Leonard Pierce reviews the lively efficiency of Erik Kriek’s The Exile - “The overall experience of reading The Exile, though, especially after finishing, is that of a rip-roaring old adventure story, a true throwback to a previous era of comics narrative.

The American Library Association announced their full 2022 reading lists for the best graphic novels for adults and children, drawn from titles published in late 2021 through 2022 - the lists seek “to increase awareness of the graphic novel medium, raise voices of diverse comics creators, and aid library staff in the development of graphic novel collections.”.The HarperCollins Union shared news that their sitting down at the negotiation table with representatives for the publisher had led to a tentative agreement being reached regarding changes to starting salaries, union protections, and workplace diversity - union members have been on strike since November 2022.Scottish publisher DC Thomson, owner of The Beano, announced last week that they will be cutting 300 of their 1,600 staff, as the company seeks to make £10 million in savings - the National Union of Journalists shared figures that the savings gained by the redundancies are less than half the amount paid out in dividends to DC Thomson’s shareholders in 2022.Starting the week’s selection with auction news, and the original black and white illustration for the 1942 album of Hergé’s Tintin in America sold last week for over $2.3 million, hitting the lower end of estimates for the sale, but still setting a new record for a piece of black and white art by the Belgian creator - this sale comes two years after the painting originally intended to serve as the cover for Tintin and the Blue Lotus sold at auction for $3.9 million.Valentine’s Day, flitting past the calendar in quick succession - events guaranteed to foster feelings of jubilation, sadness, or marked indifference, depending on the observer, much like this week’s links, a selection of which can be found below.Ĭashier Counter of the Record Store /PtAhQtR1hw Tietäväinen’s previous graphic novel, Birds and Seas (2003), was also published in France by Delcourt.Features I Was Borne Upon The Tide – This Week’s LinksĪnd so we bid farewell for another year to both the Super Bowl and St. He won the 2011 Graphic Novel Finlandia Prize for his graphic novel Invisible Hands, which has also been published in Arabic (Sefsafa), German (Avant), French (Casterman) and Swedish (Epix). In 2011 he was selected to receive the most distinguished cultural prize in Finland, the Finnish Cultural Foundation Award. He has been awarded several times for his artwork. 1970) is an exceptionally talented cartoonist, illustrator and graphic designer.

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