August 29, 2012
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Drowning Not Waving — A short profile of Toronto-based cartoonist Jeff Lemire, creator of Essex County and The Underwater Welder, for The Globe and Mail: Lemire, who profited from art classes in high school but is otherwise self-taught as a … Continue reading
April 13, 2012
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A stunning new cover for James Joyce’s The Dubliners by German designer Apfel Zet (which reminds me — in a good way — of Tony Meeuwissen’s Woodbine-inspired cover for Billy Liar published by Penguin in the 1970′s). Consistent Forms of Hostility — With an exhibition opening … Continue reading
March 30, 2012
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The Art of Daniel Clowes: Modern Cartoonist is out next week. Ware’s World – Seth Kushner’s photos of cartoonist Chris Ware in his Chicago home. Leaping Tall Buildings: The Origins of American Comics by Christopher Irving and Seth Kushner is published by Powerhouse Books in May. … Continue reading
October 21, 2011
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Words and Pictures — An interview with cartoonist Tom Gauld at The Rumpus: Format, words and pictures all work together to make a good comic. I started at college doing pure illustration and only gradually got into making stories and … Continue reading
October 19, 2011
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Buzzwords of the Incurious – Evgeny Morozov, author of The Net Delusion: The Dark Side of Internet Freedom, delivers a searing review of Public Parts: How Sharing in the Digital Age Improves the Way We Work and Live by Jeff Jarvis. A must-read: The ubiquitous … Continue reading