Graphic Novels
The red-headed step children of literature, graphic novels are just starting to claim their due as a genre of note with Time Magazine's 2005 inclusion of Watchmen by Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons in the 100 best English-language Novels from 1923 to present. Keep your eyes on this important literary form.
Flight - Volume Five edited by Kazu Kibuishi
This annual collection of work from ridiculously talented comics writers and illustrators is so gorgeous you'll want to own every one.
This annual collection of work from ridiculously talented comics writers and illustrators is so gorgeous you'll want to own every one.
ACME Novelty Library by Chris Ware
An introduction to an artist who is one of the greatest technical innovators of the graphic novel form and a great place from which to jump into Chris Ware's other work.
An introduction to an artist who is one of the greatest technical innovators of the graphic novel form and a great place from which to jump into Chris Ware's other work.
Graphic Novels: Everything You Need To Know by Paul Gravett
A highly illustrated guide to the genre featuring striking graphics and explanatory extracts from a wide range of graphic novels.
A highly illustrated guide to the genre featuring striking graphics and explanatory extracts from a wide range of graphic novels.
Watchmen and the Birth of Respect for the Graphic Novel
The October 24, 2005 issue of Time Magazine named "Watchmen" as one of the 100 best English-language novels from 1923 to the present. What is it about "Watchmen" that turned the media's eye to this long-neglected literary medium?
The October 24, 2005 issue of Time Magazine named "Watchmen" as one of the 100 best English-language novels from 1923 to the present. What is it about "Watchmen" that turned the media's eye to this long-neglected literary medium?
Big Questions, an Interview with Anders Nilsen
A comic artist who's work has been quietly gaining momentum over the past few years in collections and quarterlies such as MOME, Kramer's Ergot, and the Drawn and Quarterly Showcase.
A comic artist who's work has been quietly gaining momentum over the past few years in collections and quarterlies such as MOME, Kramer's Ergot, and the Drawn and Quarterly Showcase.
Acme Novelty Library #16 by Chris Ware
This newest edition of The ACME Novelty Library features the first serial installment of "Rusty Brown," Ware's first major lengthy "narrative indulgence" since his Jimmy Corrigan graphic novel.
This newest edition of The ACME Novelty Library features the first serial installment of "Rusty Brown," Ware's first major lengthy "narrative indulgence" since his Jimmy Corrigan graphic novel.
Black Hole by Charles Burns
Charles Burns' epic graphic novel about an alien plague attacking teenagers in suburban Seattle during the mid-1970s.
Charles Burns' epic graphic novel about an alien plague attacking teenagers in suburban Seattle during the mid-1970s.
Mome Fall 2005 (#2)
Mome is the first all-comics literary anthology designed to sit alongside publications like Granta, The Baffler, McSweeney's, et. al.
Mome is the first all-comics literary anthology designed to sit alongside publications like Granta, The Baffler, McSweeney's, et. al.