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Graphic Novel Review: ‘Watson and Holmes: A Study in Black’ by Karl Bollers, Brandon Perlow, and Paul Mendoza
This re-imagining of Sherlock Holmes will leave readers waiting for the next diabolical case.
Read More »‘Thirteen Coins’: A New Digital-Only Comic Series
What if a rare human gene that enables supreme athletic superiority and super-human warrior capabilities can trigger great power for good in one man and brutal evil in another?
Read More »Graphic Novel Review: ‘Zombillenium’ by Arthur De Pins
An amusement park run by real-life monsters provides the setting for this engaging French comics series.
Read More »Graphic Novel Review: ‘The Crow: Curare’ by James O’Barr and Antoine Dode
The Crow's creator returns to his dark character in a new graphic novel mini-series.
Read More »Graphic Novel Review: ‘Philosophy: A Discovery in Comics’ by Margreet de Heer
A Dutch cartoonist wittily examines the basics of Western thinking.
Read More »Graphic Novel Review: ‘An Enchantment’ by Christian Durieux
The latest volume in the “Louvre Editions” series of graphic novels proves as engaging as its predecessors.
Read More »Graphic Novel Review: Mark Siegel’s Sailor Twain
A web comic turned graphic novel explores the Hudson River in the early days of the Industrial Revolution.
Read More »Book Review: Faster Than a Speeding Bullet: The Rise of the Graphic Novel by Stephen Weiner
A brief overview of the modern North American graphic novel provides a decent intro for the uninitiated.
Read More »Graphic Novel Review: Abelard by Dillies and Hautière
A French animal graphic novel road trip about innocence lost and the immigrant dream of America.
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