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A Korean “Comfort Woman” Tells Her Story in a Harrowing Comic

by Dominic Umile August 23, 2019August 22, 2019

Cartoonist Keum Suk Gendry-Kim relays the story in a documentarian manner that isn’t for the faint of heart.

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Walk the Streets That Inspired Jack Kirby’s Comics

by Eric Vilas-Boas August 19, 2019August 19, 2019

The King of Comics was born and raised in New York City, on the streets where many of his fictional characters live, and the nonprofit that honors his legacy will guide visitors along a free walking tour of his haunts.

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A Comics Convention Sets the Stage for a Layered Crime Story

by Dan Schindel July 22, 2019July 22, 2019

Acclaimed writer Ed Brubaker talks to Hyperallergic about his new book Bad Weekend, the historical poor treatment of comics creators, and the differences between writing for comics and film.

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The Comics That Defined DC’s Shuttering Vertigo Imprint

by Dan Schindel June 28, 2019November 3, 2019

With the influential mature comics line ending after more than 25 years, here are 10 series, both famous and lesser-known, which demonstrate some of the best it had to offer.

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A Graphic Novel Gruesomely Satirizes Gentrification in Chicago

by Dan Schindel June 26, 2019June 25, 2019

Ezra Claytan Daniels and Ben Passmore’s graphic novel BTTM FDRS blends discussions around race relations, cultural appropriation, and urban injustice with body horror and an eerie plot.

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America’s Racist War on Drugs Explored in Comics

by Dominic Umile March 20, 2019March 20, 2019

Philadelphia cartoonist Box Brown examines marijuana — where it came from, its life in the US, and, importantly, the breathless national campaign to demonize a certain segment of its users.

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Documenting the Journeys of Syrian Refugees in Comics

by Dominic Umile September 24, 2018September 21, 2018

Escaping Wars and Waves culls Olivier Kugler’s contributions to Harper’s, Le Monde diplomatique, The New Yorker, and more.

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Real Love: A Cartoonist Draws on Her Teenage Obsession with the Beatles

by Dominic Umile July 23, 2018July 20, 2018

Carol Tyler recently found her Beatles-centric diaries from the ’60s and was inspired to create new illustrations of those days.

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A Comic Draws Connections Between Mass Surveillance and Drone Warfare

by Iris Flores April 12, 2018April 12, 2018

In the true spirit of journalism, Pratap Chatterjee and Khalil team up to lay bare a complex story on their new graphic novel’s pages.

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Finding the Roots of Graphic Novels in the Ancient World

by Sarah E. Bond January 11, 2018August 4, 2021

Recent research on the use of graphic narratives in the ancient world has revealed their value to everyday people in the ancient Mediterranean — similar to modern audiences’ appreciation for such work.

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A Cartoonist’s Darkly Magical and Autobiographical Work

by Sarah Rose Sharp December 18, 2017December 15, 2017

Cartoonist Laura Park shares her fascination with medical oddities, lesser-known murderers, morbid Victoriana, and more.

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A Cartoonist’s Dazzling History of NYC

by Dominic Umile October 6, 2017October 5, 2017

Julia Wertz’s new black-and-white book of comics, Tenements, Towers & Trash, is a stirring ode to America’s most densely populated metropolis.

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