After having published her first stories in the Kinderbook collection and having collaborated with Frédéric Boilet on Mariko Parade, the talentuous Takahama Kan seems to have reached her full maturity in L’eau amére, in which she unveils the complexity of human relationships through difficult but also oddly endearing break-ups. With 2 Expressos, she follows up […]

Since his debut, James Sturm has always been an explorer of the darkest times of American History, in particular through his trilogy God, Gold and Golems. He has recently completed Satchel Paige: Striking Out Jim Crow, a biography of one of the best pitchers of baseball history, who ended up playing in the Negro Leagues because of the color of his skin. Rich Tommaso, who handled the drawing duties on this book, also shares his impressions regarding this collaboration.

In 2006, Miriam Katin (then aged 63) set on her 120-page graphic novel, We are on our own. This piece of information regarding her late debut in the comics medium is far from anecdotal — as it implies she was three years old during the Second World War, and the occupation of Hungry by German (and afterwards Russian) troops. The young Jewish child then experienced clandestinity during a voyage full of violence, death, betrayals and, for sole hope, a few rare selfless acts. The opportunity to explore the atypical carrier of an artist who, not unlike Debbie Dreschsler, feels the need to purge herself from the weight of her past.

More than a few similarities could be brought up between Dash Shaw and Craig Thompson. Both were unanimously hailed as “young prodigies” by American critics. They both acknowledge international influences (Japanese and European), they both play with the narrative flow and show a lot of sensitivity when evoking human relationships. Yet, comparison stops there. While […]

October 26, 1998 : James Kochalka decides to take on the challenge of producing a 4-panel daily strip, based on his daily life. Ten years later, this “cartoon diary” is still running alongside the artist’s other projects, withstanding two births and marveling at the little things of family life. An exploration of the intimate. Nicolas Verstappen : […]

Kevin Huizenga’s work presents a peculiar and almost outdated charm. Glenn Ganges, his seminal character, could belong to the great era of the Belgian ligne claire, with his round nose and simple dots for eyes. Using this simple vessel, Kevin Huizenga explores in turn strange adventures, chosen moments of the quiet daily life of an American thirty-something and vast exegetic or scientific ponderings. The overall coherency that emerges from the Curses collection indeed reveals the know-how of an author interested in authenticity, overcoming the first impression of heterogeneity.

Having unsuccessfully approached Marvel, DC Comics and the RAW anthology, Chester Brown decided to join the then-blooming self-publishing crowd in the early 80s. When the first issue of Yummy Fur is released in 1983, he has no idea he is about to start a body of work that will influence all his generation and the […]

If Canadian artist Dave Cooper is now renown internationally for his paintings, let’s not forget that he has also produced graphic novels that have participated in establishing the genre as a rich, full-fledged media of expression. Ripple : a Predilection for Tina is indeed an impressive trip deep in the most tormented corners of the human […]