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Writing

Creating Death Strikes, the year's best comic - "where gritty and polished meet"

Death Strikes: The Emperor of Atlantis is a remarkable comic book based on a suppressed opera written by concentration camp prisoners.

The graphic novel mixes dystopian sci-fi, fantasy, and zombie horror with delicate black and white digital watercolors. [ more ]

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VG247

2 weeks ago

JavaScript

Attention comic nerds, that big Returnal tease was for a graphic novel, not a new game

Returnal developer Housemarque teased a graphic novel, 'Returnal: Fallen Asteria,' to celebrate the game's third anniversary. [ more ]

www.theguardian.com

1 month ago

The Russian Detective by Carol Adlam review exquisitely illustrated celebration of early crime fiction

The Russian Detective graphic novel is based on obscure sources of crime fiction contemporary to Dostoevsky.

The book offers a rich and beautiful portrayal with a complicated plot and intertextual references to Russian literature. [ more ]

www.theguardian.com

1 month ago

The Russian Detective by Carol Adlam review exquisitely illustrated celebration of early crime fiction

The Russian Detective graphic novel draws inspiration from obscure sources of long-forgotten crime fiction writers contemporary to Dostoevsky.

The book features a journalist-detective heroine named Charlie Fox, offering a visually rich and intertextual narrative. [ more ]

Nytimes

2 months ago

A Writer's To-Do List: Learn History. Learn Chinese. Learn to Draw Comics.

Tessa Hulls explored her family's history through her book 'Feeding Ghosts' despite initial challenges.

Hulls, a painter with no writing experience, reconstructed her family's story with perseverance and acquired new skills in the process. [ more ]

The New Yorker

Diary of an Abomination

Emil Ferris's debut graphic novel, "My Favorite Thing Is Monsters," was a breakout hit with its intricate drawings and social commentary.

"My Favorite Thing Is Monsters, Book Two" will be released seven years after the sequel was first announced, and it continues the story of Karen's investigation into a neighbor's murder. [ more ]

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Aya: Claws Come Out by Marguerite Abouet and Clement Oubrerie review Ivory Coast's comic soap opera

Aya: Claws Come Out is the latest installment in the bestselling Aya graphic novel series, which offers a vivid portrayal of life in Ivory Coast in the 1970s.

The new volume explores themes of corruption, inequality, and social taboos as the characters navigate adulthood in 1980s Abidjan. [ more ]

GameSpot

Brandon Sanderson Graphic Novel Omnibus Is Discounted Ahead Of Next Week's Release

The upcoming White Sand Omnibus is a 496-page graphic novel that explores the world of Brandon Sanderson's Cosmere universe.

The omnibus contains the complete story of White Sand, making it a great option for both newcomers and fans of the series. [ more ]

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GameSpot

2 months ago

Video games

Cult of the Lamb Is Expanding Beyond Games

Devolver Digital and Oni Press collaboration will produce comics based on Cult of the Lamb.

The graphic novel, Cult of the Lamb: The First Verse, achieved its Kickstarter goal swiftly with various bonus offerings. [ more ]

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Local events in Berkeley for the Lunar New Year

Discussion of YA graphic novel Lunar New Year Love Story [ more ]

Upworthy

An 8-year-old snuck his handwritten book onto a library shelf. Now it has a 56-person waiting list.

An 8-year-old boy wrote and self-published a graphic novel and secretly placed it in his local library

The library officially added the book to the collection and created an award in the boy's honor [ more ]

GameSpot

The Hobbit Graphic Novel Releases In February, Preorders Live Now

The Hobbit: A Graphic Novel is now available for preorder and will be released on February 27.

Other Middle-earth-related books, including The History of Middle-earth box sets and The Maps of Middle-earth, are also available for preorder. [ more ]

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An acclaimed graphic novel about Gaza is seeing a resurgence, brought on by war

Demand for Joe Sacco's graphic novel Palestine has surged since the start of the war in Gaza.

The book is considered a trailblazing work and is experiencing a resurgence, with the publisher ordering a rapid reprinting. [ more ]

the Guardian

Alice Oseman's Heartstopper becomes the UK's fastest-selling graphic novel ever

Heartstopper Volume 5 by Alice Oseman has become the UK's fastest-selling graphic novel ever, selling 60,012 copies in the first three days.

The Heartstopper series explores themes of friendship, coming out, and mental health and has been embraced by readers of all ages. [ more ]

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Alice Oseman's Heartstopper becomes the UK's fastest-selling graphic novel ever

Heartstopper Volume 5 by Alice Oseman has become the UK's fastest-selling graphic novel ever, selling 60,012 copies in the first three days.

The Heartstopper series explores themes of friendship, LGBTQ+ love, coming out, and mental health. [ more ]

KQED

'Transitions' Explores the Process of a Mother's Acceptance of Her Child's Gender | KQED

Transitions is a graphic novel exploring transgender and genderqueer identities.

The story focuses on a mother's transition from denial and rejection to support and acceptance of her transgender son. [ more ]

Slate Magazine

A New Graphic-Novel Adaptation of Watership Down Gets Scary-but Stops Short of Traumatic

The challenges of adapting Watership Down to a graphic novel, particularly the depiction of violence

Efforts to balance staying true to the text while not being overly graphic

The importance of organizing and pacing the visuals in the adaptation [ more ]

english.elpais.com

6 months ago