As manga's readership grew older, artists like Sanpei created more mature works that kept the action and adventure of the earlier work while also including adult themes and social critique.
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Graphic Novel Review: ‘Dogs on Dates’ by Luke Healy, from Drawn+Quarterly
In 'Dogs on Dates' by Luke Healy Bernie and Brad are two dogs just trying to find love in a world full of awkwardness and untold joy.
Read More »Graphic Novel Review: ‘Animan’ by Anouk Ricard from Drawn+Quarterly
'Animan' by Anouk Ricard tells the story of a human who can transform into any animal and uses this ability to try to do good in the world.
Read More »Graphic Novel Review: ‘Metadoggoz’ by Bérénice Motais de Narbonne, from Drawn+Quarterly
'Metadoggoz' by Bérénice Motais de Narbonne, published by Drawn+Quarterly, creates a world as intricate as it is thought-provoking and as beautiful as it is horrifying.
Read More »Graphic Novel Review: ‘Cornelius’ by Marc Torices from Drawn+Quarterly
Marc Torices explores the comic medium while Cornelius the hapless dog explores an existence of finding roommates and solving kidnappings.
Read More »Graphic Novel Review: ‘Do Admit’ by Mimi Pond from Drawn+Quarterly
'Do Admit: The Mitford Sisters and Me' by Mimi Pond tackles an enormous project in telling not just one biography but seven.
Read More »Graphic Novel Review: ‘Black Cohosh’ by Brosi from Drawn+Quarterly
A coming-of-age story of growing up in a commune in Appalachia inhabited by, let's just say, an energetic cast of characters.
Read More »Graphic Novel Review: ‘Holy Lacrimony’ by Michael DeForge from Drawn+Quarterly
'Holy Lacrimony' by Michael Deforge shows that human connections, even to ourselves, are just as complicated as those across the stars
Read More »Graphic Novel Review: ‘Milk White Steed’ by Michael D. Kennedy from Drawn+Quarterly
'Milk White Steed' by Michael Kennedy presents 10 stories exploring isolation and fantasy as worlds and cultures collide.
Read More »Graphic Novel Review: ‘Degas & Cassatt’ by Efa & Rubio, from NBM
"Degas & Cassatt' peers into the complex personality of Edgar Degas, whose paintings of ballerinas mask a life of arrogance.
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