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08
Nov
2009
Are Formulas Important For Some Reason?

16 hours ago by gail

You may have noticed that I'm on a little graphic novel kick this fall. That's why I picked up Amulet Book One: The Stonekeeper by Kazu Kibuishi. What really struck me about this book is how incredibly formulaic it is. The word "rigidly" might apply. In a prelude, a child sees her parent killed. At ...

Original Content - gailgauthier.com · Rank: 69,374 · 52 references

07
Nov
2009
Dark Entries: Roman Dirge’s ‘Lenore’

19 hours ago by Alison

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The Cute Little Dead Girl, otherwise known as Lenore, is the pet project of artist (and Skinny Puppy fan, droool!) Roman Dirge. Though Lenore started as a comic for Xenophobe Magazine, she was also animated for 25 spooky filled episodes on Sony’s ScreenBlast. You can catch up with the episodes here ...

Screamstress - screamstress.com · Rank: 31,176 · 47 references

A.D. New Orleans After The Deluge

20 hours ago by xerexes

Just re-read Josh Neufeld's A.D. New Orleans After The Deluge again. It's such a powerful book -- if you have friends who doubt the power of comics, this is one of the first you should recommend to them. Blog reactions No reactions yet.

This is Xaviar Xerexes - xaviarxerexes.com

The Great Fables Crossover

1 day ago by Josh@TFAW

Okay, I saw this and couldn’t wait until Monday to get in to the office and blog about it. The Great Fables Crossover has been collected in one volume and we’re now taking pre-orders for Fables TPB Vol. 13! If you’ve been reading Fables, you know what’s up, but for those of you who are [...]

Comic books - comics.is-easy.com

The Great Fables Crossover

1 day ago by Josh@TFAW

Okay, I saw this and couldn’t wait until Monday to get in to the office and blog about it. The Great Fables Crossover has been collected in one volume and we’re now taking pre-orders for Fables TPB Vol. 13! If you’ve been reading Fables, you know what’s up, but for those of you who are uninitiated, ...

The Blog From Another World - tfaw.com/blog · Rank: 5,197 · 47 references

Watchmen Mini-Rant

1 day ago by Will

Watchmen, to put it simply, is a great book, and definitely was the pinnacle of the comic medium, or did it ruin it? As I said this is an excellent book, great writing a wonderful story, that was revolutionary in superhero comics. But when Watchmen and Dark Knight Returns, were, as I said, the pinna ...

Master Of Strings - masterofstrings.wordpress.com

Mini-Reviews

1 day ago by Vasilly

Can you believe that I haven’t posted a new review in over a week? I don’t know if it’s this confusing California weather (thick fog in the morning and warm during the day) or what. I’m in the weirdest mood though November is supposed to be the month where I get so much done. The week fter the reada ...

1330v - classicvasilly.wordpress.com · Rank: 101,732 · 53 references

Friday Diary

1 day ago by Mr. Pond

a graphic short story haunts my life

The Paradoxes of Mr. Pond - mrpond47.wordpress.com · 1 reference

06
Nov
2009
Mezzo and Pirus’ King of the Flies

1 day ago by Josh@TFAW

Set in a suburb that is both nowhere and everywhere, King of the Flies is a glorious bastard, combining the intricacy and subtlety of the best European graphic novels with a hyperdetailed, controlled noir style derived from the finest American cartoonists. Mezzo and Pirus, previously best known in E ...

Comic books - comics.is-easy.com

Mezzo and Pirus’ King of the Flies

1 day ago by Josh@TFAW

Set in a suburb that is both nowhere and everywhere, King of the Flies is a glorious bastard, combining the intricacy and subtlety of the best European graphic novels with a hyperdetailed, controlled noir style derived from the finest American cartoonists. Mezzo and Pirus, previously best known in E ...

The Blog From Another World - tfaw.com/blog · Rank: 5,197 · 47 references

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