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Nature.com Examines Kate Beaton’s “Ducks” and the Intersection Between Enviral Degredation and Human Suffering

Nature.com gives an in-depth, academic and entirely overwritten analysis of the often overlooked connection between degredation of the environment and human suffering. Yes it does. Worth it once you get past the plethora of unneccessary and obfuscating sixteen-syllable words. No typos tho, so there’s that. Ok I am being cheeky here but the article honestlyContinueContinue reading “Nature.com Examines Kate Beaton’s “Ducks” and the Intersection Between Enviral Degredation and Human Suffering”

Tegan O’Neil Reviews Michael Deforge’s Holy Lacrimony for The Comics Journal

Tegan O’Neil Reviews Michael Deforge’s Holy Lacrimony for The Comics Journal. From the article: It’s resonant. I read it about a week ago and in the time needed to gather my thoughts those thoughts matured alongside the story ripening in my brain. For all his skill as an artist Michael DeForge is no slouch asContinueContinue reading “Tegan O’Neil Reviews Michael Deforge’s Holy Lacrimony for The Comics Journal”

The Tyee Reviews Eadweard Muybridge by Guy Delisle

From the review by Dorothy Woodward: I haven’t thought a lot about the legendary stop-motion photographer Eadweard Muybridge since I studied film animation at the Emily Carr University of Art + Design. But now I can’t stop thinking about him in the wake of celebrated Canadian graphic novelist and animator Guy Delisle’s new book aboutContinueContinue reading “The Tyee Reviews Eadweard Muybridge by Guy Delisle”

CBC Books: 33 Canadian kids’ books we are excited to read in spring 2025

This is a wonderfully detailed article that includes first-reader and illustrated kids books, and the people behind them, being published in Canada this spring. Added bonus: in many cases the article includes links to interviews and reviews for further reading. Kate Beaton’s book for 3 to 6 year olds, Shark Girl, for example, caught myContinueContinue reading “CBC Books: 33 Canadian kids’ books we are excited to read in spring 2025”

Jason Bergman Interviews Anders Nilsen and Leonard Pierce Reviews Anders Nilsen’sTongues For The Comics Journal

Anders Nilson’s much anticipated, new huge graphic novel “Tongues”, published by Panthoen, is now out and The Comics Journal has both a review of the book and an interview with Anders Nilsen himself. From the review by Leonard Pierce: There is so much happening in Tongues that cataloguing it all seems like an exercise inContinueContinue reading “Jason Bergman Interviews Anders Nilsen and Leonard Pierce Reviews Anders Nilsen’sTongues For The Comics Journal”

Michael VanCalbergh Reviews Michael Deforge’s ‘Holy Lacrimony’ for The Comics Beat

From The Comics Journal’s This Week In Links is this great review from The Comics Beat. Some reviews are difficult because the material is difficult to explain. Holy Lacrimony is a bit difficult to explain and experiencing it is probably best, but this isn’t why I’m having difficulty. Some reviews are harder to situate inContinueContinue reading “Michael VanCalbergh Reviews Michael Deforge’s ‘Holy Lacrimony’ for The Comics Beat”