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
Grant Morrison, Sebastian O | The Mystery Play
Sebastian O / The Mystery Play by Grant Morrison My rating: 4 of 5 stars On the one hand, the best audience for this book might be Morrison completists, those … Continue reading
Grant Morrison and Chris Weston, The Filth
The Filth by Grant Morrison My rating: 4 of 5 stars The book is full of life—not like a man, but like an ant-heap. —Ludwig Wittgenstein, Culture and Value (trans. … Continue reading
Grant Morrison, The Invisibles
The Invisibles by Grant Morrison My rating: 4 of 5 stars This will be a pitch. You should read The Invisibles. Certainly those of you who have been reading some … Continue reading
Moto Hagio, The Heart of Thomas
The Heart of Thomas by Moto Hagio My rating: 4 of 5 stars Consider two articles published within the last week. In one, Marie Doezema explains the role played by … Continue reading
Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons, Watchmen
Watchmen: The Annotated Edition by Alan Moore My rating: 4 of 5 stars [The following essay is divided into two parts: my critical analysis of Watchmen in general, and then … Continue reading
