Graphic novels i europæisk tradition

An original graphic novel about the messiness of modern relationships by one of the most exciting voices in contemporary literature. Eliza is a thirtysomething struggling single mother and poet; Sasha, a twentysomething living with her parents, dabbling in sex work, and yearning for direction in life. The two strike up an unlikely friendship that, as it veers towards something more, becomes a deeply resonant exploration of how far people are willing to go to find intimacy in a society that is increasingly closed off. Parrish's fully realised characters and gorgeously painted pages make Men I Trust one of the most moving and insightful works of fiction in any medium this year.

"This first volume marks the start of the final chapter in the saga of Ash. Los Angeles 2039. It has been three years since Niander Wallace introduced his brand of 'perfectly obedient' Replicants, and the ban on synthetic humans has been lifted, at least for the new Wallace models the older Tyrell Corp's Nexus 8 units are still hunted by Blade Runners. Cleo Selwyn, first seen as a small child in Blade Runner 2019, has returned to L.A. some twenty years later, searching for Isobel, a Replicant copy of her real mother who died when she was three. Cleo believes that Niander Wallace is holding Isobel captive, and the only person she can call on for help is the one who saved her so many years ago: Aahna 'Ash' Ashina, now an aging and disgraced ex-Blade Runner"--Amazon.com.

The creator of the Pulitzer Prize-winning Maus explores the comics form...and how it formed him!**In a new flexibound format with an updated afterword**This book opens with Portrait of the Artist as a Young %@&*!, creating vignettes of the people, events, and comics that shaped Art Spiegelman. It traces the artist's evolution from a MAD-comics obsessed boy in Rego Park, Queens, to a neurotic adult examining the effect of his parents' memories of Auschwitz on his own son.The second part presents a facsimile of Breakdowns, the long-sought after collection of the artist's comics of the 1970s, the book that triggers these memories. Breakdowns established the mode of formally sophisticated comics that transformed the medium, and includes the prototype of Maus, cubist experiments, an essay on humor, and the definitive genre-twisting pulp story "Ace Hole-Midget Detective."Pulling all this together is an illustrated essay that looks back at the sixties as the artist pushes sixty, and explains the obsessions that brought these works into being. Poignant, funny, complex, and innovative, Breakdowns alters the terms of what can be accomplished in a memoir.'Art Spiegelman is the single most important comic creator' Alan Moore

A vivid graphic novel adaptation of Macbeth, with Shakespeare's full, unabridged text.

"An autobiographical account, in graphic novel format, of life in Alaska during the Cold War"--

Journalist and comic book critic Brian Doherty’s Dirty Pictures is the first complete narrative history of the weird and wonderful world of Underground Comix—”a welcome addition to an under-analyzed legacy of the free-spirited 1960s” (San Francisco Chronicle). In the 1950s, comics meant POW!BAM! superheroes, family-friendly gags, and Sunday funnies, but in the 1960s, inspired by these strips and the satire of MAD magazine, a new generation of creators set out to subvert the medium, and with it, American culture. Their “comix”—spelled that way to distinguish the work from their dime-store contemporaries—presented tales of taboo sex, casual drug use, and a transgressive view of society. Embraced by hippies and legions of future creatives, this subgenre of comic books and strips often ran afoul of the law, but that would not stop them from casting cultural ripples for decades to come, eventually moving the entire comics form beyond the gutter and into fine-art galleries. Brian Doherty weaves together the stories of R. Crumb, Art Spiegelman, Trina Robbins, Spain Rodriguez, Harvey Pekar, and Howard Cruse, among many others, detailing the complete narrative history of this movement. Through dozens of new interviews and archival research, he chronicles the scenes that sprang up around the country in the 1960s and ‘70s, beginning with the artists’ origin stories and following them through success and strife, and concluding with an examination of these creators’ legacies. Dirty Pictures is the essential exploration of a truly American art form that recontextualized the way people thought about war, race, sex, gender, and expression.

"When you're the only Black kid in the honors program or (any program) at your mostly white high school, or one of a handful of Black graduate students in your PhD program, or one of two African American women on the faculty at your Pac-10 employer, it's not your gender non-conformity that sets you apart from your peers. In those environments, your Blackness is the first thing people notice about you. Still, there are other ways of being different--and feeling different--that can't be attributed to race, especially if you're one of the people whose awareness of the unwritten rules of what it means to be a boy or a girl (or a man or a woman) is tempered by the fact that most of those rules don't feel quite right. In Gender Studies: True Confessions of an Accidental Outlaw, Ajuan Mance gives comic treatment to the challenges, complexities, and occasional absurdity of life at the crossroads of race, gender, and geekiness. This graphic memoir answers important questions like: How many preschoolers have to mistake you for your dad before you actually start to forget your own name; if a Black girl is awful at double-dutch jump rope is it a reflection on her gender identity, racial identity, or both; and is viola player a gender or just a sexual orientation? Ajuan Mance's comic Gender Confessions take up each of these questions and more, as it invites to share in those moments that mark the path of a gender explorer."--

"A vibrant graphic memoir full of dark humor, Nervosa is an insightful look into the torment of disordered eating that will be a source of comfort to others who struggle with their mental health." -STARRED REVIEW, Foreword Reviews Anorexia nervosa is an eating disorder. It is not a phase, a fad, or a choice. It is a debilitating illness, manifested in a distorted relationship with food, but which actually has more to do with issues of control. It is often a puzzle for doctors, therapists, parents, and friends. And so those who suffer from it are belittled, or tragically misunderstood, not only by society but by the healthcare system meant to treat it.  Nervosa is a no-holds-barred, richly textured portrait of one young woman's experience. In her vividly imagined retelling, Hayley Gold lays bare a callous medical system seemingly disinterested in the very patients it is supposed to treat. And traces how her own life was irrevocably damaged by both the system and her own disorder. With brutal honesty and witty sarcastic humor, Gold offers a remarkably candid exploration of the search for hope in the darkness.

" Kiriyama is moving up the ranks and now he is even appearing on television. With the new exposure means, more unusual exposure to his friends, family and classmates. Suddenly everyone seems to know what he meant when he said playing Japanese chess is his profession. But that doesn't mean he's suddenly a celebrity. But being in magazines and on TV does have its perks, as well as its drawbacks."--Provided by publisher.

A pair of musicians elope to an isolated cabin for a romantic weekend together, knowing they'll soon have to go back to their respective lives away from each other. For the moment, it's as if time itself had been suspended, as if nothing exists, save for the words of love they whisper to each other and the taste of dry sweat on skin-but something lurks right underneath the surface, in the nameless gap between passion and reason. An atmospheric, introspective look at modern love, sex, and music, For As Long As It Rains is the winner of multiple awards, including the prestigious Joe Shuster Award.

Co-hosts of the popular podcast Gaslit Nation outline the authoritarian's playbook, illuminating five steps every dictator needs to take to successfully amass and maintain power.Do you crave the power to shape the world in your image?Can you tell lies without blinking an eye?Do you see enemies all around you?If you answered yes to all of the above, then this is the job for you! And if becoming a dictator sounds intriguing, well, you've just stumbled upon the playbook that will guide you step by step towards making your big lie a reality.Join Gaslit Nation co-hosts Sarah Kendzior and Andrea Chalupa, with artist Kasia Babis, on a journey from riches to even more riches. They'll show you how to consolidate your authority, silence your critics, weaponize your citizens, and even prolong your inevitable downfall!Dictatorship! It's easier than you think.

Belle & Sebastian und Teenage Fanclub haben ihnen Songs gewidmet, Courntey Barnett hat sie als wichtigen Einfluss genannt und zahlreiche Bands haben ihre Songs gecovert: Die Go-Betweens. 1977 gründeten die Freunde Robert Forster und Grant McLennan im ­Australischen Brisbane die Band, die mit ihrem folkigen Indierock und Songs wie »Right Here«, »Love Goes On« oder »Streets of Your Town« innerhalb weniger Jahre zu einer internationalen Größe der Indiewelt wurde. 1989 löste sich die Band nach sechs erfolgreichen Alben auf, nur um im Jahr 2000 mit »The Friends of Rachel Worth« zurückzukehren, ein Album, das sie gemeinsam mit den Mitgliedern von ­Sleater-Kinney ­aufnahmen. Bis 2005 folgten zwei weitere Alben, bis der plötzliche Tod von Grant McLennan im Mai 2006 der Band ein Ende setzte.Seitdem pflegt Robert Forster das Erbe der Band, hat 2015 in zwei Boxsets das Frühwerk der Band auf Domino Records neu herausgebracht, in seiner Autobiografie »Grant and I« die Geschichte der Go-Betweens als Geschichte einer Freundschaft erzählt und daneben zahlreiche Soloalben vorgelegt. Nun wird dieser Pflege der Bandgeschichte eine weitere Facette hinzugefügt: Zehn internationale Comiczeichner:innen haben sich jeweils einen Lieblingssong vorgenommen, um ihn in ganz individuellen Zugängen als Comicstrip zu neuem Leben zu erwecken.

Ingken lebt in einer erfüllten Beziehung mit Lily. Doch während Lily mit sich im Reinen zu sein scheint und das Leben geniesst, brodelt es in Ingken: Vor dem Hintergrund globaler Klimaveränderungen ist Ingken auf der Suche nach sich selbst, der eigenen Geschlechteridentität, einem neuen, selbstbestimmten Namen, nach den Dingen, die bleiben, und solchen, die niedergebrannt werden sollen.Der Comic ist Teil von Nino Bullings Beitrag für die "documenta fifteen".

Hvad er en BUG? Svaret kan være: En fejl i en computers funktion eller programmering. En infektion eller et sygdomsfremkaldende virus. En skjult aflytningsmekanisme, for eksempel i en telefon. Eller en insektlignende, udenjordisk organisme som har taget kontrollen over et menneskes krop I 2041 indtræffer et globalt digitalt sammenbrud, som med ét slag udraderer al data i hele verden. Fra det ene øjeblik til det andet må menneskeheden forsøge at klare sig uden computere, internet og kunstig intelligens. Snart begynder man fra forskellig side at mistænke kosmonauten. Kameron Obb – den eneste overlevende fra en ekspedition til Mars – for at have noget med sammenbruddet at gøre. Og ikke nok med det: Obb ladet til personligt at være i besiddelse af al den forsvundne data, hvilket snart gør ham til verdens mest eftersøgte menneske. Med BUG har Enki Bilal skabt en futuristisk fabel om den digitale tidsalder – og de risici vi løber, når vi lader computerne overtage vores liv. En dystopisk tegneserie til tiden, kunne man næsten sige. Fjerde og sidste bind forventes udgivet i 2023.

"With Peter Glanting's powerful illustrations, author Adam Bessie, an English professor and graphic essayist, uses the unique historical moment of the COVID-19 pandemic as a catalyst to explore the existing inequalities and student struggles that plague the public education system. This graphic memoir chronicles the reverberations from the onset of the pandemic in 2020 when students and educators left their physical classrooms for remote learning. As a professor at a community college, Bessie shows how despite these challenges, teachers work tirelessly to create a more equitable educational system by responding to mental health issues and student needs. From the Black Lives Matter protests to fielding distressed emails from students to considering the future of his own career, Going Remote also tells the personal story of Bessie's cancer diagnosis and treatment during the pandemic. A fusion of memoir, meditation, and scholarship, Going Remote is a powerful account of a crisis moment in educational history demonstrating both personal and societal changes."--

A cutting portrayal of the pursuit of work-life balance from the cartoonist of Shit is RealTo achieve the proper work-life balance perhaps we just need the right therapist to coach us through our day-to-day. Anita, Sandra, and Dex have ambitions. Anita wants to move from making utility ceramics to fine-art sculpture but her pent-up dissatisfaction results in an outburst that puts her studio mate's work at risk. Sandra juggles her practical administrative day job at a startup with her wellness-influencer channel, finding both in jeopardy when a messy affair with a coworker comes to light. In another corner of the same startup, Dex's innovative ideas are rejected, leading him to spend his days hacking and working as a bike courier. All three are disillusioned with the daily grind. As the pressure for self-improvement builds, they end up looking to the same therapist for answers.Soon the boundaries between work and life begin to bleed into each other and it becomes increasingly impossible to find balance. All the solace the characters expect their therapist to provide is obscured by her quirks, whims, and psycho-parlance, leading to sessions that are neglectful at best and actively inhibit growth at worst. In striking colors and trippy transformational sequences, Aisha Franz captures the comedic absurdity of contemporary work life and the wellness culture in Work Life Balance.