Graphic Novels
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Why Alice Oseman’s graphic novel series ‘Heartstopper’ is Gen Z’s defining publishing phenomenon
‘Heartstopper’ depicts the giddying highs and dizzying lows of being young, queer and in love.
Penni Russon, The Conversation
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From ‘Superman’ to ‘Maus’, why Jewish creators are a fundamental part of comic book history
Contemporary Jewish creators have adapted the comics into different art forms.
Alex Fitch, The Conversation
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Banning ‘Maus’ only exposes the significance of this searing graphic novel about the Holocaust
With editions flying off the shelves and comic book stores giving away copies, the ban has renewed interest in this masterly work.
Biz Nijdam, The Conversation
Trending
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‘Saffronisation of Doordarshan’: After DD News unveils new logo, social media users express alarm
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Carnatic music: Violinist L Subramaniam’s new book looks at the 18th-century masters
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‘Do Aur Do Pyaar’ review: Adultery saga has a maths problem
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TISS suspended Dalit PhD scholar for protesting Centre’s policies, alleges student body
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‘Love Sex Aur Dhokha 2’ review: Laboured and barely provocative
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‘Graphic medicine’: How autobiographical comics artists are changing our understanding of illness
They inject a human element into medicalised spaces, pushing back against data-driven, objective notions of the human condition.
Shannon Sandford, The Conversation
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Marjane Satrapi’s ‘Persopolis’ was published 21 years ago. What does reading it today in India mean?
With a Hindi edition published, the graphic novel acquires a fresh urgency in India’s current sociopolitical climate.
Angana Moitra
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In love with your superheroes? ‘The Boys’ graphic novel series shows you what they’re really up to
Here’s the original origin story of the breakthrough web series.
Nair DA
Video
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Watch: This fan-made trailer imagines Henry Cavill and Margot Robbie starring in a James Bond film
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Watch: Mount Ruang erupts in Indonesia, spewing columns of ash and lava
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Watch: Unbelievable scenes of flooding in Dubai airport, streets, and malls after heavy rain in UAE
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Indian elections: How secure is the EVM-VVPAT process?
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Watch: Footballers of Indian clubs walk out on the pitch with dogs to get them adopted
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Nandita Basu’s graphic novel ‘The Piano’ is an unusual story of a woman’s friendship with music
The narrative follows a century-old German piano travelling from pre-war Europe through colonial India to Mumbai in 2012.
Devarsi Ghosh
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What (and how) to read and write without guilt during a pandemic: A graphic narrative
‘We tend to turn to art in dark times...and the times sure are dark now.’
Anoushka Shyam
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A UN aid worker took the horrors of Sri Lanka’s civil war and turned conflict into a graphic novel
‘Vanni’, by Benjamin Dix and Lindsay Pollock – takes the viewer into environments, such as torture cells, inaccessible to most.
Benjamin Dix, The Conversation
The Reel
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‘Trap’ trailer: M Night Shyamalan’s thriller stars Josh Hartnett as a serial killer
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Watch: Five directors shoot on iPhones for MAMI Mumbai Film Festival initiative
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‘Do Aur Do Pyaar’ review: Adultery saga has a maths problem
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‘Love Sex Aur Dhokha 2’ review: Laboured and barely provocative
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‘Civil War’ review: An urgent film about a barely-distant future
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‘Pashmina’: How a graphic artist reads and responds to a graphic novel
Nidhi Chanani’s book follows the life of an Indian-American teenager and sees hope amidst confusion.
Udeshi Basu
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‘Adult comics, for adults’: Will Eisner and the break-out story of the graphic novel
In the ’70s graphic novels had little in common – a form popularised by American cartoonist Will Eisner they were alike in what they were trying not to be.
Jean-Matthieu Méon, The Conversation
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Season Three of ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ is on, but the graphic novel is a unique way to read the book
Renée Nault’s storyline and art hark back to the original novel rather than mining the film or the series.
Arunima Mazumdar
The Field
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Wrestling, Asian Olympic Qualifiers: Aman loses in semi-final as Indian men fail to win Paris quotas
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Shooting, Indian Olympic trials: Esha Singh, Bhavesh Shekhawat lead in respective 25m pistol events
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Wrestling, Asian Olympic Qualifiers: Deepak Punia, Sujeet Kalkal fail to make weigh-ins in time
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Chess, Candidates 2024: Gukesh Dommaraju picks up win to become joint-leader with two rounds to go
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Hockey: Salima Tete 2.0 – a speedster who is adding confidence and creativity to her improving game