesting comics, manga and graphic novels from the publisher advance listings. More...
Posted: February 6, 2026
RANDOM ARTICLES
Graphic Novels:Can You Hear The Trucks?
Remember the buzz comics created in 1987? Why did everything go pear-shaped by the early Nineties? More...
Posted: December 31, 2006
PG Tips No. 22:The Best Of 2008 Part 1 - Graphic Novels & Comics
Paul Gravett selects his ten favourite English-language graphic novels and comics of 2008. More...
Posted: January 4, 2009
Top 28 Graphic Novels, Comics & Manga:March 2021
Paul Gravett selects the most interesting comics, manga and graphic novels from the publisher advance listings. More...
Posted: December 29, 2020
Darwyn Cooke:The Hunter
Parker is harder than hard-boiled; his egg-timer was set for at least one full hour, he's that hard. More...
Posted: August 16, 2009
Next Festival:A New Festival In Linz, Austria
A new Austrian festival celebrates German creators and explores future technologies for the medium. More...
Posted: March 15, 2009
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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
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












