'Muybridge' by Guy Delisle, published by Drawn and Quarterly, is a graphic biography of Eadweard Muybridge, the Father of the Motion Picture.
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Book Review: ‘Faithbreaker’ by Hannah Kaner
'Faithbreaker' by Hannah Kaner is not only a wonderful adventure story but a beautiful look at faith and humanity.
Read More »Graphic Novel Review: ‘Holy Lacrimony’ by Michael DeForge from Drawn+Quarterly
'Holy Lacrimony' by Michael Deforge shows that human connections, even to ourselves, are just as complicated as those across the stars
Read More »Book Review: Donald Capone’s ‘Just Follow Me’ – A Girl Travels to NYC to Meet John Lennon in December 1980
Donald Capone's extraordinary book describes what it was like in New York City in the days before John Lennon was shot.
Read More »Graphic Novel Review: ‘Milk White Steed’ by Michael D. Kennedy from Drawn+Quarterly
'Milk White Steed' by Michael Kennedy presents 10 stories exploring isolation and fantasy as worlds and cultures collide.
Read More »Graphic Novel Review: ‘Degas & Cassatt’ by Efa & Rubio, from NBM
"Degas & Cassatt' peers into the complex personality of Edgar Degas, whose paintings of ballerinas mask a life of arrogance.
Read More »Comic Review: ‘The Incredible Story of Cooking’ by Douay and Simmat from NBM
'The Incredible Story of Cooking' follows the fascinating journey of food in human history from hunting and gathering to modern gastronomy.
Read More »Graphic Novel Review: ‘The Legend of Kamui’ by Shirato Sanpei, from Drawn+Quarterly
In 'The Legend of Kamui' by Shirato Sanpei a young ninja refuses to accept the rigid structures of society in a story that influenced manga.
Read More »Book Review: ‘The Third Temple’ by Yishai Sarid – A Novel of a Nightmare Future for Israel
A nightmarish, creepily imaginative depiction of an Israel that's been devastated by a nuclear attack and subsequently reverted to a biblical kingdom
Read More »Graphic Biography Review: ‘Audrey Hepburn’ by Botton and Giacchetto from NBM
'Audrey Hepburn' by Botton and Giacchetto, will surprise even Hepburn enthusiasts with what new angles it reveals of her life.
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