With the edgy, graffiti-swathed New York of 1984 as its stage, "The Year of Loving Dangerously" tells the rousing coming-of-age story of the now renowned political cartoonist in the year his life fell apart.
With the edgy, graffiti-swathed New York of 1984 as its stage, "The Year of Loving Dangerously" tells the rousing coming-of-age story of the now renowned political cartoonist in the year his life fell apart.
Having spent time wandering central Asia and trapped in a Turkish prison, comic artist Molly Crabapple has now turned her energy to "Dr. Sketchy's Anti-Art School," a comic-infused cabaret in the Slipper Room.
Having spent time wandering central Asia and trapped in a Turkish prison, comic artist Molly Crabapple has now turned her energy to "Dr. Sketchy's Anti-Art School," a comic-infused cabaret in the Slipper Room.
Bill Ayers' new graphic novel "To Teach" expounds his theories on the educational system, which are grounded in his own experiences as a teacher, activist, and community leader.
Bill Ayers' new graphic novel "To Teach" expounds his theories on the educational system, which are grounded in his own experiences as a teacher, activist, and community leader.
A newspaper that records the dreams of the city’s sleepers, a club for compulsive nail biters, and an asylum for pretzel addicts—can these oddities possibly exist just beneath the film of everyday existence? This is what award-winning cartoonist Ben Katchor explores in his comics.
A newspaper that records the dreams of the city’s sleepers, a club for compulsive nail biters, and an asylum for pretzel addicts—can these oddities possibly exist just beneath the film of everyday existence? This is what award-winning cartoonist Ben Katchor explores in his comics.
To the uninitiated, the world of comic books may seem a grim and unsavory place, populated by pimply-faced, superhero-obsessed 12-year-olds and equally fanatic middle-aged collectors with far too much time on their hands. And I mean no offense to either group—one was my past, and the other will, quite possibly, be my future. But a quick visit to www.act-i-vate.com, the digital home of a dynamic collective of mainly New York-based writers and illustrators exploring their ideas in comic form, will be sure to shatter any neophyte’s delusions.
To the uninitiated, the world of comic books may seem a grim and unsavory place, populated by pimply-faced, superhero-obsessed 12-year-olds and equally fanatic middle-aged collectors with far too much time on their hands. And I mean no offense to either group—one was my past, and the other will, quite possibly, be my future. But a quick visit to www.act-i-vate.com, the digital home of a dynamic collective of mainly New York-based writers and illustrators exploring their ideas in comic form, will be sure to shatter any neophyte’s delusions.
While the traditional publishing giants of the comic book world have seen better days, the Internet is allowing for an explosion of comic creations online.
While the traditional publishing giants of the comic book world have seen better days, the Internet is allowing for an explosion of comic creations online.
Stephen H. Norwood’s latest book, The Third Reich in the Ivory Tower, offers a controversial look into Columbia University former president Nicholas Murray Butler’s darkest hour.
Stephen H. Norwood’s latest book, The Third Reich in the Ivory Tower, offers a controversial look into Columbia University former president Nicholas Murray Butler’s darkest hour.
Though often considered a dry reference text, Roget's Thesaurus is actually full of fascinating personal history as Joshua Kendall proves in his new book, The Man Who Made Lists: Love, Death, Madness, and the Creation of Roget's Thesaurus.
Though often considered a dry reference text, Roget's Thesaurus is actually full of fascinating personal history as Joshua Kendall proves in his new book, The Man Who Made Lists: Love, Death, Madness, and the Creation of Roget's Thesaurus.
