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The Graphic Novel – Raise it up!

OPB’s Think Out Loud recently [re?]aired The Rise of the Graphic Novel.  During the show they discuss the difference between comics and the graphic novel, which, IMHO, there really isn’t one.  One of the guests echoed my sentiments when he said, “graphic novels are just comics with spines.”  And that is book spine, of course.  [...]

Kazuo Umeza – Cat Eyed Boy

Created in the late 60s by Kazuo Umeza, Cat Eyed Boy [shouldn't there be a hyphen in there somewhere?] is a horror/comedy manga about a half-[cat]demon, half-child that has been cast out of the demon world for looking too human. Shunned by humans as well, he wonders from village to village, living in attics, [...]