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Live Chat with Artist JT Waldman at Tufts University

A. David Lewis — Wed, 05 Dec 2012 22:00:26 +0000

This is the page for the live chat with JT Waldman, artist of Not the Israel My Parents Promised Me, the final graphic novel by autobiographical comics legend Harvey Pekar. The chat was recorded live… [more]

Black Hole… Where Everyone is Welcome!

Forrest Helvie — Thu, 17 May 2012 11:00:34 +0000

Black Hole… Where Everyone is Welcome!" title="Black Hole… Where Everyone is Welcome!" style="float:left;" />Charles Burns’s Black Hole starts off like so many other bildungsroman stories before it: girl and boy meet, girl and boy fall in love, girl and boy experience sex together for the first time, girl discovers… [more]

The Fever of Urbicande: Ayn Rand, Totalitarian Architecture, Brutalism, and Busselization

Julian Darius — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 11:00:12 +0000

The Fever of Urbicande: Ayn Rand, Totalitarian Architecture, Brutalism, and Busselization" title="The Fever of Urbicande: Ayn Rand, Totalitarian Architecture, Brutalism, and Busselization" style="float:left;" />We’ve previously looked at The Fever of Urbicande‘s prologue, which sets up Eugen Robick’s status quo as the story starts. This time, we’ll explore some fascinating parallels and implications of that status quo. Also, I’ve… [more]

The Walls of Samaris, Part 2: The Trompe-d’Oeil and You

Julian Darius — Mon, 22 Aug 2011 11:00:37 +0000

The Walls of Samaris, Part 2: The Trompe-d’Oeil and You" title="The Walls of Samaris, Part 2: The Trompe-d’Oeil and You" style="float:left;" />Having introduced The Obscure Cities and walked through its first volume, The Walls of Samaris in some detail, I ended with that book’s conclusion. I’ll pick up there, so it’s necessary that you read part… [more]

Another Reality: The Spatial Imperative, Part 2

David Balan — Tue, 09 Aug 2011 12:00:28 +0000

Two weeks ago, I discussed the importance of space in storytelling, and the power of two-point perspective. I left you all with the notion that two-point perspective, while powerful, was not really the whole story —… [more]

Another Reality: The Spatial Imperative, Part 1

David Balan — Tue, 26 Jul 2011 12:00:53 +0000

Ah, the dreaded cliché super-hero page – well drawn, beautifully rendered, and completely incomprehensible. The example below is a piece of uncolored art originating from Astonishing X-Men #26, with artist Simone Bianchi and writer Warren Ellis. There… [more]