graphic novel
ESSAY / A surreal graphic novel by Subimal Misra
As I read Subimal Misra–I was therefore seized by the urge to bring out his stories, or "anti-stories", in graphic form
BOOK REVIEW: GRAPHIC NOVEL / A love letter to traveling with friends
A review of ‘Roaming’ (Drawn and Quarterly, 2023) by Mariko Tamaki and Jillian Tamaki
ESSAY / The Palestinian crisis, Holocaust production, and ‘Maus’
This is part of a grand narrative that, offensive as it is, asks why the Jewish people let themselves be killed, instead of asking why the system enabled it to happen–the same narrative also exists in the cases of colonialism and slavery.
Book Review: Fiction / ‘The Dark Elf Trilogy’: The synergy between the novels and graphic novels
By visually capturing the characters, landscapes, and action scenes, the graphic novels enhance the reading experience and offer a fresh perspective on the beloved story.
Fiction / AI generated Bangladeshi comic ‘Manobjatir Grohon’: An initiative with potential
We find out that civilisation underwent the threat of extinction, where only a few survived. About 100 years later, Anika, a 19-year-old girl, comes across an orb-like glowing “machine” that is meant to “change the fate of the current humanity forevermore.”
INTERVIEW / ‘Mujib’ graphic novels: ‘Drawing a young Mujib and ensuring its acceptability was my biggest challenge’
I had to go through any and every film I could find that was set around the 1950s and after to understand how the society was during that time.
The much awaited “The Sandman” series premieres in August
As someone who is a big fan of The Sandman series, I was ecstatic at the announcement, with only a little bit of dread over whether the adaptation will do right by the comic series.
For fans of ‘Heartstopper’, an Alice Oseman reading guide
I wanted to share my personal reading order of Alice’s work and a glance into what you can expect from each.
BOOK REVIEW: GRAPHIC NONFICTION / Alison Bechdel's 'Fun Home': A family grows into its skeletons
Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic (Houghton Mifflin, 2006) unfurls with heated family dysfunction, subtle and soaring ugliness, shame, and queer confusion. This is a story of a closeted gay father and his queer daughter, and how their bearings align.
Graphic novel on Bangabandhu launched
The Centre for Research and Information (CRI) launches the first episode of graphic novel series on autobiography of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman