In the first chapter of a topical digital sci-fi comic called The Solar Grid from Egyptian street artist, writer, graphic designer, and critic Ganzeer, “human civilization is in ruins.”
Category: Recent Reads
Hubert
Belgian painter and comics artist Ben Gijsemans renders a believable portrait of a lonely bespectacled figure he calls Hubert in his debut graphic novel.
The early Internet: Joshua Cotter and Jesse Jarnow
Josh Cotter’s 2016 Fantagraphics comic and Jesse Jarnow’s reported book for Da Capo Press have me thinking about the marvels of Internet technology — both real and imagined.
The CoJo List: A comics journalism newsletter
With its roots in illustrated reporting, nonfiction comics storytelling has been around for a long time.