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Skip – Molly Mendoza’s Truly Magnificent Visual Spectacle is Also a Deeply Human Story from Nobrow Press

  • by Andy Oliver
  • August 15, 2019

When looking at Nobrow Press’s publishing output this year what immediately strikes the reader is the diversity of approaches and subject matter represented in its 2019 line-up this year. From…

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Girl in the World – Silver Sprocket Presents Caroline Cash’s Timeless Tale of Disenfranchised Youth Embracing the Times They Live In

  • by Jenny Robins
  • August 14, 2019

A timeless tale of disenfranchised youth embracing the times they live in, cool kids now constantly connected by their phones, yet often still not listening to each other very much….

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Stig & Tilde: Vanisher’s Island – A Coming of Age Story with an Unexpected Twist from Max de Radiguès and Nobrow Press

  • by Andy Oliver
  • August 12, 2019

From Weegee: Serial Photographer to Hobo Mom there’s no doubting the versatility of Belgian creator Max de Radiguès. Stig & Tilde: Vanisher’s Island, his latest offering from Nobrow Press, is…

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Flem – Rebecca Rosen’s Fever Dream of a Graphic Novel Traces the Course of a Young Life in Crisis

  • by Andy Oliver
  • August 9, 2019

Rebecca Rosen’s Flem is a deliberately challenging comic on a number of levels. It’s a book which asks the reader to interpret and find meaning in its protagonist Julia Maarten’s…

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The Book of Sarah – Profound Truths Rest Between the Covers of Sarah Lightman’s Autobiographical Graphic Narrative

  • by Andy Oliver
  • August 7, 2019

To describe Sarah Lightman’s The Book of Sarah as simply autobiography would be to miss the important questions it also poses on identity, belonging and the familial threads that connect…

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Bags (Or a Story Thereof) – Gavin Fullerton Adapts Patrick McHale’s Weird but Very Human Story of One Man’s Love for His Missing Dog

  • by Andy Oliver
  • August 5, 2019

Bags (Or a Story Thereof) has been adapted by Gavin Fullerton from a projected novel that eventually became an experimental short story by animator Patrick McHale (creator of Over the…

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No Ivy League – Hazel Newlevant’s Coming-of-Age Graphic Memoir from Lion Forge Explores White Privilege from a Teen Perspective

  • by Holly Raidl
  • August 2, 2019

No Ivy League explores the idea of checking your privilege through the lens of creator Hazel Newlevant. As made clear in their accompanying author note, the experiences described in the…

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History of the Marvel Universe #1 – Waid, Rodríguez and López’s Epic Saga Will Reignite Your Sense of Wonder and Awe at the Magic of the Marvel Mythos

  • by Andy Oliver
  • July 29, 2019

The longstanding appeal of super-hero comics is arguably as much about their wider narrative tapestry – the sprawling universes they take place in and the rich history that represents –…

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Death Wish Vol. 1: Best Wishes – Reckless Stuntman Blake Edmonds Returns in this Collection of the Bleakly Compelling 1980 British Comics Classic

  • by Andy Oliver
  • July 25, 2019

Debuting in the short-lived British weekly comics anthology Speed in 1980, Death Wish would go on to be featured in both Tiger and Eagle as the various weekly comics that hosted…

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Derek the Sheep: Let’s Bee Friends – The Riotous All-Ages Adventures of Gary Northfield’s Ovine Rascal Collected by Bog Eyed Books

  • by Andy Oliver
  • July 23, 2019

If you’ve been a fan of Gary Northfield’s all-ages comics output over the years (and we’ve certainly reviewed lots of it including The Terrible Tales of the Teenytinysaurs! and Gary’s…

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Alay-Oop – William Gropper’s 1930 Graphic Novel is Introduced to a Whole New Audience Courtesy of New York Review Comics

  • by Andy Oliver
  • July 22, 2019

New York Review Comics – the New York Review of Books’ sequential art imprint – have been doing vital work in introducing new readers to some long out-of-print classic material…

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The Follies of Richard Wadsworth – Drawn & Quarterly’s Graphic Compendium Should Finally Establish Nick Maandag as One of the Foremost Humour Cartoonists Working Today

  • by Ally Russell Shields
  • July 19, 2019

Newly released via Drawn & Quarterly, The Follies of Richard Wadsworth marks the first major comics collection from Toronto-based satirist Nick Maandag. Previously micro-published (Streakers, Mean Dog Comics 2011) and self-published (The Libertarian, 2012; Facility Integrity,…

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The Drunken Sailor – Nick Hayes Breathes Life into French Poet and Surrealist Arthur Rimbaud’s Story

  • by Lindsay Pereira
  • July 18, 2019

In 1871, the French poet, surrealist, traveller, soldier, trader, arms dealer, and explorer Arthur Rimbaud wrote a poem called Le Bateau ivre (The Drunken Boat). He was 16 at the…

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Inbetween Life – Angela Pan Provides a Beautiful Introspection on Travel and Friendship

  • by Holly Raidl
  • July 12, 2019

Documenting her visit to London, Angela Pan’s new comic exudes serenity through textured colouring and its portrayal of memories. The narrative follows her trip in 2017 during which she attended…

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Invasion 1984! – Extraterrestrial Terror Invades the Pages of War Comic ‘Battle’ in Another Classic Collection from the Treasury of British Comics

  • by Andy Oliver
  • July 9, 2019

Seeming rather incongruous in the pages of Battle in the mid-1980s, Invasion 1984! was a perhaps a somewhat unlikely science fiction offering from the long-running weekly war comic anthology. It…

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Space Bandits #1 – A Wild Ride of Revenge-Fuelled Space Opera from Mark Millar, Matteo Scalera and Company

  • by Andy Oliver
  • July 8, 2019

Cody Blue and Thena Khole. Two of the most notorious criminals in the universe, each with their own distinctive modus operandi and long list of criminal activities. Cody is a…

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Shout Out – Queer YA Comics Anthology Tells the Stories Its Creators Would Have Loved to Read Growing Up

  • by Holly Raidl
  • July 5, 2019

Shout Out is an anthology edited by Andrew Wheeler (assistant editors Joamette Gil and BC Holmes) from TO Comix Press which contains eighteen shorts spanning numerous genres, made by creators…

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Marilyn Manor #1 – Defiantly Ostentatious Oddness and ’80s Nostalgia in Visaggio and Zarcone’s IDW Blast from an Alternative Past

  • by Andy Oliver
  • July 1, 2019

First issues are all about the set-up; about hooking the reader, investing them in the protagonist and cast, and establishing the thematic core of the narrative as quickly as possible…

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