Tag: graphic novels
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City of Glass Graphic Novel Review
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1994 Adapted by David Mazzucchelli and Paul Karasik from the novella by Paul Auster Widowed poet Daniel Quinn lives in isolation, writing noirish detective fiction under the pseudonym William Wilson. When he receives a phone call from someone mistaking him for real life detective Paul Auster – yes, the author of the novel from which…
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Young Bond: Silverfin Graphic Novel Review
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2008 Written by: Charlie Higson Art by: Kev Walker And so it is that Young James Bond, not to be confused with nephew James Bond Jr., follows in the miniature shoes of Young Sherlock Holmes and, er… the Muppet Babies by featuring in a series of children‘s stories detailing his pre-MI6 years at Eton. After…
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Palestine by Joe Sacco Review
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Written and illustrated by: Joe Sacco Between 1991 and 1992, journalist Joe Sacco spent two months with the Palestinians of the West Bank and Gaza Strip. Palestine, a work of graphic non-fiction, chronicles his interviews with those persecuted under Israel’s first Intifada. Palestine emphasises the plight of the Palestinians on an individual scale, something that…
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The Tumor Graphic Novel Review
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2008 Written and illustrated by: Ben Jelter Dejected underachiever Greg lives alone, routinely belittled by his mother and working a dead-end job. Seemingly Greg’s predicament could not get any worse when he discovers a rapidly expanding tumour on his neck. However, the tumour soon detaches itself from him and begins to grow and assume the…
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Death Falcon Zero vs. The Zombie Slug Lords Review
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in Book ReviewsWriters: William Bitner, Daniel Boyd Art: Brendon Fraim, Brian Fraim Were Death Falcon Zero vs. The Zombie Slug Lords a movie, it would be received as a refreshingly unpretentious return to a style of entertainment that has slowly, silently dwindled into extinction. A breed of movie once found in dingy, smoke-filled cinemas, and later confined…
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Batman and Son TPB Review
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2007, DC Writer: Grant Morrison Art: Andy Kubert, Jesse Delperdang, Guy Major, Dave Stewart, John Van Fleet Grant Morrison’s nineties runs on titles such as Animal Man and Doom Patrol showcased not only the virtually limitless scope of his imagination, but his ability to take franchises that were long considered embarrassments by publisher DC, and…
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The Tumor by Ben Jelter Preview
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in Comic NewsMy piscine attention span has today been directed towards to The Tumor, a self-published graphic novel by illustrator Ben Jelter, described as “a surreal graphic novel about a lonely man named Greg who grows a tumor that comes to life.” Jelter’s art is undeniably unique, reminding me in places of Francis Bacon and the Gaiman/McKean…
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Charles Burns’ Black Hole Review
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1995-2004, Fantagraphic Books Written and illustrated by: Charles Burns With sequential art being embraced by the literary and art crowds more than ever before, many journalists still feel tempted to excessively praise the indisputably excellent works that are regularly produced in the comic medium by comparing them to the generally lacklustre standards at which much…