graphic novel

Manuele Fior’s ‘Red Ultramarine’ Evokes Picasso — to a Point

Manuele Fior’s ‘Red Ultramarine’ Evokes Picasso — to a Point

While Manuele Fior's Red Ultramarine is far from abstract expressionism, it is a pleasure to find an artist-writer who regards the art of his images to be equal to the narrative they convey.

Michael Cho’s ‘Shoplifter’ Showcases What He Does Best

Michael Cho’s ‘Shoplifter’ Showcases What He Does Best

Existential loneliness and small comforts are perfectly conveyed in three simple colors in Michael Cho's graphic novel, Shoplifter.

Graphic Novel ‘The Beatles Yellow Submarine’ Is Pure Delight

Graphic Novel ‘The Beatles Yellow Submarine’ Is Pure Delight

Bill Morrison's The Beatles Yellow Submarine mixes its psychedelia to fully represent the strange combinations found in George Dunning's 1968 film.

Zacchilli Sketches the Future One Day at a Time in ‘Space Academy 123’

Zacchilli Sketches the Future One Day at a Time in ‘Space Academy 123’

Mickey Zacchilli's scribbled artistic and literary style undermines expectations.

‘Undocumented’ Is a Paean to America’s Embattled Migrants

‘Undocumented’ Is a Paean to America’s Embattled Migrants

The struggle for recognition and rights assumes heroic proportions in Duncan Tonatiuh's innovative graphic novel, Undocumented: A Workers Fight.

Nick Drnaso’s ‘Sabrina’ and Affronts to Truth

Nick Drnaso’s ‘Sabrina’ and Affronts to Truth

In the graphic novel ‘Sabrina’, Nick Drnaso explores how psychic and social isolation fuels tragedy’s evolution into social paranoia.

Really, Really Loving the Beatles: Carol Tyler’s ‘Fab4 Mania’

Really, Really Loving the Beatles: Carol Tyler’s ‘Fab4 Mania’

Tyler's excitement and seemingly never-ending thrill from the point of view of her younger self as a Beatles fan nearly leaps from the page.

‘Red Winter’ Weathers the Heartbreaks of Communism

‘Red Winter’ Weathers the Heartbreaks of Communism

Swedish graphic novelist Anneli Furmar paints a bright window into a gray corner of political history.

Stage to Comics Page: George O’Connor’s Adaptation of Adam Rapp’s Dystopic Play, ‘Ball Peen Hammer’

Stage to Comics Page: George O’Connor’s Adaptation of Adam Rapp’s Dystopic Play, ‘Ball Peen Hammer’

Adam Rapp's characters have to kill and bag children to earn their keep. How does one depict that on stage and on page?

Michael Comeau’s Winter’s Cosmos Explores the Fringes of the Comics Universe

Michael Comeau’s Winter’s Cosmos Explores the Fringes of the Comics Universe

If Winter's Cosmos is Comeau's Alpha Centauri, I look forward to what fruits his new planets will bear next.

‘Carnet de Voyage’ Is a Perfect Bridge Between Craig Thompson’s  ‘Blankets’ and ‘Habibi’

Renée French’s ‘H Day’ Is a Surreal Exploration of Narrative Ambiguity—or Maybe Not

Renée French’s ‘H Day’ Is a Surreal Exploration of Narrative Ambiguity—or Maybe Not

While migraines are known for their staggering (if temporary) disabling of the sufferer, some artists, like French, fearlessly explore the fantastical element of the migraine experience.