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The Summer of Her Life – Thomas Von Steinaecker and Barbara Yelin Tell the Heart-breaking Story of a Life in Retrospect, from SelfMadeHero

  • by Rebecca Burke
  • June 3, 2020

Thomas Von Steinaecker and Barbara Yelin interweave moments from the life of Gerda, an elderly lady in a care home, who dedicates the majority of her present to wandering through…

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Existential Ponderings in Space – An Interview with Jasmin Garcia-Verdin on Her ‘Spacewarriors’ Webcomic Relaunch

  • by Rebecca Burke
  • May 19, 2020

Freelance Illustrator and comic creator Jasmin Garcia-Verdin unveils the motivation behind her epic sci-fi webcomic Spacewarriors, in anticipation of its relaunch on June 1st, and also teases us on her…

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The Garden – Liminal 11’s First Graphic Novel Encourages Reconnecting with Nature as an Aid to Mindfulness, by Fumio Obata and Sean Michael Wilson

  • by Rebecca Burke
  • April 29, 2020

As you might imagine being the first graphic novel from Mind, Body and Spirit publisher, Liminal 11, The Garden welcomes readers into a tranquil storytelling experience which not only tells…

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Siberian Haiku – Jurga Vilé and Lina Itagaki’s Intimate Rendering of a Child’s Perspective in this Tragic Memoir Exemplifies the Medium’s Ability to Bear Witness, from SelfMadeHero

  • by Rebecca Burke
  • April 17, 2020

Siberian Haiku is a story written by Jurga Vilé about her father Algis’ memories of being exiled from his home in Lithuania as a child. These tales of exile are…

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Don’t Go Without Me – Shortbox Presents Rosemary Valero-O’Connell’s Trio of Surreal, Otherwordly Narratives

  • by Rebecca Burke
  • March 24, 2020

In Don’t Go Without Me, Rosemary Valero-O’Connell’s masterful comic storytelling takes us to three extensively detailed, captivating worlds where we are given space to reflect on love and memory, and…

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Wage Slaves – Daria Bogdańska Exposes Immigrant Exploitation in Bold Graphic Memoir from Centrala

  • by Rebecca Burke
  • March 19, 2020

Wage Slaves brings an audacious openness to some unknown realities: being an immigrant and having very little money, and the ease at which certain employers and institutions can exploit these…

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Alas – Hervé Bourhis and Rudy Spiessert Dismantle Anthropocentrism in this Fascinating Graphic Novel from Europe Comics

  • by Rebecca Burke
  • February 26, 2020

Hervé Bourhis turns the tables in this cleverly devised plot in which we are kept on our toes until the very end. Alas paints an alternative reality surrounding the Great…

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Americana (And the Art of Getting Over It.) – Nobrow Presents Luke Healy’s Passionate and Conflicted Ode to a Colossal Continent and a Convoluted Ideal

  • by Rebecca Burke
  • February 3, 2020

Americana is an undeniably passionate and sincere reflection on both the physical and metaphorical America – the country, the culture and the ideal. Luke Healy’s masterful graphic memoir tells the…

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Mikel – SelfMadeHero Bring Together Mark Bellido and Judith Vanistendael in this Profound Semi-Autobiographical Work Detailing an Aspiring Writer’s Relentless Search for His Story

  • by Rebecca Burke
  • January 6, 2020

From the outset, Mikel interweaves two stories together: a man’s longing to become a writer, and the story he eventually ends up telling, of a man putting his family and…

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