Books
A Daily Commute Frames an Author's Reflections
Over the course of her graphic memoir, Commute, Erin Williams acknowledges the lives of people she encounters in her day, but she maintains a steady gaze on herself.
Comics
Books
“The Hardest Story I Have Ever Done”: Autobiographical Comics Illustrated by Sexual Abuse and Harassment Survivors
Some of the contributors to Drawing Power: Women's Stories of Sexual Violence, Harassment, and Survival maintain a “straightforward” style of testimony, while others employ creative license to convey the lasting psychological effects of sexual violence.
Comics
How to Explain Your Art Job to Your Family
Some suggestions for graphic designers, painters, cartoonists, and more.
Comics
Lost in Reflection With Yayoi Kusama
I could spend a week inside Yayoi Kusama’s infinity room.
Comics
Collecting the World One Day at a Time
Every day offers up a new palette.
Art
Revisiting Watchmen and the Lessons We Have (and Haven’t) Learned From It
One of the defining texts of the superhero genre, the graphic novel also broke the genre in such a way that, after more than 30 years, it still hasn’t fully recovered.
Art
Centering the African Diaspora in Comics and Cartoons
A new exhibition recognizes the importance of representation both on the comics page and in the hands of the artists making them.
Comics
What’s in the Stars for Artists in November
Astrological advice to free your artistic soul.
Comics
A Black Woman With Tenure
"We filter Black women's voices. They're like mines full of gold. And if your stories ain't perfect? Then your stories ain't told."
Film
Joker Is a Thinly Veiled (and Thin) Take on '80s NYC
The film is far too derivative, far too wedded to juvenile mythology, and far too tentative to deserve its elevated profile.
Comics
What’s in the Stars for Artists in October
Astrological advice to free your artistic soul.
Comics
Read Joe Sacco's "Bitumen or Bust," a Harrowing Comic on Climate Change
The comic, reprinted from the forthcoming The Best American Comics 2019, is an unsettling look at the oil sands of Alberta, Canada.