Emil Ferris’s new graphic novel depicts the spooky imagination of a ten-year-old girl.
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Comics can also be documentary
In her latest book, U. of C. professor Hillary Chute establishes a new field of study: “drawn witnessing.”
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Architecture and comics unite at the Biennial with ‘Imaginary Worlds’
Edie Fake and Keiler Roberts discuss how they use space and design in their work.
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The Oven imagines a dismal future on a desert commune
Sophie Goldstein’s new graphic novel imagines how historical subjugation of women might play out in a primitive, post-civilization setting.
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The ordinary magic of Jillian Tamaki
In SuperMutant Magic Academy, growing up is far more interesting than mastering telekinetic powers.
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John Lewis’s struggle for civil rights continues in March: Book Two
The second installment of the activist-turned-congressman’s graphic memoir looks back at the nonviolent protests of the 60s and his time as a Freedom Rider.
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A graphic novel grapples with Andre the Giant
Box Brown’s Andre the Giant: Life and Legend is, like pro wrestling, a mix of both truth and histrionics.
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Ants in dialogue in the work of Michael DeForge
Indie comic artist Michael DeForge’s new graphic novel depicts a chatty, grotesque, anthropomorphic Ant Colony.
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John Lewis’s long march
With the help of illustrator Nate Powell, a civil rights legends’s memoirs become a striking graphic novel.