richard woods: a wellsian war of the world cup
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The toybots lift on new disguises,Marvel breathe new life into Power Man And Iron Fist, and indie...
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From helicopters to a human cell,a fascinating illustrated guide to the science and technology of...
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As nationalism and antisemitism rise again,unusual graphic novels on prewar and wartime Germany...
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A life of Picasso,a brush with a shark and a gripping take on the Middle EastBest of culture in...
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riad sattouf: not french, not syrian… i m a...
The bestselling graphic novelist endured a traumatic childhood in Libya,Syria and France. Then he...
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Jamaica’s the setting for Steve Orlando’s queersploitation’ tale,Marvel hold the Force’s...
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amazing, fantastic, incredible: a marvelous...
Kpow! Blam! purchase That! … a graphic autobiography by the man behind Marvel is all spandex and...
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Badger-headed detective LeBrock of Scotland Yard clashes with a T rex criminal mastermind in the...
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star wars stories should not be limited to the...
As with classical myths,the ‘para-canonical’ fabric comics, novelisations and more – is just...
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killing and dying by adrian tomine review -...
The New Yorker cartoonist brings a miraculous blend of empathy (sensitivity to another's...
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munch by steffen kverneland review - an ambitious...
Matching original quotes with dismal artworks,this fine book shines a intelligent light on the...
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killing and dying by adrian tomine review - a...
With their profoundly empathetic visions of adult life,these six stories mark the modern Yorker...
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one hundred nights of hero by isabel greenberg...
Enchanting follow-up to an award-winning debutGreenberg’s enchanting second graphic novel returns...
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patience by daniel clowes review - a deeply...
An attempt to journey through time goes spectacularly erroneous in Clowes’s visually intricate...
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framed! meet the creators shaking up modern comics
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my brother s husband review - a canadian gay man...
A single-parent Tokyo dad opens his door to an unexpected visitor in this touching,complex tale from...
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fun home creator alison bechdel on turning a...
The acclaimed graphic novelist,who gave the world the famous movie equality ‘test’, on exposing...
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mooncop by tom gauld review - graphic novel of a...
A nostalgia for the golden age of space travel is tempered with the monotony of routine and the...
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paradise lost by john milton and pablo auladell...
An abridged,illustrated retelling of Milton’s classic adds vigour to a tale that can often feel...
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filmish by edward ross review - an enjoyable...
stout on theory,and peppered with quotes, this graphic novel about the way cinema speaks to us is a...
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ruins by peter kuper review - fragile beauty and...
A butterfly begins its perilous migration from Canada to Mexico just as a bickering novel York...
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comic relief: should writers and artists charge...
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transmetropolitan: the 90s comic thats bang up to...
Warren Ellis’s series is 20 years musty,set 200 years in the future – and tells you everything...
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hip hop family tree: 3 by ed piskor review -...
Authoritative,affectionate and quirky, this fanboy’s graphic novel is utterly infectiousHip-hop...
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the thrilling adventures of lovelace and babbage...
A flight of fancy that explores the possibilities of Babbage’s early computer,and makes Victorian...
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frank millers fascist dark knight is a very modern...
Miller presents Gotham through the evil lens of a billionaire’s delusional,messianic fantasy –...
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faith: a plus size superhero drawn from real life
Now starring in her own comedian,Faith Herbert is a very genuine kind of fantasy protagonist – and...
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new yorker illustrator adrian tomine: my inner...
Tomine can spend weeks on a single magazine cover,but his first admire is comics. His modern book...
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agatha: the real life of agatha christie by anne...
A intelligent graphic biography of the much-loved author sees her haunted by her most renowned...
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In the moment share of our preview of an exciting year ahead,there’s reportage from the Middle...
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jim woodring: i am extremely interested in...
The comic-book artist’s wordless woodcut-style images have created a world inhabited by his...
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hubert by ben gijsemans review - a gentle graphic...
A solitary art lover peruses galleries and avoids other people in this meditative debut from a...
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i was in shock!: all the winners of our graphic...
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syrian graphic novelist hamid sulaiman: i dont...
The author of Freedom Hospital on dealing with the trauma of war in exile,the late friend his book...
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kapow! the unstoppable rise of female comic...
According to Facebook likes,the gender gap in comedian readers is narrowing. With proliferating...
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action comics 1000: the 10 most important issues...
From Superman’s first flight to the issue where he lost his job (and that time he made Santa...
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top 10 uncanny graphic novels
From Neil Gaiman’s evil Mr Punch to Hannah Berry’s characters in eerie peril on a night...
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great snakes! tintin expert appointed uks first...
Lancaster University shows ‘full academic commitment to comics and graphic book art with the...
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thought bubble, dirty politics and podcasts: the...
Leeds’s comic-con rolls into town,Citizen Jack deals with the satan, and fetch ready for the...
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riad sattouf draws on multicultural past for the...
The award-winning French-Syrian comedian artist’s original books are set to be hugely...
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raising dion: a diverse comic book that turns its...
‘The record is not all about diversity,but its an significant portion says Dennis Liu, whose...
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tetris: the games people play by box brown review...
This story of idealism,legal wrangling and huge profits reveals a fascinating moment in cultural...
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An independent woman strikes out in a original space opera,the comedian world’s most prominent...
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the eternaut review - hero in a homemade diving...
Brilliantly mixing sci-fi with politics,this gripping comic strip is an institution in Latin...
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john lewis: i don t think i ve changed much. i...
The congressman and veteran of the civil rights movement is also the unlikely author of a comedian...
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the arab of the future by riad sattouf review - an...
In this first volume,Sattouf vividly captures his experiences of growing up in Libya and Syria from...
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ta nehisi coatess black panther is a hopeful first...
The writer’s arrival at Marvel is a thrilling moment – but it will mean limited unless the...
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His cult comic Megg,Mogg and Owl riffs on depression and addiction. Now the TV networks want a part...
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The detective’s latest reboot is based on the BBC series starring Benedict Cumberbatch as the...
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mark millar announces winners of comic book talent...
Author of Kick-Ass and Kingsman comics handpicks 13 new writers and artists,who will use his...
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The unapologetically fundamentalist artist,who died on Sunday, may be ‘the most widely read...
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A current range of athletic figures – including Mattel’s SuperHero Girls – is challenging...
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john barrowman to write torchwood comic series
Actor who played Captain Jack Harkness in TV spin-off from Doctor Who will continue the story in...
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The energy and innovation in this genre occupy been accelerating in recent times – and this year...
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re enter sandman: neil gaimans comics return with...
Bestselling author appoints a team of four fantasy writers for the launch of the Sandman Universe...
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joss whedon to write 75th anniversary captain...
Director of hugely successful Avengers films will work with Astonishing X-Men artist John Cassaday...
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First edition copies of May Gibbs’s Boronia Babies and Bib and Bub,Norman Lindsay’s The Magic...
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batman confronts police racism in latest comic...
New issue wades into the conversations about race,poverty and gentrification roiling the US,...
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ta nehisi coates to write marvels black panther...
The Atlantic columnist and bestselling author,a renowned comic book fan, will write a fresh series...
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french comics festival under fire again after...
Plan to ‘raise a smile’ by announcing hoax list of honours at Angoulême festival fails to amuse...
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mark millar funds competition seeking new comic...
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aboriginal sci fi neomad wins australias top comic...
Futuristic adventure anecdote featuring the work of more than 30 Indigenous children wins Gold...
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The former Miami journalist writes and edits Archie comics,but has a sideline writing approximately...
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the decline of comics - archive, 9 november 1982
9 November 1982: Ironically,while the market for comics is depressed, comic books flourish as never...
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the imaginative inner life of the comic artist -...
For new exhibition comedian Tragics,Art Gallery of Western Australian (AGWA) curator Robert Cook has...
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judge dredds assault on consumer culture icons...
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crowdfunding campaign puts comic books on call in...
Fundraising appeal will send out Moose Kid anthologies to 50 children’s wards across the UKA...
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