THE COMICS JOURNALさんのイラストまとめ

Sally Bryden @femboigarfield reviews Queen of the Ring, a new collection of wrestling drawings by Jaime Hernandez “where it has remained 1965 forever, a lawless land of tough old broads biting gashes into the razor-sliced foreheads of softbodied rookies.” https://t.co/gChdhuYpYN

Anya Davidson @anyapdavidson reviews The Secret to Superhuman Strength, the new graphic novel by Alison Bechdel: “...although it’s not explicitly stated in the book, Bechdel’s search for enlightenment must encompass some artistic experimentation...” https://t.co/eXWfPCL44j

Tiffany Babb @explodingarrow interviews the artist Shing Yin Khor — an Ignatz winner and author of the new historical fiction graphic novel The Legend of Auntie Po — with a special focus on the qualities of nature and craft. https://t.co/6CVrBWxPSj

Timothy Callahan @TimCallahan reviews Factory Summers, an account of artist Guy Delisle’s seasonal employment at a paper mill as a younger man. Comparisons to Godard abound! https://t.co/BodfwOFzoU

Former Comics Journal editor RJ Casey returns with praise for Francis Bacon, a “peculiar memoir” by cartoonist E.A. Bethea: “filled with spiraling allusions and alliterations, all conveyed with a smirking, inviting confidence...” https://t.co/cCP07y0Zrq

New today - Helen Chazan reviews Tono Monogatari, the newest release of translated manga by the late Shigeru Mizuki, and wonders if the persona of this beloved master doesn’t serve to obscure more complex readings of his yōkai stories. https://t.co/ALaN8Mxni4

The stirring conclusion to Knightfall a la Tegan @tegan_oneil5000 hones in on Batman as a masculine symbol: how movies subverted it; how fans demanded it; what it means to Break the Bat. https://t.co/bUP4j0BNtz

For your Monday: Sara Lautman @saralautman interviews cartoonist Beatrix Urkowitz on the manipulativeness of story structure, experiencing joy without shame, and the greatness of Robert Ashley. Don’t miss a special Pride Month Comics Roundtable at the end! https://t.co/LoHBEoSTyM

What startling denouement has presented before these eyes? You will never know unless you read the 5th and final day of A Cartoonist’s Diary by Max Huffman @maxhuffman https://t.co/4Dtkc8qaSf

Technology usurps nature in Day 4 of the Max Huffman @maxhuffman Cartoonist’s Diary. https://t.co/mApFkd1ES7