In a Sea of Books, In a Majestic Mundane
As equal but different mediums, graphic novels and traditional literature can now tackle the same fundamental subjects in tandem.
Comics
"All lurid, unsavory, gruesome illustrations shall be eliminated." — Comics Code, 1954
Stitching Out a Life in Graphic Memoir
With "Baddawi," Leila Abdelrazaq joins women cartoonists engaged in life writing. Not just Satrapi, but Alison Bechdel, Lynda Barry, and Phoebe Gloeckner.
A Dip into the Forests of the Brain
Neuroscience, neurons, consciousness.
The Subversive and Liberating World of G. Willow Wilson
"Kamala, the product of Disney-owned Marvel, managed to be more than a gimmick."
Sink or Swim: Corinne Mucha Strives to “Get Over It”
Corinne Mucha recounts her real-life breakup with college sweetheart Sam in her new comics memoir.
Ambivalence and the Cosmic Subconsciousness
In the latest LARB illustrated book review, Laura Kenins reviews Inés Estrada’s “Lapsos.”
Zombie Archie Kills the Comics Code for Good
"Afterlife with Archie" is everything the Comics Code Authority stood against.
Sugar and Spice
In horror, the world turns from normal to terrifyingly unpredictable.
How to Read “The Curse of the Werewolf”
Brian Cremins recalls the American horror-comics fad of the 1970s, book-and-record sets, and unspoken family trauma.
Still in the Dark
If the CCA is finally dead and buried, why does it keep rearing its ugly head?
A Pen in a World of Scissors: Crazy Crab’s Chinese Dream
“I have to pretend that I’m having a happy dream, even though I know Xi the Vampire is sucking my blood and soul. I can’t have my own dream, I can’t wake up, and I even can’t open my eyes and scream.”
A Language of Her Own
Anya Ulinich’s latest graphic novel highlights her comedic genius.
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