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Waltz With Basir:A Lebanon War Story
The frontiers between documentary films and documentary comics are blurring in provocative ways. More...
Posted: November 10, 2008
Classical Comics:Turning Classics Into Comics
A vigorous trend among British publishers is for strip adaptations of the works of literary giants. More...
Posted: November 9, 2008
V&A Museum:Comic Illustration Residency
The V&A Museum invites applications from UK based comic artists for a 6 month residency. More...
Posted: November 5, 2008
Emmanuel Guibert:Alan's War
Tender outlines and lustrous washes illuminate the World War II reminiscences of an American GI, Alan Cope. More...
Posted: November 2, 2008
Ian Rakoff:The Rakoff Collection At The V&A Museum
Ian Rakoff discusses the V&A Museum's on-going commitment to comics culture. More...
Posted: October 28, 2008
Discovering Manga:PG Rated Manga
The official PG rated recommended manga reading list - all translated into English and available now. More...
Posted: October 26, 2008
Sean Michael Wilson:Turning Classics Into Comics
Sean Michael Wilson discusses how classic works of literature can be adapted into comics. More...
Posted: October 19, 2008
Erlangen Comics Salon 2008:The German Comics Festival
Discover a world of German comics at the Erlangen Comics Festival. More...
Posted: October 13, 2008
Jack Kirby:Superheroes, Continuities & Crossovers
In the Marvel 'universe' every new comic built cumulatively into a never ending 'continuity'. More...
Posted: October 3, 2008
World Comics:A Panorama
There is no typical comic reader. The audience is as diverse as the formats, contents and inventions of comics. More...
Posted: September 28, 2008
Paul Gravett:The Connisseur Of Crime & The Incredibly Strange
Paul Gravett discusses his latest books, Best Crime Comics & Incredibly Strange Comics, with Matthew Badham. More...
Posted: September 21, 2008
American Widow:A 9/11 Memoir
Luis Eduardo Torres died on 9/11. When the time came he jumped, leaving a widow and unborn son. More...
Posted: September 11, 2008
Why I Killed Peter:A Powerful Autobiographical Memoir
Religion and sexuality resurface in recollections of growing up and keeping an agonising secret into adulthood. More...
Posted: September 7, 2008
Jack Cole:Stretched To His Limits
What could have driven Jack Cole, in the prime of his career, to buy a rifle and shoot himself in the head? More...
Posted: August 31, 2008
Best Crime Comics:Every Shade Of Noir
Fasten your seat belt, you're in for a foot-to-the-floor ride through a compendium of the cream of crime comics. More...
Posted: August 24, 2008
Fear(s) Of The Dark:A Film Review
A haunting film, rich with distinctive drawings, emerging from that most fearful of dark places, the imagination. More...
Posted: August 23, 2008
The Scottish Manga:Festive Moods From EIBF 2008
Graphic novels and manga invade the 2008 Edinburgh International Book Festival. More...
Posted: August 18, 2008
Carl Barks Conversations:The Duckman Cometh
The life story of Carl Barks, creator of Scrooge McDuck, unfolds through 24 interviews. More...
Posted: August 10, 2008
Children’s Comics:More Fun Next Week
Beano and Spirou turn a sprightly 70 and The DFC is a 'Double-Figures Comic'. More...
Posted: August 5, 2008
PG Tips No. 21:Paul Gravett's Recommended Reading
Reviewing Twelve Hour Shift, Rumble Strip, Skim, With The Light, That Salty Air, Britten & Brülightly, The Trial. More...
Posted: July 27, 2008
Britain’s Great Comics:Is It Time For A Renaissance?
It's in the dictionaries, bookshops and cultural parlance, yet some people still haven't heard of a graphic novel. More...
Posted: July 20, 2008
PG Tips No. 20:Art Books On Comic Art
In a PG Tips special edition, Paul reviews three new books of and about the art of comics. More...
Posted: July 13, 2008
David Enker:Surviving 7/7
In the very modesty and honesty of his comics, he conveys an extraordinary, life-changing, life-renewing event. More...
Posted: July 7, 2008
Lingua Comica:A Comics Cultural Exchange Project
The global language of comics is a powerful and successful force in bridging cultures. More...
Posted: July 6, 2008
Danica Novgorodoff:Slow Storm
Big, tall skies that tower over and threaten the low, open horizons dominate this debut graphic novel. More...
Posted: July 6, 2008
PG Tips No. 19:For Adults Only
In a PG Tips special, Paul reviews X-rated comics suitable for adults only. More...
Posted: June 29, 2008
Superheroes & Propaganda:A Time For Heroes
Superheroes have been co-opted for government propaganda purposes since the 40s. More...
Posted: June 22, 2008
Fanpower:Engaging With Fans
Despite their occasional extremes, fans have proved essential to the growth in graphic novels and manga. More...
Posted: June 15, 2008
Bernie Krigstein:The Right To Silence
When he turned his back on the comicbook industry 50 years ago, the medium lost a genuine visionary. More...
Posted: June 8, 2008
The DFC:Definitely First Class
Paul Gravett takes a look at the new UK weekly comic for children, The DFC. More...
Posted: May 30, 2008
Warren Pleece:Life Sucks
Brighton-based artist Warren Pleece discusses his two new books, Incognegro and Life Sucks. More...
Posted: May 25, 2008
Toronto Comic Arts Festival 2007:Canadian Comic Creators
The vigour and originality of the homegrown Canadian comics defy expectations. More...
Posted: May 18, 2008
Hergé & The Clear Line:Part 2
The influence of Hergé's clarity of drawing, composition and narrative shows no sign of fading. More...
Posted: May 11, 2008
Maus vs Yossel:Battle Of The Books
Both books tackle the subject of the Holocaust. Which book should be first on your reading list? More...
Posted: May 4, 2008
PG Tips No. 18:The Doug Wright Awards 2007
A look at the winners of the 2007 Doug Wright Awards and other books by Canadian comic creators. More...
Posted: April 27, 2008
Hergé & The Clear Line:Part 1
In Tintin, Hergé developed his Clear Line approach to comics, which continues to influence cartoonists today. More...
Posted: April 20, 2008
Jack Kirby:A Tale To Astonish
Jack Kirby's life seemed to be one of tantalizing yet unrealised possibilities. More...
Posted: April 10, 2008
Dan Berry:Teaching Comics
Lecturer Dan Berry discusses running the UK's first degree course in graphic novels. More...
Posted: April 6, 2008
Cult Fiction:Intimate & Strange Situations
A cross-pollination has taken place between the worlds of comics and art over the years. More...
Posted: March 30, 2008
Benjamin:The Leading Contemporary Manhua Artist
An exclusive English-language interview with leading contemporary Chinese artist, Benjamin. More...
Posted: March 23, 2008
BilBOlbul Festival 2008:Fumetti Bolognese
Discover the world of Italian comics at the BilBOlbul Festival in Bologna. More...
Posted: March 16, 2008
Comics For Children:Sneaky Reading
Did comics, in their drive to attain respect and artistic accomplishment, abandoned children? More...
Posted: March 10, 2008
Coco Wang:Wild China
Explore the world of contemporary Chinese comics with writer/artist Coco Wang More...
Posted: March 2, 2008
Make Mine Manga:A Global Artform
Certain purists may balk at the tsunami of non-Japanese manga, but it seems unstoppable. More...
Posted: February 24, 2008
Lost In Translation:Do Comics Need Language?
Comics allow an extraordinary amount of creative freedom and we're still discovering how they work. More...
Posted: February 17, 2008
Comix Influx:Translating BD
Stephen Betts discusses his new website, Comix Influx, which provides translations of French comics. More...
Posted: January 27, 2008
Paul Gravett:The Bande Dessinée Interview
Paul Gravett reflects on the cultural and social phenomenon of French comics. More...
Posted: January 27, 2008
Tove Jansson:The Complete Moomin & Fair Play
Two new books reveal how Tove Jansson refined her narrative skills, first for comics, then for novels. More...
Posted: January 20, 2008
Alan Moore:No More Sex
Shoehorning women back into the kitchen, gays into the cloest and sex into the marital bedroom. More...
Posted: January 13, 2008
Alan Moore:The 'Lost' Interview
Alan Moore discusses whether Lost Girls should be considered pornography. More...
Posted: January 13, 2008
Bryan Talbot:An Artistic Wonder From Wearside
Alice In Sunderland is a fresh retelling Lewis Carroll's stories, his young muse, and of the city of Sunderland. More...
Posted: January 6, 2008
PG Tips No. 17:The Best Of 2007
Outside of the 'American mainstream' there is a wealth of comics creativity in evidence during 2007. More...
Posted: December 30, 2007
From Superman To The Rabbi’s Cat:Jewish Comics
At the dawn of the 20th Century American comics were lowbrow art, devised by immigrants for immigrants. More...
Posted: December 21, 2007
PG Tips No. 16:Paul Gravett's Recommended Reading
Reviews of books by Peter Kuper, Jeffrey Brown, Jason Lutes, Nick Bertozzi, Nick Abadzis and others. More...
Posted: December 16, 2007
Comics Britannia:Part 3 - Anarchy In The UK
By the 1970s, a new generation of creators were thirsting for comics to 'grow up'. More...
Posted: December 9, 2007
Comics Britannia:Part 2 - Girls & Boys
The gender gap in British comics meant that most boys avoided 'soppy' girls' comics. More...
Posted: December 2, 2007
Comics Britannia:Part 1 - The Fun Factory
Who were the writers and artists responsible for the unsigned strips in The Beano and The Dandy? More...
Posted: November 25, 2007
Winsor McCay:Going Insane Every Night
McCay's Dream Of The Rarebit Fiend was more the stuff of nightmares. More...
Posted: November 18, 2007
Graphic Novels In Bookshops:The Second Golden Age Of Comics
Graphic novels have been hyped as the next big thing. Has their time now finally come? More...
Posted: November 11, 2007
Posy Simmonds:A Literary Life
One the world's most sophisticated cartoonists is expanding the scope and subtlety of the graphic novel. More...
Posted: November 4, 2007
Andi Watson:Elementary Watson
It's inspiring how Britain's Andi Watson has developed, as he stretches himself with every new project. More...
Posted: October 28, 2007
PG Tips No. 15:Manga Special
A selection of the very best of the recent manga title releases. More...
Posted: October 21, 2007
World Comics:There's A Whole World Out There
How could anyone get bored with comics, when there's a whole world of them out there? More...
Posted: October 14, 2007
First Second:Bridging Countries, Genres & Ages
First Second Books is by far the smartest, freshest, graphic novel line launched in the US in 2006. More...
Posted: October 7, 2007
Superheroes:Nothing Will Ever Be The Same Again
Deconstructed and darkened heroes are only one possible variant of recent re-imaginings of the supermen. More...
Posted: September 30, 2007
PG Tips No. 14:Paul Gravett's Recommended Reading
Reviews of Monsieur Lambert, Cancer Vixen, The Times Of Botchan, Fluffy, My Boy and other recent releases. More...
Posted: September 23, 2007
Joe Kubert:Rock & A Hard Place
For over 50 years, Sgt Rock has been a principled fighting-man, a rock to the men in Easy Company. More...
Posted: September 8, 2007
Comics & Film:Lights! Camera! Comics!
Since the birth of cinema, comics and film have cross-pollinated each other back and forth. More...
Posted: September 8, 2007
Great British Comics:Nostalgia Ain't What It Used To Be
Nostalgia rules as past treasures from yellowing British comics are now being properly reappraised and reprinted. More...
Posted: September 2, 2007
PG Tips No. 13:Paul Gravett's Recommended Reading
Reviews of books by Fabio Moon, Gabriel Ba, Terry Moore, Antony Mazzotta, Harvey Pekar and others. More...
Posted: August 26, 2007
Manga-To-Anime:Naruto
Paul Gravett introduces the screening of Naruto in the season of manga-derived anime at the British Museum. More...
Posted: August 19, 2007
Neil Gaiman:Stardust
Paul Gravett talks with Neil Gaiman at the first UK public preview of the movie adaptation of Stardust. More...
Posted: August 12, 2007
World Comics:Confessions & Convictions
All of life is finding its way into comics these days, where it always belonged. More...
Posted: August 5, 2007
Superheroes:We Can Be Heroes
It's clear that, outside of the giant playpens of Marvel and DC, superheroes can proliferate as never before. More...
Posted: July 29, 2007
Manga:How To Draw Manga
The dizzying variety of 'How To' manuals can make the choice overwhelming, and even discouraging. More...
Posted: July 22, 2007
PG Tips No. 12:Paul Gravett's Recommended Reading
Reviews of books by Alison Bechdel, Doha, Renée French, Ben Caldwell and an anthology edited by Megan Kelso. More...
Posted: July 15, 2007
Will Eisner:The Human Spirit
At 60, Eisner found a renewed curiosity about what comics might become next and how they might evolve. More...
Posted: July 8, 2007
George Herriman:A Krazy Thing Called Love
Krazy Kat is, at its heart, about a cat, a mouse and a dog in an eternal, unresolvable, love-triangle. More...
Posted: July 1, 2007
Gary Panter:Panter-Monium
He is a master of American comics and has not stopped re-imagining what comics can do. More...
Posted: June 15, 2007
Rian Hughes:Yesterday's Tomorrows
His distinctive retro style brings a fresh design sensibility into comics. More...
Posted: June 10, 2007
Autarcic Comix Festival 1997:The Future Belongs To Comics
The Autarcic comix movement embraces self-reliance and autonomy from the mainstream. More...
Posted: June 3, 2007
PG Tips No. 11:A Brit Comics Special
Reviews of comics by UK creators including Dave Gibbons, Eddie Campbell, Ian Edginton and Andrzej Klimowski. More...
Posted: May 27, 2007
Hergé - One Hundred:The Father Of Tintin
100 years after he was born, Hergé remains a figure who inspires devotion and controversy. More...
Posted: May 20, 2007
Mark Newgarden:Beyond The Pail
Success means inducing just enough mirth to cause someone drinking a glass of milk to expel it nasally. More...
Posted: May 13, 2007
Fast Fiction:UK Small Press Reviews
It's a flourishing time for the UK Small Press and Paul Gravett reviews a few releases that caught his eye. More...
Posted: May 6, 2007
Free Comic Book Day:Every Day
Nearly all publishers offer unique free issues during Free Comic Book Day - all intended to hook more readers. More...
Posted: April 29, 2007
Francesca Ghermandi:Cartoon Noir
Her 'cartoon noir' comics are so desperate and absurd that they become chillingly funny. More...
Posted: April 22, 2007
Manga-fication:The Impact Of Manga On US Comics
Despite positive press articles on comics, the coverage of manga still leaves something to be desired. More...
Posted: April 15, 2007
PG Tips No. 10:Paul Gravett's Recommended Reading
Reviews of books about legendary comic creators: Stan Lee, Jack Kirby, Hal Foster and Carmine Infantino. More...
Posted: April 8, 2007
Alan Moore:Lost Girls
Alan Moore reveals the story behind his controversial new graphic novel, Lost Girls. More...
Posted: April 1, 2007
Nell Brinkley:A New Woman In The Early 20th Century
In her time, Nell Brinkley had an huge influence on the appearance and aspirations of women in America. More...
Posted: March 25, 2007
Original Manga:Not 'Made In Japan'
In Britain, the knock-on effects of the success of manga is a young generation eager to create their own. More...
Posted: March 18, 2007
2000AD:A Comic Odyssey
More than a specific year, 2000AD has become a brand and shows no sign of going past its sell-by-date. More...
Posted: March 11, 2007
Robert Crumb:I Came Out Fully De-Formed!
A surprisingly relaxed and communicative Robert Crumb discusses documentaries, comics and life in France. More...
Posted: March 4, 2007
PG Tips No. 9:Paul Gravett's Recommended Reading
In a regular series, Paul Gravett reviews books of and about comics from his recommended reading list. More...
Posted: February 25, 2007
Gabrielle Bell:Lucky
Her comics are hailed as some of the sharpest vignettes of twenty-something urban ennui in any medium. More...
Posted: February 18, 2007
José Muñoz:2007 Angoulême Grand Prix Winner
Paul Gravett and cartoonist Oscar Zarate explore the world of artist José Muñoz. More...
Posted: February 11, 2007
Angoulême 2007:The International BD Festival
Changes at the 34th Festival International de la Bande Dessinée were not to everyone's liking. More...
Posted: February 4, 2007
Killoffer:Dirty Dishes Dish The Dirt
One man's messy, macabre and exultant confrontation with deep self-disgust and towering vanity. More...
Posted: January 28, 2007
Wallace Wood:Against The Grain
His fate remains a tragedy of squandered potential and an indictment of the old-style industry practices. More...
Posted: January 21, 2007
