By Nancy Powell Canadian cartoonist Faith Erin Hicks is primarily known for her graphic novels such as The Nameless City trilogy, Friends with Boys and the Eisner Award-winning The Adventures of Superhero Girl. But recently, Faith penned a novel loosely based on her life as as a comics creator. We sat down with Faith to […]
Kirby’s Warning: How Comics Will Break Your Heart
Since I was a child, Jack Kirby stood out as THE preeminent American cartoonist and I still and always will count him as one of my favorite artists. He remains the master of inventive technorganic design and deep space multifigure compositions in which all elements display unparalleled weight and thrust. I consider his work to […]
Did Jack Kirby really say “Comics will break your heart, kid”? – UPDATED
Let’s investigate one of the most haunting quotes ever attributed to a cartoonist.
Faith Erin Hicks has written a YA novel called ‘Comics Will Break Your Heart’ – any questions?
Faith Erin Hicks is the Canadian cartoonist, mostly known for drawing many graphic novels including, some written by her – like The Nameless City and Friend with Boys – some written by others – like Brain Camp – but now she’s written a words-only novel – but the title is still close to her: Comics […]