Tag: art comix
Comic Arts Brooklyn debuts Part 2: Gabrielle Bell, David Sandlin and so many more
Here's the second part of our epic list of new books debuting at today's Comic Arts Brooklyn show at Pratt. More info on the show here. You can find Part 1 of the debut list...
Here is an amazing list of books debuting at Comic Arts Brooklyn this Weekend...
Tons of fascinating and fresh comics will debut at Comic Arts Brooklyn this Sunday.
Review: Brotherhood as artistic evolution in ‘Piero’
Edmond Baudoin is a relatively obscure figure in America, looming under whatever radar we have that detects French cartoonists. As explained in Matt Madden’s excellent introduction to Piero — Madden also did the translation...
Review: Technology as the agent of change, good or bad, in ‘I Feel Machine’
In some ways aiming to be the Black Mirror of graphic anthologies, I Feel Machine features six cartoonists each exploring the intersection between humanity and technology, and how humans change because of their encounters...
Review: Humane and horrifying, ‘Zenobia’ gets to the heart of human indignity
This beautifully-wrought and completely devastating Danish graphic novel will probably make you angry. Or at least it should make you angry. Most possibly it’s about something that doesn’t affect you directly other than having...
Review: Folk horror meets social satire in ‘Lip Hook’
Lip Hook takes some of the best conventions of the British folk horror genre and uses them to perfect effect. Outsiders becoming stranded in a remote village? Check. Pagan worship amongst the populace? Check....
Review: As ‘Alt-Life’ shows, even limitless virtual pleasure has its downsides
Human beings have always wanted to believe in a re-set. In more traditional terms this has taken the form of an afterlife, but as technology has progressed, some form of virtual reality alternative to...
Review: ‘270°’ and ‘To Build A Fire’ honor different aspects of nature in beautiful...
Is nature our friend or our enemy, or maybe a little of both? Perhaps it’s not even measurable against the human experience, since we are the only creature that has willfully left it behind...
Interview: Nick Thorburn discovers the missing link between humans and penguins
Nick Thorburn is well-known for his work in music, less so for his comics. The Canadian cartoonist is the long-time vocalist for Islands, as well as a number of other music projects, like Human...
The Last Puerto Rican Unleashes his Wrath in new webcomic Hush Papi
In new webcomic Hush Papi, the last Puerto Rican avenges the decimation of his island in a post-apocalyptic future.
Review: The skewed colors of manhood in ‘Tumult’
The noir genre has one dynamic at its center that repeats so often it’s hard to tell if it’s a cliche or an archetype — a man searching for something more in life encounters...
Review: German guilt and the nature of mundane evil in ‘Belonging’
What is it like to be of the most despised nationality in modern history? I’m not talking about being an American, though it’s not outrageous to think our history of slavery and treatment of...
