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17Apr/120

Comic Preview: Bubbletown

Apologies for the short hiatus over the last few weeks, and thank you for your patience! As previously mentioned, I'm currently studying for my MLitt in Comic Studies and as the latest semester came to an end I granted myself a break from all my other writing in order to focus on essays and my own comic, created for the course.

Bubbletown will be included in Anthology Two, published by the University (probably around mid-June), to be available at conventions around the UK. Hit the jump for an exclusive preview!

Bubbletown - Cover

17Dec/112

Comic Studies: Cerebus and Seth

Those of you that follow my ramblings on Twitter will know that I am currently enrolled in a postgraduate degree in Comic Studies. I'm enjoying it immensely! The first module is on Autobiographix and Documentary Comics.

I've been writing about my progression through the course, and what comic studies itself actually entails for Comic Book Resources, and the last column has just gone live. This week was about Displaced Autobiography, focusing on Dave Sim's very controversial Cerebus, and Seth's It's a Good Life If You Don't Weaken.

Read me: Comic Studies: Cerebus and Seth

Enjoy!

Cerebus by Dave Sim

30Nov/110

Comic Studies: Metafiction Meets Autobiography

Those of you that follow my ramblings on Twitter will know that I am currently enrolled in a postgraduate degree in Comic Studies. I'm enjoying it immensely! The first module is on Autobiographix and Documentary Comics.

I'm writing about my progression through the course, and what comic studies itself actually entails for Comic Book Resources, and the latest of my columns has just gone live. This week was about metafiction in autobiographies, looking at the works of Eddie Campbell including Alan Moore's Birth Caul.

Read me: Comic Studies: Metafiction Meets Autobiography

Enjoy!

The Birth Caul and The Fate of the Artist

23Nov/113

Comic Studies: Comics and Trauma

Those of you that follow my ramblings on Twitter will know that I am currently enrolled in a postgraduate degree in Comic Studies. I'm enjoying it immensely! The first module is on Autobiographix and Documentary Comics.

I'm writing about my progression through the course, and what comic studies itself actually entails for Comic Book Resources, and the latest of my columns has just gone live. This week was about comics and trauma, looking closely at David B's Epileptic, and David Small's Stitches.

Read me: Comic Studies: Comics and Trauma

Enjoy!
Stitches by David Small

17Nov/110

Comic Studies: The Controversial Crumbs

Those of you that follow my ramblings on Twitter will know that I am currently enrolled in a postgraduate degree in Comic Studies. I'm enjoying it immensely! The first module is on Autobiographix and Documentary Comics.

I'm writing about my progression through the course, and what comic studies itself actually entails for Comic Book Resources, and the latest of my columns has just gone live. This week was about Issues of Gender, featuring the always controversial Robert Crumb and Aline Kominsky Crumb.

Read me: Comic Studies: R Crumb and Aline Kominsky

Enjoy!

The Controversial Crumbs

10Nov/110

Comic Studies: Documentary Comics

Those of you that follow my ramblings on Twitter will know that I am currently enrolled in a postgraduate degree in Comic Studies. I'm enjoying it immensely! The first module is on Autobiographix and Documentary Comics.

I'm writing about my progression through the course, and what comic studies itself actually entails for Comic Book Resources, and the latest of my columns has just gone live. This week was about documentary comics and journalism, featuring Joe Sacco's Palestine and Safe Area Goražde

Read me: Comic Studies: Documentary Comics

Enjoy!

Riki - from Safe Area Goražde by Joe Sacco