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Comic Collection Review: ‘Moomin Adventures 2’ by Tove and Lars Jansson from Drawn+Quarterly
Moomin Moomin Adventures: Book Two by Tove Jansson and Lars Jansson, published by Drawn and Quarterly, continues the softcover series that began last year with Book One. This new collection showcases some of Moomin’s most hilarious adventures, expanding the world of Moomin Valley and showcasing the simply complex lives of …
Read More »Comic Review: ‘Moomin Adventures’ by Tove and Lars Jansson from Drawn+Quarterly
Moomin’s antifascist sensibilities have continued for decades, finding wonder and acceptance despite the snooty rigors of others’ opinions
Read More »Comic Review: ‘Mr. Colostomy’ by Matthew Thurber from Drawn+Quarterly
Mr. Colostomy by Matthew Thurber experiments with storytelling and form but remains the quintessential example of the four panel comic.
Read More »Book Review: ‘Wonder Woman: The Complete Newspaper Strip, 1944-1945’ by William Marston and H.G. Peter
The Amazon princess’ short-run as a newspaper strip heroine gets a sharp hardcover collection.
Read More »Comic Strip Collection Review: Flash Gordon: On the Planet Mongo by Don Moore and Alex Raymond
A handsome new collection of this classic strip.
Read More »Blu-ray Review: Dick Tracy (1990)
Producer-director-star Warren Beatty's noble failure; impeccable technical attributes not supported by screenplay.
Read More »Comic Collection Review: Modesty Blaise: Million Dollar Game by Peter O’Donnell and Enric Badia Romero
A return to the still-potent pop world of Modesty Blaise.
Read More »Comics Collection Review: Kinky & Cosy by Nix
A collection of cheerfully crass gag strips from Belgian cartoonist Nix.
Read More »Comics Collection Review: Beetle Bailey: 1965 by Mort Walker
A new collection from the mid-sixties captures this long-running comic strip at its peak.
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