Born in Tel Aviv in 1967, Etgar Keret is definitely one of the most talent writers of the new generation in Israel and probably in the World. Among his publication, the internationally acclaim novels book « The bus driver who wanted to be god & other stories » is a must-have read.
Etgar Keret also collaborates (more…)
1 commentOctober 12th, 2006 Vianney
Stories by Etgar Keret
Publisher: Actus Tragicus
JetLag is composed of five short graphic novels by Actus Tragicus comics group and based on stories by Etgar Keret. Actus Tragicus is a very creative Israeli comic book collective composed by five international acclaim artists: Mira Friednam, Yirmi Pinkus, Itzik Rennert, Rutu Mordan, Batia Kolton.
Each artist has a very distinctive style and the overall quality is good, even (more…)
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Born in Gifu, Japan in 1963, Junji Ito is a popular Japanese Horror manga artist / writer. His passion for Manga was inspired partly by his older sister who is also a drawing artist. He initially had a dental technician career and manga was only a hobby. Thanks to the success he encountered, he progressively dropped in 90’s his dental activity. (more…)
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Born in 1971, Nabiel Kanan is an acclaim British comic artist, which is rare in this country where Comic books and Graphic Novels remain quiet confidential.
There is little information about this author that refuse to do interview.
He lives in Derby, UK where he shares his time between comics, graphic novels and illustration works. (more…)
1 commentOctober 27th, 2006 Vianney
Born in 1961, in Chicago USA, Daniel Gillespie Clowes is a true genius of the alternative comic books scene. He is an author, screenwriter and cartoonist.
In 1979, after finishing high school, he attended the Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, one of the leading art schools in the United States. In his early career years, he failed to find a position (more…)
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Author: Daniel Clowes
Publisher: Fantagraphics Books
Enid and Rebecca are two cynical teenage girls, living in an unmanned American working-class neighborhood in 1990’s. In this post high school graduation period, there is not much to do around for these smart two girls beside criticize everything, the people, their sick interests, the culture …
There is something very scientific in their way to analyze (more…)
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