MetaFilter posts tagged with graphicnovel

WashPost on graphic novels

stbalbach — Sat, 23 Aug 2008 06:02:38 -0800

"Drawing Power", by Bob Thompson of the Washington Post. "What I want to know is: How did this formerly ghettoized medium [graphic novels] became one of the rare publishing categories that's actually expanding these days?"(single page)

Shake Girl

kirkaracha — Fri, 09 May 2008 11:41:20 -0800

Shake Girl, a collaborative project by students in the Stanford Graphic Novel Project. Based on the true story of Tat Marina [caution: disturbing photo], the victim of a December 1999 acid attack in Cambodia. More background.

Poem as Comic Strip

Miko — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 19:16:08 -0800

Poetry's turn to go graphic. The Poetry Foundation has invited a few graphic novelists to illustrate poems from its archive. Via.

Ronald Reagan: A Graphic Biography

PostIronyIsNotaMyth — Sat, 08 Sep 2007 18:09:27 -0800

Ronald Reagan: A Graphic Biography From the writers of Malcolm X: A Graphic Biography. [via]

Say Ommmmmmmmm

infini — Sat, 30 Jun 2007 08:38:04 -0800

After Kwai Chung Caine and the Phantom - The Sadhu - the story of one man's choice between his spiritual oath and his human instincts. Brought to you by Virgin Comics. PDF of first issue.

Behind Iron Bars

OmieWise — Thu, 15 Feb 2007 10:14:08 -0800

Behind Iron Bars. A short comic of the Spanish Civil War. From the latest, international comics, edition of Words Without Borders.

Cap'n Crunch is a gateway drug!

loquacious — Sun, 11 Feb 2007 10:22:38 -0800

Breakfast of the Gods: The Last Good Morning. A serialized webcomic featuring the sugary, crunchy stars of your childhood - destroying your childhood dreams one after another. Via Monkeyfilter.

That bad man, Stack O' Lee.

1f2frfbf — Tue, 19 Dec 2006 12:20:28 -0800

One Christmas night in a bar in the Third Ward in St. Louis, Missouri, "Stag" Lee Shelton shot Billy Lyon (cache) in a argument over a hat. This simple crime went on to inspire a song that lives on after more than one hundred years. (more inside)

So, Jesus came back.

grabbingsand — Wed, 15 Nov 2006 09:26:06 -0800

"Please Stay Tuned For A Message From Your Savior." If yesterday's discussion of the Apocalypse was just not enough for you, consider Stephen Buell's Video. Video was originally published in 2004 as a five-issue mini-series from Lost in the Dark Press. The premise is simple. How might the modern world deal with an actual Second Coming? The trade collection, including improved artwork and concept sketches, will arrive in shops next Wednesday. For your further consideration, a 22-page preview has been provided.

The Not Too Distant Future

spaltavian — Sun, 01 Oct 2006 18:39:49 -0800

Shooting War: a graphic novel by Anthony Lappe and Dan Goldman. The 11-chapter first act has been lauded in Rolling Stone, Wired and The Village Voice. It's 2011: President McCain is fighting for political survival, America is stuck in Iraq, and there's another oil embargo. 'Vlogger' and indie icon Jimmy Burns happens to catch a terrorist attack in NYC on his web cam, making him the new face of wartime journalism.