Independent Opinions, News, and Reviews of Graphic Novels, Manga, and Comic Books
The beloved MoCCA Arts Festival, to be held this year on April 11 and 12, is moving to a new location. Center 548 is located on West 22nd Street near 11th Avenue and the Chelsea Piers. Programming will be held in two rooms at the High Line Hotel on West 20th Street and 10th Avenue, “a mere two blocks away”. The event will include three exhibit floors, a gallery of original art showcasing the work of special guests, and a […]
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It will have been 10 years next year since Scholastic started the Graphix comic imprint to publish graphic novels for kids and teens. To celebrate, they have announced a new edition of Bone: Out From Boneville, the first volume in the immensely popular fantasy series by Jeff Smith. That book launched the imprint in February 2005 with its color edition. Bone: Out From Boneville, The Tribute Edition will be published on February 24, 2015, with two new content items: “a […]
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After the immense success of the best-selling, Eisner Award-winning Smile, it’s no surprise that Raina Telgemeier has created another graphic memoir. Sisters takes a somewhat wider view, looking at her family, particularly her relationship with her younger sister. The book is structured around a family road trip from California to Colorado in a minivan driven by their mother and including Raina, the five-years-younger Amara, and youngest brother Will. They’re going to a family reunion, but first, they have to survive […]
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Raina Telgemeier has revealed the cover to her upcoming graphic novel Sisters. The face on the left resembles the cover to her blockbuster autobiographical comic Smile, a frequent inhabitant of the New York Times bestseller list, making the connection between the two obvious to readers eager to consume more of her work. Sisters is due in stores August 26, 2014. Here’s an official description: Raina can’t wait to be a big sister. But once Amara is born, things aren’t quite […]
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I’m still unpacking and sorting boxes from last fall’s move, and while organizing the minicomics, I came across my stash of Friends of Lulu materials. As far as I know, these are the official group publications: Three comic anthologies: Storytime (2000?), Broad Appeal (2003), and The Girls’ Guide to Guys’ Stuff (2007) (Neat looking through these and seeing early work by names I adore — Raina Telgemeier, Faith Erin Hicks, MK Reed, Becky Cloonan, and so many more) The 1997 […]
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Here’s what I thought were the best graphic novels of 2012, in order, based on what affected, entertained, and enlightened me. For more information on any of the following titles, the links take you to my reviews. This may be the first time in years that I’ve managed to review all of the titles I’m recommending before this list was due! Marbles: Mania, Depression, Michelangelo, and Me by Ellen Forney Drama by Raina Telgemeier Friends With Boys by Faith Erin […]
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Raina Telgemeier’s Smile, about her adolescence, was one of my best graphic novels of 2010. Now, as she moves into fiction, she’s put out another outstanding title. Drama is one of the best graphic novels of 2012. It’s the story of Callie, who’s the set designer for the school play. She’s got a crush on her friend Greg, but after telling him of her feelings, he starts avoiding her. (Kids. Easier not to talk about something than face the difficult […]
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Here’s what I thought were the best graphic novels of 2010, in order, based on what affected, entertained, and enlightened me. For more information on any of the following titles, the links take you to my reviews. Castle Waiting Volume 2 by Linda Medley — Exceptionally illustrated fantasy revolving around everyday life among a stunning cast of unusual characters who make their own unusual family in an abandoned castle. Beasts of Burden by Evan Dorkin and Jill Thompson — Gorgeous […]
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