Alex Fitch talks to creators of autobiographical comics and graphic novels inspired by life
Laurence Grove
Outside In: A Comic Reader’s Look at Academic Comic Journals
Peter Duncan offers a layman’s eye review of three academic comic journals
Wonderlands Wanders Back to Sunderland in May
Wonderlands – a creative expo that saw the eyes of the graphic novel world fall on Sunderland last year is returning for a second year in May, after gaining international recognition in 2015. Wonderlands – the UK Graphic Novel Expo, named as a nod… Read More ›
Through the Looking Glass: Inside the pages of the Oldest Comic in the World
Article first published 15th March 2016 By Laurence Grove, University of Glasgow Here’s a good pub quiz question: what was the world’s first comic? If you’ve no idea, don’t feel too foolish. It wasn’t even recognised by experts until a… Read More ›
Pondering the French delight of the "Ninth Art"
Publishers Berghahn Books have released a paperback edition of Comics in French by Laurence Grove, which offers an in depth study to the development of bande dessinée. Whereas in English-speaking countries comics are often considered, beyond the comics community, for… Read More ›