drink and draw july 2018 Archives

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Cosmo Hotel – Bethany Hall’s Extended Visual Metaphor Resonates with the Reader on a Fundamentally Empathetic Level

by Andy Oliver
July 26, 2018

In terms of self-expression, comics is such a powerful form that narrative styles veering towards the oblique and/or the representational are not necessarily a barrier to the reader in connecting…

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Never Been Reborn – An Experimental Journey into Alt Comics Narrative from William Powers

by Andy Oliver
July 24, 2018

One of a number of titles I picked up from this year’s Communal Table at the South London Comic and Zine Fair Never Been Reborn is a fascinating exercise in alternative narrative…

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@potus – Barack Obama Bids a Poignant Farewell to His Twitter Account in David Biskup’s Affecting Comics Tragicomedy

by Andy Oliver
July 23, 2018

When last I looked at the work of UK artist David Biskup – in his graphic novella Seagram, juxtaposing the work of Mark Rothko with the realities of living with Post-Traumatic…