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Top of the Shops: January 2015
January is traditionally a quiet month in the book industry, the relentless torrent of autumn releases and Christmas gift books swept aside by diets and wishful thinking texts of the new year, but...
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Review: Henni by Miss Lasko-Gross
In a year already tragically marked by the ever familiar battle between art and religion, freedom of speech and religious (in)tolerance, this fable about faith, identity, and art within an oppressive...
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Panel Mania: Lucy Knisley Explores Aging in ‘Displacement’
I always love Lucy Knisley's work but this new title is particularly special. It's very uplifting, though I did have a wee cry afterwards. Touching and relatable, New York Times best-selling artist...
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Panel Mania: Fashion Forward with ‘Girl in Dior’
This month's first Panel Mania spotlights the upcoming translation of French comics maestro Annie Goetzinger - Girl in Dior. A love letter to fashion, Paris, and the House of Dior, NBM brings French...
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Panel Mania: The Spectacular World Building of ‘The Swords of Glass’
The latest Panel Mania is out and boy is it a good one! Laura Zuccheri's work is jaw-droppingly beautiful and the world building that she and Corgiat have achieved here is first class. This is a...
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Panel Mania: Joie de vivre in Pénélope Bagieu’s ‘Exquisite Corpse’
In this instalment, I'm looking at French superstar Pénélope Bagieu's first English translated graphic novel from First Second. Exquisite Corpse is a really fun read from a favourite artist of mine -...
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The Independent on Sunday: Review of Nimona by Noelle Stevenson
The web sensation hit the books market last month to enthusiastic acclaim, and today's Independent on Sunday carries my large review of one of my favourite complete comic stories of all time. This...
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First Look: Caitlan Skaalrud’s Dantean ‘Houses of the Holy’
The second First Look of the month spotlights this fabulous debut graphic novel that will strike a chord with anyone who grapples with depression or their own mind. Caitlin Skaalrud’s debut graphic...
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Calling All Londoners: The Kewpies Are Coming
What do you get when you combine three of my favourite things: the history of women in comics, tattooed ladies, and animal rescue? Things & Ink's second Miniature Ink exhibition featuring kewpie...
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Panel Mania: A Year in Review
With the sad news that PW Comics World over at Publisher's Weekly is closing, the future of Panel Mania, or First Look as it was latterly known, is rather uncertain. It's been an honour and a privilege...
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