Katsuhiro Otomo, Akira
Akira, Vol. 1 by Katsuhiro Otomo My rating: 3 of 5 stars The 1980s—the latest, the last golden age. The length and breadth of our politics, our pop culture, even … Continue reading
Riyoko Ikeda, Claudine
Claudine by Riyoko Ikeda My rating: 4 of 5 stars This 2018 English translation of Riyoko Ikeda’s 1978 shōjo manga about the brief life and tragic loves of the eponymous protagonist … Continue reading
Dave McKean, Black Dog: The Dreams of Paul Nash
Black Dog: The Dreams of Paul Nash by Dave McKean My rating: 4 of 5 stars In one of the many brilliant parables that occur throughout English artist Dave McKean’s … Continue reading
José Muñoz and Carlos Sampayo, Alack Sinner
[This post combines my Goodreads reviews of both volumes of Alack Sinner, The Age of Innocence and The Age of Disenchantment.] Alack Sinner: The Age of Innocence by Carlos Sampayo … Continue reading
François Schuiten and Benoît Peeters, The Leaning Girl
The Leaning Girl by François Schuiten and Benoît Peeters My rating: 4 of 5 stars My fourth visit to artist Schuiten and writer Peeters’s Cités obscures; I have previously reviewed The … Continue reading
François Schuiten and Benoît Peeters, Brüsel
Brüsel by François Schuiten and Benoît Peeters My rating: 3 of 5 stars This is my third visit to Franco-Belgian creators Schuiten and Peeters’s Cités obscures. The series of graphic novels … Continue reading
François Schuiten and Benoît Peeters, The Theory of the Grain of Sand
The Theory of the Grain of Sand by Benoît Peeters and François Schuiten My rating: 4 of 5 stars The Theory of the Grain of Sand (2016; originally published in 2007-2008 in … Continue reading
Grant Morrison and Cameron Stewart, Seaguy
Seaguy by Grant Morrison My rating: 3 of 5 stars Thanks to all my regular readers who come here in search of slightly more traditional essays on the “classics,” however … Continue reading
Nick Drnaso, Sabrina
Sabrina by Nick Drnaso My rating: 2 of 5 stars I won’t write a long review of this book because I’ve already demonstrated ad nauseam in what I’ve said about … Continue reading
Alan Moore, Miracleman
Miracleman, Book Three: Olympus by Alan Moore My rating: 4 of 5 stars In the 1980s, Alan Moore, the most celebrated writer in the history of mainstream Anglophone comics, made … Continue reading
