For several years, Ben Katchor explored in comics the vanishing (or long gone) rituals we associate with life in America’s metropolitan centers.
Tag: Drawn & Quarterly
The Sad Story of the Last Cop on the Moon
In Tom Gauld’s new graphic novel, Mooncop — published by Drawn & Quarterly — the age of the moon has waxed and waned.
A Rabid and Neurotic Worldview in a Suffocating Graphic Novel
Providence, Rhode Island-based multi-hyphenate Brian Chippendale is best known as the masked drummer and howling vocalist of noise-rock duo Lightning Bolt. He’s also a RISD dropout, cartoonist, and artist.
As He Releases His New Book, Adrian Tomine Talks Beginnings and Endings
Comics artist Adrian Tomine’s latest collection, Killing and Dying, took a long time to materialize.
An Artist Transforms His Sketchbooks into a Story
Why does one publish a sketchbook? What unmoored narratives does an artist allow to be revealed, and what obligation does she have to collect her thoughts cohesively?
A Comics Artist Tackles the White Cube
Making comics about the art world is an excellent idea. And so, the premise of Brecht Vandenbroucke’s White Cube is full of promise.
A Fashion Mag with Beauty and Brains
There will always be fashion magazines that instruct readers which silk faille caftan is appropriate for lounging on a yacht over Memorial Day weekend, but what about one that traces the sartorial origins of the safety pin as an accessory?