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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Thriller: A serial killer is on the loose, murdering India’s famous nuclear scientists one by one
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These innovations have made Amrik Sukhdev Dhaba in Murthal the truck drivers’ favourite since 1967
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How Imran Khan found a friend in Donald Trump during a 2019 meeting in Washington DC
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In Sambhal, Muslims allege UP police stormed booths, snatched IDs and beat up voters on polling day
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Why are so many young Indians trading in cryptocurrency, especially in tier-two cities?
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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: Students in Pakistan enact moments from Anant Ambani and Radhika Merchant’s pre-wedding event
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‘Hind’s Hall’: Rapper Macklemore releases poignant song in support of Palestine, US campus protests
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Met Gala 2024: From Alia Bhatt to Isha Ambani, what Indians in attendance wore
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Watch: South Korean band performs Rabindra Sangeet accompanied by traditional Korean instruments
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Watch: This man fused hip-hop with Bharatnatyam to dance to Shakira’s ‘Hips Don’t Lie’
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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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‘Murder in Mahim’ review: A crime as unjust as wrongful death
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‘Srikanth’ review: An inspiring tale of remarkable achievement
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‘The Boy and the Heron’ review: An animation legend rolls out enchantment and emotional resonance
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Watch: Politics, ambition and crime in Vasantha Balan’s ‘Thalaimai Seyalagam’
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The enduring influence of the fantasy film ‘Pathala Bhairavi’ on Telugu cinema
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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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IPL 2024: Gill and Sudharsan’s tons help Gujarat beat Chennai and stay in playoff hunt
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Athletics, Doha Diamond League as it happened: Neeraj Chopra finishes second; Kishore Jena ninth
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Delhi court frames sexual harassment charges against BJP MP Brij Bhushan Singh
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Table Tennis, Saudi Smash: Manika Batra’s dream run ends in quarter-finals
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Athletics, Doha Diamond League 2024: Neeraj Chopra, Kishore Jena open season – All you need to know