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Me and Daniel Clowes and BOMB

  I’ve got a review of Daniel Clowes’ newly-reissued The Death Ray in the new issue of BOMB Magazine, and over on their site, an extensive, wide-ranging interview with him. Clowes is, without question, one of the masters we have … Continue reading

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On Asteroids, Stereoscopic Novels and Time

Tuesday night, as an asteroid was coming very close to striking Earth, I was re-reading a graphic novel I was teaching,  Asterios Polyp, that concludes with an asteroid hurtling at the main character, who is, yes, on Earth. I thought about … Continue reading

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On Teaching the Graphic Novel

About once a month, I get asked by a colleague or friend for the syllabus I used to teach my seminar on the Graphic Novel at Amherst. Included below is a list of the texts that I used to teach … Continue reading

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Kitsune

Found this staring up at me today from my desk. I think he’s about to start talking to me.

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Secret Identities: Asian American Comicon

July 11th, the Asian American Writers Workshop will be hosting a day of events and speakers on Asian American comics. This is going to be a major event, groundbreaking and This is at the new Museum of Chinese in America, … Continue reading

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‘Foxes’ Preview, Page 1

Teddy O’Connor, my friend and collaborator, has finished page 1 of the graphic interconnected stories (comic?) that we’re doing, called Foxes. He sent this over to me. It’s blank as I’ll be adding the text in later, but this is … Continue reading

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People Of Comics

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