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Image At 25: How 'Casanova' Reminded Comics To Be Weird
Image At 25: How 'Casanova' Reminded Comics To Be Weird
Image At 25: How 'Casanova' Reminded Comics To Be Weird
Matt Fraction, Fábio Moon and Gabriel Bá's Casanova is a whirlwind of a comic, mixing espionage, family drama, and multiversal crises in one sleek and sexy drug-soaked package. Casanova launched in 2011 at a time when a lot of the industry was playing it relatively safe, and it felt like something decidedly new and dangerous, and helped kickstart the new Image revolution of the late '00s.
Art of Color: Cris Peter's 'Casanova' Re-Colors
Art of Color: Cris Peter's 'Casanova' Re-Colors
Art of Color: Cris Peter's 'Casanova' Re-Colors
The purpose of this Art of Color series is twofold: to highlight some of the best colorists working in comics, and to explain what it is about these artists' work that makes their comics better. With Cris Peter's work in Casanova: Luxuria, we have someone who perfectly exemplifies both criteria.
Thumbnail: 'Casanova' and Autobiography in Genre Comics
Thumbnail: 'Casanova' and Autobiography in Genre Comics
Thumbnail: 'Casanova' and Autobiography in Genre Comics
With Casanova: Acedia now underway, and a new collected edition of Casanova: Avaritia available, now is the perfect time to discuss one my favorite sub-sections of comics: semi-autobiographical genre books. Yeah, it's a real thing. When you parse out the world of comics, there are these great big bins that most everything gets thrown into: mainstream and alternative/independent. The overwhelming majority of mainstream books are in the superhero genre, while autobiography is easily the most prevalent type of comic among the independents. There's plenty of great work in those two larger categories, but things get really fascinating to me when they intersect.
‘Casanova’ Volume Four To Feature Back-Up Stories Written By Michael Chabon
‘Casanova’ Volume Four To Feature Back-Up Stories Written By Michael Chabon
‘Casanova’ Volume Four To Feature Back-Up Stories Written By Michael Chabon
Later this year Matt Fraction, along with twin artists Gabriel Bá and Fábio Moon, will return to the world of Casanova, the trio's highly regarded creator-owned series and a ComicsAlliance favorite. This would be welcome news on its own, but there's now an added bonus for followers of the series, as earlier today Fraction announced that Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist Michael Chabon will be joinin
Don’t Ask! Just Buy It! – June 20, 2012: From a Finger to a Glove
Don’t Ask! Just Buy It! – June 20, 2012: From a Finger to a Glove
Don’t Ask! Just Buy It! – June 20, 2012: From a Finger to a Glove
Reading Comics author Douglas Wolk runs down the hottest comics and graphic novels coming out this week. KEY: * Slaying the father ^ Stan is smilin' % The end is not in sight * BATMAN: THE BLACK GLOVE DELUXE EDITION HC There are oversized hardcovers collecting most of Grant Morrison's Batman comics, but the early part of that run isn't available in a uniform edition, and collector culture means we
Don’t Ask! Just Buy It! – April 4, 2012: Hero of the Beach
Don’t Ask! Just Buy It! – April 4, 2012: Hero of the Beach
Don’t Ask! Just Buy It! – April 4, 2012: Hero of the Beach
Reading Comics author Douglas Wolk runs down the hottest comics and graphic novels coming out this week. KEY: * The Paul Masson principle ^ Somebody's read some Moorcock % Supertasters ¢ Claret and/or carrots % DAREDEVIL #10.1 Mark Waid and Khoi Pham are the creators behind this "no, really, you can start reading it now" issue. Tha...
ComicsAlliance's 11 Best Comics of 2011, #8-7
ComicsAlliance's 11 Best Comics of 2011, #8-7
ComicsAlliance's 11 Best Comics of 2011, #8-7
As 2011 draws to close, ComicsAlliance has assembled its annual list of the best comics and graphic novels of the year, with the help and input of our editors, writers, and readers. Like any list, it is naturally subjective, but we've packed it chock full of eleven comics that have awed us, excited us, and entertained us over the last 12 months and books that we're passionate about recommending...

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