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  Free Comic Book Day

  05.01.09 | Permalink | Comment?

  Tomorrow, Saturday, May 2nd, is the first Saturday in May – that means it’s free comic book day!  Go HERE to check out what stores around you are participating then go grab some free comics.

• art, comics

  Rutu Modan

  04.18.09 | Permalink | Comment?

  I’m a big sucker for reality-based graphic novels. While there’s nothing wrong with the opposite side of the spectrum, I just find a really simple beauty in being able to portray the subtleties in human relationship, emotions, or self conflict as your main subject. A really solid example coming from this genre is Rutu Modan’s [...]

• comics, suggestions

  Suggestions: John Malloy

  03.30.09 | Permalink | Comment?

  After a brief 2 week hiatus the suggestions articles are returning. Today’s list comes from an artist that I’ve mentioned a few times on the blog named John Malloy.  John’s artwork straddles the boundaries between comic book surrealism and the traditional ‘true to form’ drawing style.   Many of his illustrations present a distorted take [...]