John Seven reviews ‘Nobody’s Fool: The Life and Times of Schlitzie the Pinhead by Bill Griffith’
Review: The skewed colors of manhood in ‘Tumult’
The noir genre has one dynamic at its center that repeats so often it’s hard to tell if it’s a cliche or an archetype — a man searching for something more in life encounters a woman who brings danger and mystery. And at heart, that is all Tumult is about. But though it draws thematically […]
Review: Javi Rey’s ‘Out in the Open’ is a quiet, dark coming of age tale
From Moses to Mad Max, wandering in arid desert lands evokes a journey for self, for destiny, and of course for survival. Usually it marks a transitional place in the wanderer’s life — think of the Aboriginal walkabouts in Australia that are conducted in the passage from youth and into adulthood, but also stand as […]
Brian Fies’ ‘A Fire Story” is coming from Abrams next spring
At his spotlight panel at the 218 San Diego Comic-Con, cartoonist Brian Fies revealed some news….and got a touching surprise that left everyone moved.
SDCC ’18: Abrams Announces Their Signing and Panel Schedule
Authors and artists include Audrey Niffenegger, Eddie Campbell, Peter J. Tomasi, John Lewis and Nate Powell
Review: Aama is intelligent, mind-bending science fiction with a core of humanity
Taking the idea of awareness and screwing with it from multiple vantage points — self-awareness, awareness of the space around you, familial awareness, scientific awareness, societal awareness — Aama addresses, among other things, the notion of a hive mind and presents mankind as a damaged entity, one in which each part is out of sync […]
Review: Backderf’s ‘Trashed’ is definitely our treasure
For most of my life, the comings and goings of garbage was pretty much a mystery to me. When I was a kid, I put it in a can. When I lived in New York City, I dropped it down a shoot. And so on. It wasn’t until I moved out to the middle of […]
NYCC ’15: Abrams signings with Leguizamo, Peanuts, Adventure Time and more
MORE things to do and get signed at NYCC, with lots ofr preveiws of Abrams Spring 2016 line all at booth #2228 and 2016 Abrams calendars with every purchase over $50.00 while supplies last (limited one per customer). And advance copies of the above book about Alan Turing by Jim Ottaviani and Leland Purvis. Advance […]
NYCC’14: Famous Author to be Adapted as a Graphic Novel!
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