TCJ Reviews “Year of Loving Dangerously”
History has been made! The Comics Journal has just given me my first ever positive review. Here’s a peek: At first blush, I was tempted to think the book lacks thematic unity, a literary value much fancied by critics. If you wanted to write — to create — a story about sex as a means [...]
SYNDICATED COLUMN: Obama’s Katrina
<i>The President Can’t Lead. So He Should Quit.</i> British Petroleum isn’t dithering. Yes, it’s been five weeks since the most devastating oil spill in U.S. history. But it’s probably impossible to fix. The company’s execs just look calm. Deep inside, they’re roiling with anguish. Keeping it low-key is how Brits roll. Especially when they’ve got [...]
Ever Vigilant
May 26, 2010 by Greg Houston
Filed under NBM Blog, New Releases
A super hero’s job is never done. A page from my new book Elephant Man. And don’t forget Vatican Hustle!
Afghanistan Update
I’m leaving for Afghanistan the second week of August. I have three goals: 1. Go to Taloqan in Takhar Province, to revisit the place where I spent much of the fall of 2001 during the battle of Kunduz. I’ll try to track down my fixer and his family to see how they’re doing (and give [...]
Axe-Man
May 20, 2010 by Rick Geary
Filed under NBM Blog
“The Terrible Axe-Man of New Orleans,” one of the nation most mysterious serial killers, gets the full treatment in my newest graphic novel, due out this summer. Here is a preview in the form of a four-page episode.
The complete Trondheim
A great overview presentation of Lewis Trondheim at Comic Book Resources’ Robot 6 site. An excellent way to get to know more about this prolific genius.
Where’d He Go?
May 19, 2010 by Greg Houston
Filed under NBM Blog, New Releases
A superhero is often called upon to be in the same place at the same time as his other identity. This can be a challenge to even those with the greatest super powers. Elephant Man is no exception. The panel above (from my new book, Elephant Man, – not to be confused with my other [...]
Mr. Easter lays beautiful eggs
Publishers Weekly on A Home for Mr. Easter by Brooke A. Allen: “Halfway between Precious and The Incredible Hulk, obese urban teen Tesana is the unlikely hero of this delightful debut book from Allen. Allen’s unrefined black and white line art is similar to Nate Powell’s, but her subject matter is refreshingly light. The characters rush [...]
Dungeon Twilight 3 reviews and a guide to the Dungeon world
May 18, 2010 by NBM
Filed under NBM Blog, New Releases, Reviews
“I always enjoy these French mainstream fantasy comics, even when I’m not sure what it is I’m enjoying. Certainly creators/plotters Lewis Trondheim and Joann Sfar are modern exemplars when it comes to how one straddles mainstream success and artistic achievement, and as page-to-page, madcap cartooning it’s hard to go wrong with watching their mostly well-selected [...]
