May 4, 2012
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Cover illustration by Adrian Tomine for the Japanese edition of Inherent Vice by Thomas Pynchon, published by Shinchosha Publishing. The Darkness — Norwegian cartoonist Jason profiled in The National Post: “A comedy that has some darkness, like The Apartment, is … Continue reading
October 27, 2011
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I’ve written about Norwegian cartoonist Jason for The Casual Optimist before and his work appears here with unerring regularity — if you are a frequent reader you are no doubt already familiar with it. Like British cartoonist Tom Gauld who I interviewed early this year, … Continue reading
August 26, 2011
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Jason’s cover drawing for his new book Athos in America (above). Nordic Provenance — A lovely essay by Matthew Battles on writer and cartoonist Tove Jansson, creator of the Moomintrolls and author of brilliant novels such as The True Deceiver … Continue reading
June 1, 2011
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An introductory reading guide to the work of Norwegian cartoonist Jason from Robot 6: Since his U.S. debut in 2001, Jason has produced 15 books, with nary a drop in quality. More to the point, he’s been able to use … Continue reading
December 31, 2010
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Ducking in just under the wire, here is my list of favourite of new books of the year. It’s not meant to represent the “best” of 2010. Rather, it’s a completely unscientific, very subjective list of books (arranged in alphabetical … Continue reading