Monday, January 22, 2007
Reviewers from the North
:: Posted by Bryan @ 1/22/2007 03:21:00 AM 1. Writing for the Kitchener-Waterloo Record, Alex Good tackles John Bell's Invaders from the North: How Canada Conquered the Comic Book Universe. He notes,
For the most part, Bell's text is long on information -- names, dates and titles -- and short on close analysis.
But it's much more than just a reference book or coffee-table tribute.
There are wonderful pictures, many of them of rare material and almost all reproduced in full colour. And then there are the two "Spotlight" chapters that step outside the chronological survey for an in-depth look at the development of native Canadian superheroes and the work of Chester Brown.
2. Writing in the Whitehorse Daily Star, Andrew Hoshkiw profiles dj and graphic novelist Kid Koala, who is appearing in that Northern city. The turntablist doesn't talk about his comics which makes me wonder why I'm linking to the article...Labels: comics scholarship, profiles, reviews
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