http://sequart.org advancing comics as art Sun, 19 Apr 2026 18:44:55 +0000 en hourly 1 http://sequart.org/magazine/12719/the-fever-of-urbicande-chapter-4-concludes/ http://sequart.org/magazine/12719/the-fever-of-urbicande-chapter-4-concludes/#comments Mon, 25 Jun 2012 12:35:42 +0000 Julian Darius http://sequart.org/?p=12719 We’ve previously looked at The Fever of Urbicande‘s prologue (and some of its implications), as well as chapters one, two, three (in two parts), and most of four (parts one, two, and three). We now conclude our… [more]]]> 0 http://sequart.org/magazine/12364/more-the-fever-of-urbicande-chapter-4/ http://sequart.org/magazine/12364/more-the-fever-of-urbicande-chapter-4/#comments Mon, 18 Jun 2012 11:00:42 +0000 Julian Darius http://sequart.org/?p=12364 We’ve previously looked at The Fever of Urbicande‘s prologue (and some of its implications), as well as chapters one, two, three (in two parts), and most of four (in two parts). We now continue our look… [more]]]> 0 http://sequart.org/magazine/6573/fever-in-urbicande-chapter-4-cont/ http://sequart.org/magazine/6573/fever-in-urbicande-chapter-4-cont/#comments Mon, 11 Jun 2012 11:00:07 +0000 Julian Darius http://sequart.org/?p=6573 We’ve previously looked at The Fever of Urbicande‘s prologue (and some of its implications), as well as chapters one, two, three (in two parts), and the beginning of four. Although it’s been a while, we… [more]]]> 0 http://sequart.org/magazine/6347/fever-in-urbicande-chapter-4/ http://sequart.org/magazine/6347/fever-in-urbicande-chapter-4/#comments Mon, 05 Dec 2011 12:00:22 +0000 Julian Darius http://sequart.org/?p=6347 We’ve previously looked at The Fever of Urbicande‘s prologue (and some of that prologue’s implications), as well as chapters one, two, and three (in two parts). This time, we’ll begin to look at chapter four,… [more]]]> 3 http://sequart.org/magazine/6278/fever-in-urbicande-chapter-3-cont/ http://sequart.org/magazine/6278/fever-in-urbicande-chapter-3-cont/#comments Mon, 28 Nov 2011 12:00:05 +0000 Julian Darius http://sequart.org/?p=6278 We’ve previously looked at The Fever of Urbicande‘s prologue, some of that prologue’s implications, chapter one, chapter two, and the beginning of chapter three. This time, we’ll conclude our look at chapter three, in which the… [more]]]> 0 http://sequart.org/magazine/6216/the-fever-of-urbicande-chapter-3/ http://sequart.org/magazine/6216/the-fever-of-urbicande-chapter-3/#comments Mon, 21 Nov 2011 12:00:33 +0000 Julian Darius http://sequart.org/?p=6216 We’ve previously looked at The Fever of Urbicande‘s prologue, some of that prologue’s implications, and chapters one and two. This time, we’ll continue to chapter three of this fascinating story. I’ve also previously introduced The Obscure Cities series and… [more]]]> 0 http://sequart.org/magazine/6172/fever-in-urbicande-chapter-2/ http://sequart.org/magazine/6172/fever-in-urbicande-chapter-2/#comments Mon, 14 Nov 2011 12:00:43 +0000 Julian Darius http://sequart.org/?p=6172 We’ve previously looked at The Fever of Urbicande‘s prologue, some of that prologue’s implications, and chapter one of the comic proper. This time, we’ll continue into chapter two of this fascinating story. Also, I’ve previously introduced The Obscure… [more]]]> 2 http://sequart.org/magazine/5918/fever-in-urbicande-chapter-1/ http://sequart.org/magazine/5918/fever-in-urbicande-chapter-1/#comments Mon, 07 Nov 2011 12:00:39 +0000 Julian Darius http://sequart.org/?p=5918 We’ve previously looked at The Fever of Urbicande‘s prologue and some of its implications. This time, we’ll dive into the story itself. Also, I’ve previously introduced The Obscure Cities series and discussed its first volume, The Walls of… [more]]]> 0 http://sequart.org/magazine/5917/fever-in-urbicande-ayn-rand-totalitarian-architecture-brutalism-and-busselization/ http://sequart.org/magazine/5917/fever-in-urbicande-ayn-rand-totalitarian-architecture-brutalism-and-busselization/#comments Mon, 31 Oct 2011 11:00:12 +0000 Julian Darius http://sequart.org/?p=5917 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]]]> 2 http://sequart.org/magazine/3795/fever-in-urbicande-a-french-masterpiece-you-probably-haven%e2%80%99t-read/ http://sequart.org/magazine/3795/fever-in-urbicande-a-french-masterpiece-you-probably-haven%e2%80%99t-read/#comments Mon, 24 Oct 2011 11:00:05 +0000 Julian Darius http://sequart.org/?p=3795 More than any other, this is the the book for which The Obscure Cities is famous. In his afterword to The Walls of Samaris, Benoît Peeters writes that his main criticism of that initial volume… [more]]]> 10 http://sequart.org/magazine/2023/the-obscure-cities-an-introduction/ http://sequart.org/magazine/2023/the-obscure-cities-an-introduction/#comments Mon, 11 Jul 2011 11:00:05 +0000 Julian Darius http://sequart.org/?p=2023 The Obscure Cities (Les Cités Obscures) arose in the midst of a pivotal time in the history of French comics. So let’s talk about French comics, shall we? In the early 1970s, French comics were… [more]]]> 11