R. Orion Martin – Hyperallergic

When Comics Abandon Narrative and Venture into Abstraction

R. Orion MartinJuly 27, 2017

A passage from X-Men Gold #1 by Ardian Syaf (all images courtesy Marvel Comics)

Why Marvel Fired an Artist for Inserting Religious and Political Messages into an X-Men Comic

R. Orion MartinApril 14, 2017

A Comic Whose Characters Swim in Apathy and Cynicism

R. Orion MartinFebruary 22, 2017

A Graphic Novel Reimagines ‘Romeo and Juliet’ in 1980s Brooklyn

R. Orion MartinDecember 29, 2016

From White Cube to White Panel: Comics Informed by Contemporary Art

R. Orion MartinSeptember 1, 2016

Despite Scandals and Slashed Funding, an Art Museum Perseveres in China

R. Orion MartinJune 20, 2016

The Meandering Comics and Narrative Paintings of an Independent Chinese Cartoonist

R. Orion MartinApril 22, 2016

A Chinese Performance Artist Who Balances Politics and Poetics

R. Orion MartinDecember 30, 2015

The Shifting Seasons of One of China’s Oldest Public Parks

R. Orion MartinDecember 11, 2015

An Opinionated Chinese Art Critic Who Breaks the Mold

R. Orion MartinSeptember 7, 2015