Between Myth and History: An Interview with Travis Elborough
When we learnt the nursery rhyme about the bridge at school our teacher made a remark about it being sold to America, and my interest was piqued at a young ...
Art, Arts & Culture, Comics, Literature
Graphic Collection: New York Drawings by Adrian Tomine
A recurring theme is the discovery of the city’s beauty in unexpected places. The introductory three-page comic depicting the artist’s social anxiety about being at a publishing party alone gives ...
Adrian Tomine: the Raymond Carver of Illustration
I love Carver, of course, but I’m not exceptionally well-read, so I actually discovered his work when his name started popping up in reviews of my comics. I felt obligated ...
Novel: Wild Abandon by Joe Dunthorne
The follow up to 2008’s acclaimed Submarine, Joe Dunthorne’s second novel, Wild Abandon, takes as ...
Out of this World at the British Library
With ‘Out of This World’, the British Library has crafted a comprehensive, interplanetary journey through Science Fiction, perhaps the most inventive and ingenious of storytelling genres, but also ...