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Daniel Clowes' Oakland Is for Damaged Loversnew

His comics let romance take center stage -- sort of.
East Bay Express |
Stefanie Kalem |
04-21-2011 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Illustrator Chris Lane Plays Off Our Pathogen Fears in His New Graphic Novelnew
Zombies: A Record of the Year of Infection imagines a public health crisis in the year 2012 caused by a sickness that percolates through the air and gets under people's skin. By the end of the year, more than five billion people have succumbed. The idea is horrifying, but in a weirdly seductive way.
East Bay Express |
Rachel Swan |
10-28-2009 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Nate Powell on His Descent into Madnessnew
Powell has long used mental illness as an artistic muse. His new graphic novel Swallow Me Whole has a story line that's entirely inside the main character's head, with no explanation of what she is thinking.
East Bay Express |
Rachel Swan |
10-29-2008 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Graphic Novelist Hope Larson Debuts New Booknew

Larson, a rising star in the world of graphic novels, is back with her new tale of two nerdy girls at summer camp, Chiggers.
Mountain Xpress |
Anne Fitten Glenn |
06-26-2008 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Q&A with Bryan Lee O'Malley of Scott Pilgrim Booksnew
O'Malley is the 29-year-old creator of the popular comic book series that integrates familiar Gen Y tropes with fantasy elements borrowed from video games.
The Portland Mercury |
Alison Hallet |
05-09-2008 |
Author Profiles & Interviews