Paul at Home – Michel Rabagliati Creates the Perfect Parable for Our Time
On the surface of it, this book has nothing to do with the virus that has changed life as we know it. A tale about a middle-aged cartoonist coming to…
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Okay, Universe: Chronicles of a Woman in Politics – Valérie Plante, the First Woman Elected Mayor of Montréal, Uses Comics to Tell Us Her Story
Memoirs in the form of graphic narratives have long moved from the realm of novelty to that of genuinely intriguing exploration. The medium has, over the past decade alone, been…
“I’m Not Sure if I’m Optimistic or Pessimistic, but I’m Not Nihilistic” – Sophie Yanow’s Work is Perfect for the Uncertain World We Currently Live In
The Contradictions is a title that could fit any study focused on what it means to be young in today’s world. In the hands of a writer and cartoonist as…
The Contradictions – Sophie Yanow’s Coming-of-Age Story is a Complex Study of Idealism in Our Formative Years
Broadly speaking, coming-of-age tales are ostentatious affairs. They’re about profound discoveries, rites of passage and moments of epiphany on the road to whatever is loosely defined as adulthood. Sophie Yanow’s…
Little Lulu: The Fuzzythingus Poopi – Little Lulu First Appeared in 1935, and D+Q’s ‘Best-Of’ Collection Proves She is Still a Feminist Icon
The Lulu Moppet who first appeared in February of 1935 was a far cry from the girl millions of readers have grown familiar with in the decades since. That first…
Wendy, Master of Art – A Career In Art Can Be Fulfilling, But Pretentious. ‘Wendy, Master of Art’ Explains Why, from Walter Scott and Drawn & Quarterly
Canadian illustrator, sculptor and writer Walter Scott asks a seemingly simplistic question here: What is it like to study art at university? His answer, spelled out over a little under…
I Know You Rider – Is Having a Child Necessary? Leslie Stein’s Drawn & Quarterly Graphic Memoir Grapples with Powerful Questions
It is always tricky, from a male critic’s perspective, to look at any work of art that has everything to do with a woman’s body and no place for a…
Familiar Face – Michael DeForge Spotlights the Impermanence and Insecurity of the Shifting Contemporary World
For all the surface appeal of Michael DeForge’s frenetic pop surrealism, his real gift is an ability to use that dazzle to land punches of sobering pathos and wry commentary…
“My Admiration for Scientists Comes Across in the Strips, Even the Ones Where I’m Teasing Them” – Tom Gauld Talks ‘Department of Mind-Blowing Theories’
In a world struggling not just with a pandemic but a general aversion towards the cultivation of a scientific temperament, the presence of a new book by Tom Gauld seems…
Becoming Horses – Disa Wallander’s Drawn & Quarterly Graphic Novel is Intriguing, Gorgeously Illustrated and Grapples with Topics that Will Always Occupy Us
A couple of years ago, Swedish cartoonist and illustrator Disa Wallander was asked to describe her work. It was not an inane question because, as anyone familiar with what she…
Making Comics – Lynda Barry and Drawn & Quarterly Bring a Magnificent Lecture on Art to Life
I decided to hand over Lynda Barry’s book, Making Comics, to a 9-year-old. I did this because it made sense to test the former’s long-held hypothesis that we can all…
The River at Night – Kevin Huizenga Turns Sleeplessness into Something Magical in His New Drawn & Quarterly Offering
That space between lucidity and sleep has always been an elusive one, especially for writers and artists who have long tried to pin it down. Kevin Huizenga has made a…
Staff Picks for October 2, 2019 – Rusty Brown, Kai and the Monkey King, Ruby Falls, Dead Eyes and More!
It’s nearly Wednesday, and you know what that means: a fresh load of comics and graphic novels! With so many publications hitting your local comics store, comics event or digital…
The Follies of Richard Wadsworth – Drawn & Quarterly’s Graphic Compendium Should Finally Establish Nick Maandag as One of the Foremost Humour Cartoonists Working Today
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,…
Staff Picks for October 10, 2018 – All the Sad Songs, Fielder, Incognegro: Renaissance, Girl Town and More!
It’s nearly Wednesday, and you know what that means: a fresh load of comics and graphic novels! With so many publications hitting your local comics store, comics event or digital…
Staff Picks for August 29, 2018 – Coyote Doggirl, House Amok, Porky Pig/Lex Luthor Special and More!
It’s nearly Wednesday, and you know what that means: a fresh load of comics and graphic novels! With so many publications hitting your local comics store, comics events or digital…
Shit is Real – Aisha Franz Looks Through the Cracks at the Strains of Modern Life
ELCAF FORTNIGHT! I picked up a mini-comic extract of Shit is Real at ELCAF a couple of years ago, so it’s fitting that I’m now looking at the complete work…
Sabrina – Nick Drnaso’s Critically Acclaimed Graphic Novel is Rooted in the Unique Anxieties of Today
There’s something timelessly enduring about an unsolved mystery. The struggle to comprehend the unknowable, and speculation over certain ‘truths’ we will likely never uncover, has long captured the popular imagination….
Broken Frontier Anthology
312 pages • 27 stories • 50 star creators
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“I Want There to Be Many More Stories About and by These Kinds of Storytellers” – Zain Dada and Kumail Rizvi Talk About Khidr Comix Lab, a New Micropublisher Providing a Platform for Black, Brown and Muslim CreatorsDecember 14, 2020
“It’s Ultimately About Courage and Hope and Love and Friendship” – Jenny Robins Talks About the Characters and Themes of Her Myriad First Graphic Novel Competition-Winning ‘Biscuits (assorted)’, Published TodayNovember 12, 2020
Retroflect: The Living Mummy – Supernatural Thrillers with an Oft Overlooked Star of Marvel’s 1970s Horror BoomOctober 30, 2020
Inside Look: Good Comics Kickstarter Books – Natasha Natarajan, Niki Bañados, Emre Altındağ and RAMZEE Provide Exclusive Insights into Their Creative ProcessesOctober 28, 2020
“My Publishing Ethos is Very Much Creator Led” – Lizzie Kaye Exclusively Reveals What We Can Expect from Her New Venture Cast Iron Books Coming into 2021October 16, 2020