INDIE VIEW: ‘Irena’ gives a Polish World War II hero the tribute she deserves
The bravery of Irena Sendlerowa gets an intoxicating, invigorating graphic novel treatment
INDIE VIEW: ‘King of King Court’ celebrates the power of telling your own story
This dysfunctional family memoir is a triumph of resilience
INDIE VIEW: ‘Old Souls’ shows reincarnation as problematic
Old Souls
Written by Brian McDonald
Illustrate by Les McLaine
First Second
I think the reason I never warmed up to the idea of reincarnation as a spiritual...
INDIE VIEW: ‘Shanghai Dream’ magnifies a corner of World War II history
Shanghai Dream
Written by Philippe Thirault
Illustrated by Jorge Miguel
Translated by Mark Bence
Humanoids/ Life Drawn
Portrayals of the Holocaust have found their way into multiple comics...
INDIE VIEW: ‘The Lady Doctor’ demystifies the medical world
The Lady Doctor
By Ian Williams
Pennsylvania State University Press
Ian Williams has made a name for himself in the Graphic Medicine movement as an advocate for...
INDIE VIEW: Baltic publisher kuš! still pushes the boundaries of comics
The Latvian comics publisher kuš! has been incredibly successful at getting its message out there since its creation in 2007. It doesn’t just focus...
INDIE VIEW: Making new lives in ‘Walking Uphill’ and ‘Rose’
Rose: A Double Life
Written by Denis Lapière and Émilie Alibert
Illustrated by Valérie Vernay
Translated by Lara Vergnaud
Europe Comics
The first of a trilogy of...
INDIE VIEW: ‘How I Tried To Be A Good Person’ and the dangers of...
How I Tried to Be a Good Person
By Ulli Lust
Fantagraphics Books
Some things just seem like bad ideas, like they are inevitably going to head...
INDIE VIEW: ‘Wage Slaves’ and ‘The Pineapples of Wrath’ are both about finding justice,...
The Pineapples of Wrath
By Cathon
Pow Pow Press
Taking place in the imaginary Hawaiian Quarter of Trois-Rivieres, Quebec, cartoonist Cathon wraps two apparent enthusiasms — Tiki...
INDIE VIEW: ‘Hot Comb’ tells masterful stories about hair and race
Hot Comb
By Ebony Flowers
Drawn and Quarterly
In Hot Comb, cartoonist Ebony Flowers ushers me into a world I have no experience with and probably will...
INDIE VIEW: ‘The Temple of Silence’ uncovers Herbert Crowley and the Wigglemuch
Justin Duerr discovers real comics history.
INDIE VIEW: ‘Rough Age’ captures a time most of us want to forget
Rough Age
by Max de Radiguès
One Percent Press
I remember seeing the movie Gregory’s Girl in high school and enjoying it fine, but also being a...
