Comics as Social Media: On Julie Doucet’s “Time Zone J”In focusing her new work on the merger of past and present, Doucet shows the comic book medium to be as much about time as anything else....LAURA PAULCOMICS
The Art of Translating Comics: A Conversation with Hannah ChuteThe translator of several French graphic novels discusses the challenges involved in translating comics....ALEX DUEBENCOMICS
The Arab in Winter: On Fabien Toulmé’s “Hakim’s Odyssey”“Hakim’s Odyssey” is a three-part graphic novel that follows the painful real-life journey of a Syrian refugee fleeing his country’s civil war....ANDREW MONTIVEOCOMICS
Born a Storm: On Kohta Hirano’s “Hellsing”Kohta Hirano’s “Hellsing” is a work at once too delightfully absurd to be believed and too believ-able to be absurd....AUSTIN PRICECOMICS
Sitting in Silence: A Conversation with Dash ShawAlex Dueben talks with Dash Shaw about his approach to comic writing and moviemaking, as well as his new book, “Discipline.”...ALEX DUEBENCOMICS
“The Secret to Superhuman Strength” Revealed!: Alison Bechdel Talks About Her New BookAlison Bechdel talks in depth about her new book, “The Secret to Superhuman Strength.”...ETELKA LEHOCZKYCOMICS
The Case for Superman’s Queer and Kinky UnderbellySuperman encourages us to pursue reclamation and defer hopelessness through play, pleasure, and fleeting free moments....MEG YOUNGCOMICSGENDER & SEXUALITY
Sci-Fi Graphic Novel “Displacement” Confronts the Trauma of IncarcerationCartoonist Kiku Hughes uses time travel to understand her grandmother’s experience in a Japanese American concentration camp....MIA NAKAJI MONNIERCOMICS
Crisis Industry: On Simon Hanselmann’s Pandemic WebcomicWhat a graphic novel about disaffected stoner monsters reveals about the political and economic crises of the pandemic....JACK CHELGRENCOMICS
The Present Waver: On “Wake: The Hidden History of Women-Led Slave Revolts”Jordan Alexander Stein reviews "Wake: The Hidden History of Women-Led Slave Revolts" by Rebecca Hall and illustrated by Hugo Martínez....JORDAN ALEXANDER STEINCOMICS
“Street Cop” and Cartoon Controversies: A Conversation with Art SpiegelmanJon Wiener speaks with Art Spiegelman on his latest illustrations, lockdown, and not looking for controversy (but finding it anyway)....JON WIENERCOMICS
Troy Is Burning: Anne Carson and Rosanna Bruno Reimagine Euripides’s “The Trojan Women”Bob Blaisdell is engrossed in Anne Carson’s reimagining of Euripides’s “The Trojan Women,” illustrated by Rosanna Bruno....BOB BLAISDELLCOMICS
A History of Cyberpunk ComicsDavid M. Higgins and Matthew Iung consider the complicated history of cyberpunk comics....DAVID M. HIGGINS, MATTHEW IUNGSFCOMICS
“Holy Shit, The Earth Is Fucked!”: On Inio Asano’s MangaInio Asano’s anime is rife with images of apocalypse longed for but deferred....AUSTIN PRICEAROUND THE WORLDCOMICS
Carl Barks: The Last of the DinosaursExploring the super-abundant comic world of Scrooge McDuck....SCOTT BRADFIELDCOMICS
They Wanted to Bury Us: A Conversation with Andalusia Knoll SoloffAndalusia Knoll Soloff reflects on the sixth anniversary of the Ayotzinapa forced disappearances....ANNIE ROSENTHALAROUND THE WORLDNONFICTIONPOLITICSCOMICS
Riding the Wave: The Steady Rise of Korean ManhwaDW McKinney surveys the latest major works of manhwa to be published in the United States, including “Grass,” “Uncomfortably Happily,” and “Bad Friends.”...DW MCKINNEYAROUND THE WORLDCOMICS
A Journal of the Plague Decade: On Howard Cruse’s “Wendel”Paul Morton revisits the late Howard Cruse's groundbreaking comic, "Wendel."...PAUL MORTONCOMICSGENDER & SEXUALITY
Marvelous BeliefCass R. Sunstein looks at Liel Leibovitz’s recently published biography of Stan Lee....CASS R. SUNSTEINBIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHYCOMICS
Land of Milk and MoneyMark Goble tries "The Dairy Restaurant," the new graphic history from Ben Katchor....MARK GOBLEFOOD & DRINKCOMICSCULTURAL STUDIES
Each Moment Bleeding into the Next: On Yoshiharu Tsuge’s “The Swamp”Nathan Scott McNamara gets bogged down in “The Swamp,” a collection of manga by Yoshiharu Tsuge....NATHAN SCOTT MCNAMARAAROUND THE WORLDCOMICS
Making Something That Feels Good to Read: An Interview with Ari YarwoodColin Beineke talks to graphic novel editor Ari Yarwood....COLIN BEINEKECOMICSGENDER & SEXUALITY
Fence Jumping: An Interview with Frank SantoroBrianne Jaquette talks to comics artist Frank Santoro about his latest book, “Pittsburgh.”...BRIANNE JAQUETTECOMICS
WatchwomenPaul Morton falls in love with “Return to Romance: The Strange Love Stories of Ogden Whitney,” recently released by New York Review Comics....PAUL MORTONCOMICS
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