http://sequart.org advancing comics as art Sun, 19 Apr 2026 18:44:55 +0000 en hourly 1 http://sequart.org/magazine/47823/dont-ignore-the-art-reviewing-and-commenting-on-comics-part-2/ http://sequart.org/magazine/47823/dont-ignore-the-art-reviewing-and-commenting-on-comics-part-2/#comments Tue, 15 Jul 2014 19:00:36 +0000 Forrest Helvie http://sequart.org/?p=47823 Line Work (Pencils / Brushwork) One of the first things I look at when opening up a comic is the style that’s being used. Is it more lifelike (realistic) or cartoonish (iconic)? Scott McCloud discusses… [more]]]> 1 http://sequart.org/magazine/4175/part-two-fresh-off-the-boat-stories-of-the-americanization-process-in-anya%e2%80%99s-ghost-and-american-born-chinese/ http://sequart.org/magazine/4175/part-two-fresh-off-the-boat-stories-of-the-americanization-process-in-anya%e2%80%99s-ghost-and-american-born-chinese/#comments Thu, 01 Sep 2011 11:00:02 +0000 Forrest Helvie http://sequart.org/?p=4175 While Anya’s Ghost subtly weaves the theme of the “FOB” and the struggle with Americanization into its story of coming of age and the supernatural, Gene Luen Yang’s award-winning American Born Chinese takes direct aim… [more]]]> 0 http://sequart.org/magazine/4168/part-one-fresh-off-the-boat-the-americanization-process-in-anya%e2%80%99s-ghost-and-american-born-chinese/ http://sequart.org/magazine/4168/part-one-fresh-off-the-boat-the-americanization-process-in-anya%e2%80%99s-ghost-and-american-born-chinese/#comments Thu, 25 Aug 2011 11:00:39 +0000 Forrest Helvie http://sequart.org/?p=4168 One concept that often shows up in multiethnic literature is the “FOB”— Fresh Off the Boat—immigrant. This concept shows up either directly or indirectly in a variety of multiethnic sources and appears to be an… [more]]]> 0 http://sequart.org/magazine/28729/american-born-chinese/ http://sequart.org/magazine/28729/american-born-chinese/#comments Mon, 19 Mar 2007 15:38:22 +0000 Jeff Chon http://sequart.org/?p=28729 It’s hard for me to review AMERICAN BORN CHINESE without thinking about my own identity and experiences as a comic reader of Asian descent. And I also don’t want this to become fan mail, instead… [more]]]> 0 http://sequart.org/magazine/24447/identity-shame-and-confrontation-american-born-chinese/ http://sequart.org/magazine/24447/identity-shame-and-confrontation-american-born-chinese/#comments Sat, 16 Sep 2006 13:46:03 +0000 Rob Clough http://sequart.org/?p=24447 Ultimately, the moral of AMERICAN BORN CHINESE is not especially profound. Gene Luen Yang’s three storylines converge to deliver the message of be who you are. Resist the urge to assimilate. Be proud of your… [more]]]> 0