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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‘Supporter of BJP met me’: Surat candidates on the various reasons they withdrew from the election
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Microcontrollers in EVMs, VVPATs do not recognise party and candidate, observes Supreme Court
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CAA is a letdown, but Bengali Hindus in Assam are unlikely to ditch BJP
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What Sudhir Kakar (1938-2024) had to say on violence, secularism, and religion in India
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Over 17,400 citizens write to EC seeking action against PM Narendra Modi for hate speech
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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: K-Pop singer Aoora sings in Assamese as he collaborates with Nilotpal Bora in a new folk song
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Watch Anu Malik and Sonu Nigam’s impromptu performance of ‘Main Hoon Na’ at Farah Khan’s home
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Watch: Doordarshan newsreader faints on live TV in Kolkata owing to severe heat
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Watch: Spice Girls sing ‘Stop’ as bandmates reunite to celebrate Victoria Beckham’s 50th birthday
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Watch: Over 350 ballerinas come together to break the world record for standing on tip toes
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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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In ‘Tahader Katha’, the many partitions endured by a freedom fighter
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Watch: Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman in ‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ trailer
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Start the week with a film: A legend returns in ‘Bob Marley: One Love’
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In Cannes-bound ‘In Retreat’, a Ladakh that has rarely been seen before
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‘Trap’ trailer: M Night Shyamalan’s thriller stars Josh Hartnett as a serial killer
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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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Boxing: Preeti to headline India’s 50-member squad for Asian U-22 & Youth Boxing Championship
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Watch, highlights ISL 2023-24: Odisha FC beat Mohun Bagan Super Giant in first leg of semi-final
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Archery, World Cup Stage I: Indian men’s and women’s compound teams through to finals
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ISL 2023-24: How first-time head coach Petr Kratky helped Mumbai City FC pick up the pieces
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IPL 2024: Marcus Stoinis helps Lucknow breach the Chennai fortress with unbeaten century