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Asterix: a world of joyful innocence born in the aftermath of war

Asterix: a world of joyful innocence born in the aftermath of war | Writers & Books | Scoop.it
Goscinny and Uderzo’s cheery comic-book parodies reflected none of the real horror of Roman imperialism – and painted an irresistible portrait of postwar Europe...
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Inside the Brontës' fantasy world, and a Booker controversy – books podcast

Inside the Brontës' fantasy world, and a Booker controversy – books podcast | Writers & Books | Scoop.it
On this week’s show, we talk to graphic novelist Isabel Greenberg about her comic Glass Town and the 2020 longlist for the International Booker prize...
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Essay: 'Drawn from history'  by Nicola Streeten - How comic books have treated serious themes, here focusing on narratives of the Nazi genocide, and the role of comics as a platform for women artists

Essay: 'Drawn from history'  by Nicola Streeten - How comic books have treated serious themes, here focusing on narratives of the Nazi genocide, and the role of comics as a platform for women artists | Writers & Books | Scoop.it
The comics form, with its strong visual and dramatic ... element, has proven to be effective at helping us to engage with difficult subjects
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A superb, informed and insightful essay by Nicola Streeten, herself an illustrator, graphic novelist and also the first British woman to publish a graphic memoir,  'Billy, Me & You'.
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The Best Cyberpunk Comics, Part 2

The Best Cyberpunk Comics, Part 2 | Writers & Books | Scoop.it
This is part two of a three-part cyberpunk comics list, looking at the best comics in the genre.
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Dear dairy: one graphic novelist’s fixation with the world of ice-cream vans 

Dear dairy: one graphic novelist’s fixation with the world of ice-cream vans  | Writers & Books | Scoop.it
Matthew Dooley’s elegiac debut Flake tells of rival ice-cream salesmen. It’s warm, affectionate and full of outrageous puns. Walt Whipman, anyone?
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Harper Lee estate endorses To Kill a Mockingbird graphic novel

Harper Lee estate endorses To Kill a Mockingbird graphic novel | Writers & Books | Scoop.it

The new comic is the latest in a number of posthumous projects based on the work of a writer who was famously shy of publicity

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Essay: 'What comic books have in common with Brecht' by Apostolos Doxiadis, author of 'Uncle Petros and Goldbach’s Conjecture', 'Three Little Pigs' and 'Logicomix'

Essay: 'What comic books have in common with Brecht' by Apostolos Doxiadis, author of 'Uncle Petros and Goldbach’s Conjecture', 'Three Little Pigs' and 'Logicomix' | Writers & Books | Scoop.it
Apostolos Doxiadis discusses graphic novels, and their reliance on artificial convention over mimesis
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10 Gateway Graphic Novels on Love, Laughter, and a Touch of Insanity

10 Gateway Graphic Novels on Love, Laughter, and a Touch of Insanity | Writers & Books | Scoop.it
Today's Top Ten Tuesday topic from The Broke and the Bookish is "ten books I'd give to readers who have never read X." While my first instinct would be for audiobooks, I've already written a...
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