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Top 24 Graphic Novels, Comics & Manga: July 2021
Posted: May 18, 2021
Hello and welcome. I have selected two dozen books coming into print from this July, or thereafter. Read about them here…
Top 33 Graphic Novels, Comics & Manga: June 2021
Posted: April 11, 2021
The creators of this global medium can continue to surprise us, as you can see in my pick of the most exciting, interesting titles due out in June. Read about my recommendations here…
Top 26 Graphic Novels, Comics & Manga: May 2021
Posted: March 11, 2021
George Orwell once famously commented: ‘Autobiography is only to be trusted when it reveals something disgraceful. A man who gives a good account of himself is probably lying, since any life when viewed from the inside is simply a series of defeats.’ These thoughts may echo through the graphic memoirs of an individual’s fraught childhoods or of whole families across generations. Guy Delisle and Glenn Head are both courageously frank about their early experiences - read about these and other forthcoming comics here…
Best of 2020: An International Perspective Part 2
Posted: March 2, 2021
Welcome to Part 2 of this Year in Review exploring the Best Comics of 2020 from an International Perspective. Read my correspondents’ reviews here…
Best Comics of 2020: An International Perspective Part 1
Posted: February 9, 2021
So once again, my team of international correspondents, connoisseurs of the 9th Art, have generously shared their reviews of the locally-produced titles that impressed them the most. Read the first reports here… - more to follow…
Top 40 Graphic Novels, Comics & Manga: April 2021
Posted: February 3, 2021
Spring is springy and full of bounce as a bumper bundle of fresh releases of and about comics head our way starting from April 2021. These are just a few I’ve picked out as my top recommendations but there’s plenty more to whet your appetite. Enjoy browsing my PG Tips here…
Graphic Novel Reviews
Posted: January 4, 2021
The graphic novel is one area of publishing that is thriving. Interest in this field is reflected in three very different recent graphic novels. One of the roots of the modern graphic novel, or extended comics in a book format, can be found a century ago in the flourishing of wordless, purely visual narratives. Read my three reviews for Jewish Renaissance Magazine here…
Top 28 Graphic Novels, Comics & Manga: March 2021
Posted: December 30, 2020
As this unprecedented year lurches to its end and the world’s crisis continues, it’s a good time at least to look ahead with some hope of at least an improved 2021 and to some spirited, inspiring comics, created despite everything all over the world – works we can look forward to reading in these times. Read about my latest PG Tips, due on sale from March 2021 onwards, here
Top 22 Graphic Novels, Comics & Manga: February 2021
Posted: November 23, 2020
Perhaps now more than ever, it’s helpful to have some good things to look forward to, and that includes good comics. Among these twenty-something hand-picked releases forthcoming from February 2021, let me single out a few for your special attention. Read about them all here…
Top 26 Graphic Novels, Comics & Manga: January 2021
Posted: October 25, 2020
The New Year of 2021 is getting closer every day, let’s hope it’s a better year for everyone. Looking ahead, publisher Silver Sprocket releases three progressive titles this coming January, including two anthologies, one focussed on the stories, history and politics of abortion. Read about this and my other PG Tips which I recommend to you here…
