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Logicomix by Doxiadis,Papadimitriou, Papadatos and Di Donna review by Colin Upton

Logicomix – An Epic Search for Truth Written by Apostolos Doxiadis & Christos H. Papadimitriou with Art by Alecos Papadatos & Annie Di Donna Published by Bloomsbury 2009 Logicomix is a baffling yet entertaining read. It tells the story of … Continue reading

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Disappearance Diary by Hideo Azuma a review by Colin Upton

Disappearance Diary by Hideo Azuma Published by Fanfare/Ponent Mon 2008 When cartoonists over here talk about cartoonists over there, there being Japan, one of the first things that gets talked about, is the intense pressure a Japanese manga artists routinely … Continue reading

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Tom Spurgeon on Comics as a Form of Media

Here is the full interview with Tom Spurgeon for the Comics and Media Audiodoc.

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Colin’s Inkstuds Comics Review Day 7 – Ethel And Ernest, A True Story

Colin’s Inkstuds Comics Review Day 7 Ethel And Ernest, A True Story Raymond Briggs is a name that may not be familiar to many comics readers, but this guy is one of my favourite cartoonists. He’s best known for his … Continue reading

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Colin’s Inkstuds Comics Review Day 7, Where Demented Wented, The Art and Comics of Rory Hayes,

Colin’s Inkstuds Comics Review Day 7 Where Demented Wented, The Art and Comics of Rory Hayes, edited by Dan Nadel & Glenn Bray Rory Hayes was nuts. I mean, really, truly insane. In the underground comix scene of San Francisco … Continue reading

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Colin's Inkstuds Comics Review Day 6:Not Quite Dead #5 by Gilbert Shelton & “Pic”

Colin’s Inkstuds Comics Review Day 6 Not Quite Dead #5 by Gilbert Shelton & “Pic” I wonder how many people remember that during the hey-day of underground comix during the hippie days that Gilbert Shelton’s Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers were … Continue reading

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Colin's Inkstuds Comics Review Day 6, Comic Book Comics Day #6

Comic Book Comics #3 Written by Fred Van Lente, Art By Ryan Dunlavey I love these guys. From the guys that brought you Action Philosophers (which at one point attempted the impossible, tried to make French post-modernist philosophy make sense) … Continue reading

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Colin's inkstuds Comics Review Day 4, Scott Pilgrim's Precious Little Life #1 s

Scott Pilgrim’s Precious Little Life #1 by Bryan Lee O’Malley Cancon! A year or so ago I asked Scott McCloud what were the must see web comics. He didn’t say, but he did rave about Scott Pilgrim so I picked … Continue reading

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Colin's Inkstuds Comics Review Day #3, The Muppet Movie Comic Book

The Muppet Show Comic Book #2 Art and story by Roger Langridge When the Muppets first appeared on Sesame Street I was too old to be enraptured by them as much as some people I know… a Robin of my … Continue reading

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Colins inkstuds Comics Review Day #2: A Peoples History of American Empire

A People’s History of American Empire (A Graphic Adaptation) Writer: Howard Zinn Cartoonist: Mike Konopacki Historian: Paul Buhle Hey, how many graphic novels have a historian on the masthead? Back in 1980 Howard Zinn published the book A People’s History … Continue reading

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