Tag: Books
Check out a preview of Jules Feiffer’s new GN Kill My Mother
The New Yorker previews one of the most anticipated books of the year, Jules Feiffer's first original graphic novel in quite some time,
Kill My Mother, As opposed to an autobiographical story, it's an...
Jules Feiffer’s upcoming graphic novel is great, says Neil Gaiman
As far as 2014 goes, I think there are at least three graphic novels we'll be talking about: Roz Chast's Can't We Talk About Something More Pleasant; Bryan Lee O'Malley's Seconds, and Jules Feiffer's...
Derf announces new graphic novel for 2015: Trashed
Over at his blog, Derf Backderf, author of My Friend Dahmer, has announced his next book: a 288-page GN based on his Trashed webcomic. Abrams will publish it in Fall 2015.
Trashed concerns the...
ZEN PENCILS collection coming from Andrews McMeel in 2014
Over the objections of Abhay Khosla, ZEN PENCILS, the webcomic that turns famous essays and quotes into comics, is being turned into a book, artist Gavin Aung Than has announced:
Many of you have...
SECONDS cover revealed
As we've been telling you, SECONDS, Bryan Lee O'Malley's first graphic novel since Scott Pilgrim, is coming and yesterday the cover and some art was revealed.
Could we be any more excited? No not...
Retailer roundtable: Are graphic novels a “sh*tty* business model?
A few weeks ago, retailer and CBR columnist Brian Hibbs commented on the Fantagraphics Kickstarter campaign, but along the way gave a few sharp-toed kicks to the ribs of graphic novels in general. Hibbs...
O’Malley’s SECONDS is nearly done
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go seconds pic.twitter.com/dOQju928Xf— Bryan Lee O'Malley (@radiomaru) December 8, 2013
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When I'm done lettering Seconds I'll probably not take any more lettering jobs because none will be as good as Seconds— Dustin Harbin (@dustinharbin)...
Wow, there are a lot of good comics coming out
Tom Spurgeon is running a listing of 2013 comics that deserve more attention, and there are a lot of them. And they are all so distinct and good. Check it out to see what...
Separated at Birth: Superheroes! and The Silver Age of Comic Book Art
The three-hour PBS mini series Superheroes: The Never Ending Battle aired last night, and because I'm a dumbass I forgot to watch it or DVR it, but it's out on DVD so I'll check...
Miami Book Fair International features Paul Pope poster
No one is quite sure how the Miami Book Fair International—held in a city known for its wild and crazy lifestyle—got to be the biggest book festival in the US, but...it's true and probably...
Comics Art, a new book by Paul Gravett
Well, speaking of wandering around the comics landscape, if there's one tour guide who seems to know what he's talking about, Paul Gravett is among the most intelligent and accessible comics critics and historians...
Brooklyn Book Festival spotlights graphic novels with Tomine, Feiffer, Modan, more
Fall's Brooklyn Book Festival, to be held September 22nd this year, has evolved into the biggest public book event in NYC—authors range from Edwidge Danticat to Chuck Klosterman—and each year it features a pretty extensive graphic novel presence as well. This year is no exception, with a full slate of panels which you can see in the link. Cartonist guests thi syear include Adrian Tomine, Jules Feiffer, Rutu Modan, Francoise Mouly, Audrey Niffenegger, Paul Pope, Jeff Smith, Art Spiegelman, and Gene Yang.
