Magical Beatdown Vol. 1 and 2 – Jenn Woodall’s No-Holds-Barred Silver...
Jenn Woodall, award-winning creator of Girls, now unleashes Magical Beatdown; a no-holds-barred new series tackling the street harassment faced by women on a daily basis. Working exclusively in pink...
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ELCAF FORTNIGHT! Ahead of ELCAF, we caught up with Vancouver-based illustrator Karen Shangguan, whose subtle drawings fuse ideas of warmth, vulnerability and the natural world in a palette of earthy...
View Article“My Aesthetic Can Be Described as a Mixture of the Things I Love”– Taiwanese...
ELCAF FORTNIGHT! Ahead of ELCAF, we caught up with Taiwanese illustrator An Chen, whose unique, vector-based work has appeared in a number of publications in Taiwan and the UK. Currently residing in...
View Article“My Big Theme is Ambiguity”– Ahead of Her ELCAF Appearance South Korean...
ELCAF FORTNIGHT! Based in Seoul, illustrator and cartoonist Leebinsoyeon may just be one of South Korea’s most prolific artists. Her stunning work spans a range of formats, techniques and themes, while...
View Article“If You Cannot See Yourself in the World Around You, then How Do You Know You...
Edinburgh-based Andrew Kiwanuka is a multi-disciplinary creative, who applies his DIY ethos and yearning for greater cultural diversity in the UK to creating a number of thought-provoking, mixed media...
View ArticleThe Follies of Richard Wadsworth – Drawn & Quarterly’s Graphic Compendium...
Newly released via Drawn & Quarterly, The Follies of Richard Wadsworth marks the first major comics collection from Toronto-based satirist Nick Maandag. Previously micro-published (Streakers, Mean...
View ArticleThey Called Us Enemy – George Takei Revisits a Shameful Chapter in US History...
Legendary actor; LGBTQ+ advocate; community activist; social media influencer. As one of the most visible Japanese Americans in the public eye, George Takei has consistently used his platform to draw...
View ArticleThe Pits of Hell – Breakdown Press Collect the Raw, Visceral and Ever Vital...
“Television star, father of three, professional gambler, writer, cartoonist, pioneer”. Add in mop rental salesman, and there reads the resumé of Ebisu Yoshikazu; the alternative mangaka whose raw,...
View ArticleFamily Tree Vol. 1: Sapling – Lemire, Hester and Co Provide an Escapist Piece...
Family Tree Volume 1: ‘Sapling’ collects issues #1-4 of the Image series which writer Jeff Lemire describes as “a look at the many horrors that can threaten to tear a family apart, and the bonds that...
View ArticleStunt – Michael DeForge Ruminates on the Destructive Power of the Spotlight...
TW: Suicide, self-harm. Short form in narrative and physical size, Michael DeForge’s Stunt delivers a concentrated, high-octane hit. The comic’s format befits the fleeting nature of celebrity it...
View ArticleBig Black: Stand at Attica – Archaia’s Retelling of the Story of Frank ‘Big...
Recalling a moment in US history from 1971, the story of Frank ‘Big Black’ Smith and the Attica State Prison rebellion feels no less timely today. A collaboration between Big Black and Jared Reinmuth...
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