Graphic Novel

NATO Schamto! Comics: Philosophy and Practice Conference is Big News

Elysabeth Alfano | Posted 05.22.2012

Read More: Chris Ware, Mad Magazine, Comics, Art Spiegelman, Graphic Novel, Ivan Brunetti, University of Chicago, Cartoon, R Crumb, Lynda Barry, Hillary Chute, The New Yorker Cartoons, Comic Conference, Chicago Around Town, Comic Conference Chicago, Video, Chicago News

NATO?! Whatever. The big news of the weekend was the three-day conference at the University of Chicago's new Logan Arts Center, "Comics: Philosophy and Practice," where some of the greatest comics artists and graphic novelists took the stage.

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PHOTOS: Graphic Illustrations Of Animal Cruelty

Sue Coe | Posted 05.17.2012

Read More: Book News, Vegetarian Book, Animal Book, Animal Cruelty, Vegetarian, Animal Cruelty Book, Animal Rights, Animal Rights Book, Graphic Novel, Vegan Book, Vegetarianism, Slideexpand, Books News

Hidden in dark sheds, force fed other species body parts and waste, animals exist and die for the propaganda of "meat," that it tastes good, and is good for us. Nothing is further from the truth.

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Rosario Dawson’s Next Role is 'Graphic'

The Huffington Post | Lee Hernandez | Posted 03.29.2012

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Rosario Dawson is best known for her sexy role as the machine-gun wielding dominatrix Gail in Frank Miller’s graphic novel adaptation “Sin City”...

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FROM PAGE TO STAGE

Lanie Zipoy | Posted 05.13.2012

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How do you transform a moving graphic novel about loss into a theater piece? "This is maybe the hardest thing I've ever done in the theater," Director Kathleen Amshoff says.

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The U.S. Constitution: What If You Could Explain the Crafting of This Document in Less Than an Hour?

Kate Kelly | Posted 04.28.2012

Read More: Round Table Companies, Thomas Jefferson, Education, U.S. Constitution, Comic, Civics, Graphic Novel, Education News

The United States Constitution is one of the most influential political documents of all time, and it is the cornerstone that supports our liberty. ...

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Michael Hudson Is Pulp Fiction

Alexandra Holzer | Posted 04.02.2012

Read More: Comic Books, Dark Horse Comics, Comics, Graphic Novel, Graphic Novels, Pulp Sequential Comics, Books News

Last month we sat down with graphics novel head writer Martin Powell who writes for many publications including Pulp 2.0, Dark Horse Comics, and now O...

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WATCH: 'Maus' Author On His Unconventional Masterpiece

Posted 11.26.2011

Read More: Spiegelman, Holocaust, Art Spiegelman, Satire, Holocaust Literature, Graphic Novel, Maus, Metamouse, Auschwitz, Pulitzer, Jewish Literature, Cartoon, Mouse, Anniversary, Memorial, Video, Arts News

In any retelling of an event as unspeakable as the Holocaust, much will be lost in translation. With Art Spiegelman's 'Maus,' the retelling is in the ...

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PHOTOS: 9 Great Graphic Novel Adaptations

Andrew Losowsky | Posted 10.27.2011

Read More: Paul Auster, Comics, Robert Crumb, The Book of Genesis, Graphic Novel, Fahrenheit 451, Slidepollajax, Skottie Young, Graphic Novels, Allen Ginsberg, Adaptations, Kite Runner, Seymour Chwast, Books News

Books are turned into movies all the time, but increasingly, they are also getting the graphic novel treatment.

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A Novel So Graphic You Can't Look Away... For Kids

npr.org | By Daris Strauss | Posted 09.26.2011

Read More: Amulet, Kids Graphic Novel, Kazu Kibuishi, Graphic Novel, Books News

As a book snob, I've fought and lost a lot of rear-guard actions lately. It was one thing when academics and hipsters (a horn-rimmed multitude) sta...

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What Would Joyce Do? Ulysses Revisited -- In Comic Form

Joan K. Smith | Posted 08.15.2011

Read More: iPad Apps, James Joyce, Comics, Ulysses, James Joyce Ulysses, Ipad, Graphic Novel, Ulysses Graphic Novel, Ulysses Seen, Robert Berry, Arts News

Ulysses Seen, a serialized electronic comic book adaptation of James Joyce's Ulysses, is a perfect example of a truly crazy idea turning out to be utterly brilliant.

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Cinefantastique Spotlight: Priest

Dan Persons | Posted 07.17.2011

Read More: The Searchers, Maggie Q, Comics, Priest, Karl Urban, Paul Bettany, Graphic Novel, Movies, Graphic Novel Movies, Maggie Q Priest, Comic Book Movies, Karl Urban Priest, Priest Movie Review, Priest Review, Paul Bettany Priest, Priest Movie, Entertainment News

The producers of Priest are hoping you're jazzed to see a ravaged world in which the war between humanity and blind, sluglike creatures called vampires has reached a stalemate.

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Girls Gone Graphic: Poseurs Parses LA Nightlife

Michael Sigman | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: LA Times, Waiting for Guffman, Vanity Fair, Graphic Novel, Donald Rumsfeld, Derek Kirk Kim, Urban Dictionary, Cecil Castellucci, Minx, Hollywood No, Youth-Slang, Mike Carey, DC Comics, Deborah Vankin, Publishers Weekly, Jim Rugg, Shelly Bond, LA Weekly, Image, Rick Mays, Andi Watson, Kabuki, Mark Hempel, Jesse Hamm, Josh Howard, Sonny Liew, Metromix LA, Los Angeles News

Poseurs, Deborah Vankin's funny, touching graphic novel about the adventures of young adults immersed in L.A. party culture, reminds me of how I learned to decode the notorious "Hollywood No."

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Mixing Pulp and Politics: An Interview with Doonesbury's Garry Trudeau

Dan Lybarger | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Garry Trudeau, Zonker Harris, 40 a Donesbury Retrospective, B.D., The Watchmen, Comics, Graphic Novel, Uncle Duke, Cartoon, Doonesbury, Fallujah, Interview, Prop 19, Arts News

Thanks to a crew of lovable, dynamic if not always clearheaded characters, Doonesbury is still a vital part of the national discussion.

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Do Graphic Novels Work Better Than Prose For Non-Fiction?

publishingperspectives.com | Posted 05.25.2011

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Had the same story been told in prose, it would have certainly been different, but would it have been as powerful? As the cliche goes, a picture is wo...

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Before 'Scott Pilgrim,' A 'Melancholy' Comic About A Girl

New York Times | JENNIFER B. MCDONALD | Posted 05.25.2011

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But before there was "Scott Pilgrim," there was O'Malley's "Lost at Sea," a stand-alone book about a girl in the midst of late-adolescent crisis, publ...

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'Good Eggs': A Story About Infertility Told In Comics

Phoebe Potts | Posted 05.25.2011

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I love to tell stories, especially ones in which I am the star. Autobiographical comix are a natural medium for me. A few years ago I was complaining ...

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Comic Artist And Author Leaves Traditional Books Behind

Creative Review | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Comic Books, Jeffrey Brown, Love Songs and Carboot Electronica, Comics, Jeffrey Brown Clumsy, Music Art, Jeffrey Brown Unlikely, Mewgatz, Comic, Comic Art, Graphic Novel, Graphic Novels, Books News

For the Bristol-based musician's new release, "Love Songs And Carboot Electronica," Brown created an illustrated six-panel digipack and a 16-page comi...

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William Burroughs' Unseen Graphic Novel To Be Published

The Guardian | Alison Flood | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Book News, William Burroughs, William Burroughs Comics, Comics, Graphic Novel, New Graphic Novel, Malcolm Mcneill, Fantagraphics Books, Ah Pook Is Here, Burroughs, Naked Lunch, Books News

'The Naked Lunch' author began work on 'Ah Pook Is Here' with artist Malcolm McNeill in 1970, when the story appeared as a monthly comic strip in the ...

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Which Cartoonists Were Nominated For The 2010 Ignatz Award?

dailycartoonist.com | Posted 05.25.2011

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The 2010 Ignatz Award nominees have been announced. The award is given for outstanding achievement in comics and cartooning. Here are this year's nomi...

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Breathtaking Adaptations: 13 Classic Books Transformed Into Graphic Novels (PHOTOS)

Posted 05.25.2011

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First there was the book. Then there came the film. Or sometimes, there is the comic book, and then there is the film. Case in point: "Scott Pilgrim V...

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Scott Pilgrim: Graphic Novel To Movie And The 7 Other Best Film Adaptations

The Huffington Post | Sammy Perlmutter | Posted 05.25.2011

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Marking today's release of the hotly anticipated "Scott Pilgrim vs. The World" movie, we've taken it upon ourselves to gather a list of the "Best Grap...

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History Of Yoga, The Science Of Immortality

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Yoga, Chivalry, Aristocrats, Stewart Lee, Books, Graphic Novel, Book Reviews, Candia McWilliam, Higher Education, Dreyfus, The Subtle Body, Books News

Did you miss this weekend's big book reviews? Catch up with some highlights below! "Long For This World: The Strange Science of Immortality," Jonatha...

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Graphic Books Best-Sellers: The Power of Green

The New York Times | George Gene Gustines | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Bestsellers, Comicon, Green Lantern, Comic-Con, Comic Con, Comic Book, Graphic Novel, Books News

While the Comic-Con hordes are poised to get their first look at the "Green Lantern" feature film, that righteous, ring-bearing superhero is already a...

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The Evilution Of The Addams Family

The Los Angeles Times | Charles Solomon, Special to the Los Angeles Times | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Book Review, Cartoon, Tim Burton, The Addams Family, Books, Graphic Novel, Books News

If Leo Tolstoy had seen the cartoons of Chas. Addams, he would have had to rethink his famous dictum, "All happy families are alike." Gomez and Mortic...

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Stephenie Meyer's Twighlight Graphic Novel Biggest Graphic Novel Ever?

USA Today | Carol Memmott | Posted 05.25.2011

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Ready for the next chapter in the Twilight craze? If the original Stephenie Meyer teen vampire novels, movies, DVDs, posters and T-shirts aren't en...

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