Jordan Mechner on Marcus Pfister’s Rainbow Fish
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the artist as miracle worker
A dazzling piece of art magic, expressed in sand and time and passion...Kseniya Simonova
Danica Novgorodoff — Exhibit Opening
test heading (click for larger) Danica Novgorodoff, the creator of the excellent Slow Storm and the forthcoming Refresh, Refresh (October) will have a show at Charmingwall Gallery in NYC that opens this Saturday. Check it out! Since it's all Danica's artwork, we can guarantee that everything is going to be gorgeous.
Comics Themes on iGoogle
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IRAN PETITION, from Marjane Satrapi
test headingThis email came in this morning— Dear FriendsTo all who believe in freedom and democracy Please sign this petition to the United Nations to stop the violence, arrestations and torture in Iran.The situation is really really bad.Please forward it to whoever you knowBest and lots of loveMarjane Satrapipetitiononline.com 12June petition
ANGELINA JOLIE on THE PHOTOGRAPHER
test heading "An unflinching and gripping photographic memoir, The Photographer takes you on a breathtaking journey through the best and worst humanity has to offer in times of war. Turning its pages, the reader begins to understand what it means to lose everything as a refugee of war, to cross mountains to help Read More »
From Mark Siegel’s night table: Mazzuchelli’s ASTERIOS POLYP (from Pantheon)
test heading Asterios Polyp is one of the most remarkable graphic novels I’ve read. David Mazzuchelli takes the form to new heights, reinventing its language as the very best do. He also plumbs human, narrative, emotional depths that even fewer comics can touch. And to top it all off, he delivers all that in Read More »
The Photographer in the New York Times!
test headingDon't miss this week's New York Times Book Review for a fierce and moving review of The Photographer by Mideast expert Chris Hedges. "How do you explain that the very proposition of war as an instrument of virtue is absurd? How do you cope with memories of children bleeding to death with bits of Read More »
Listen to Chris Mautner
test heading Over at ROBOT 6, THE PHOTOGRAPHER is Chris’ pick of the week— (...) "It is one of the best things First Second has ever published and I’m hard pressed to imagine any other title topping it as my favorite comic of ‘09. You must read this book. You must read this book.You must