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Hergé & Tintin:
Discover A World Of Tintinology

No comic creator or character has inspired so many books to be written as these two Belgian institutions. More...
Posted: January 15, 2006


Tintin At The Barbican:
A Theatre Review

Paul Gravett reviews the Young Vic's stage adaptation of Hergé's favourite Tintin story, Tintin In Tibet. More...
Posted: January 15, 2006


Tintin & Snowy:
A Boy & His Dog

While America has its costumed musclemen, Belgium has a spunky youngster in plus-four trousers. More...
Posted: January 8, 2006


Richard Corben:
Getting Over The Underground

Underground artist Richard Corben is due a reappraisal as one of America's most individualistic comic artists. More...
Posted: January 1, 2006


Schuiten & Peeters:
Cities Of The Fantastic

Explore grand designs of architectural impossibilities realised in ravishing, meticulous sequential art. More...
Posted: December 18, 2005


Dan Clowes:
Send In The Clowes

Numbed by consumerism and obsessed with pop culture, Dan Clowes yearns for more than our mundane reality. More...
Posted: December 11, 2005


Sam Kieth:
To The Maxx & Beyond

Sam Kieth has always shown a real empathy for troubled loners and female characters in his comics. More...
Posted: December 4, 2005


France’s New Wave:
Lewis Trondheim & David B.

As co-founders of publisher, L'Association, Lewis Trondheim & David B have revolutionised French comics. More...
Posted: November 27, 2005


Dave McKean:
Mixed Media

The radical art techniques of Dave McKean challenge the accepted notion of what comics can be. More...
Posted: November 13, 2005


P. Craig Russell:
Magnum Opus

Adapting opera into comics, P. Craig Russell unlocks the medium's expressive powers to make his pages sing. More...
Posted: November 6, 2005


Osamu Tezuka:
The God Of Manga

Would Japan's mammoth manga and anime industries exist today without the innovations of Osamu Tezuka? More...
Posted: October 30, 2005


Kyle Baker:
The Fabulous Baker Boy

For genuinely funny graphic novels, few can compete with New York cartoonist Kyle Baker. More...
Posted: October 23, 2005


Will Eisner:
The Grand Master Of Comic Book Art

A pioneer of the graphic novel, he was on a life long mission to fulfil the potential of the comic medium. More...
Posted: October 16, 2005


Marjane Satrapi:
First Person History

Discover life in Iran during the Islamic Revolution with Marjane Satrapi and her autobiographical book, Persepolis. More...
Posted: October 9, 2005


Charles Burns:
Body Horror In Black Ink

Investigate the worlds of horror, teenage plagues and black holes created by Charles Burns. More...
Posted: October 2, 2005


Trade Paperbacks:
TPB Or Not TPB? That Is The Question!

What is the future of the standard American comic book? Does the stapled pamphlet even have a future? More...
Posted: September 25, 2005


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Comics Art by Paul Gravett from Tate Publishing


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