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Showing posts with label book review. Show all posts
Showing posts with label book review. Show all posts
Tuesday, March 10, 2026

Review Essay: The Glamour of Ink, the Grind of Labor - on CJ Standal's Comics: The Call and the Cost

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  Review Essay:   CJ Standal. Comics:   The Call and the Cost. CJ Standal Productions, 2026. 404 pp. US $6.99 (Ebook), ISBN:   979-8-98...
Friday, February 20, 2026

Graphic Novel Review: I Won’t Pretend These Missiles Are Stars. Life in Iran During the 12-Day War. An Anthology from The Cartoonist Collective in Tehran

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 reviewed by  John A. Lent,  Founding Publisher/Editor-in Chief,  International Journal of Comic Art The Cartoonist Collective. I Won’t Pret...
Wednesday, February 11, 2026

Book Review - The Early Reception of Manga in the West

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 r eviewed by C.T. Lim Martin de la Iglesia. The Early Reception of Manga in the West. Ch. A. Bachmann Verlag, 2023. ISBN 978-3-96234-077-3....
Wednesday, January 28, 2026

Book Review - The Color of Paper: Representing Race in the Comics Medium by Chris Gavaler

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 reviewed by Hélène Tison Chris Gavaler. The Color of Paper: Representing Race in the Comics Medium. Ohio State University Press, 2026. htt...
Saturday, December 27, 2025

Book Review: Manga: A New History of Japanese Comics by Eike Exner (UPDATED)

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Reviewed by John A. Lent, International Journal of Comic Art (UPDATED 12/28 with a response from Exner) Eike Exner. Manga:   A New History o...
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