Fabulous review by @DavidMarkHerman of The English GI: World War II Graphic Memoir in today's Jewish Chronicle. All the more poignant as my grandfather was a huge admirer and supporter of David's late father, the painter, Joseph Herman. @JewishChron. tinyurl.com/4cyf5u3a
I interviewed cartoonist and animator Alex Potts about his excellent new slice-of-life graphic novel Was That Normal?
We discuss zines, @AveryHillPubl , working from home, modern isolation, animation, and the three-year process behind the book. jsandlergraphicmemoir.substa…
82nd anniversary of D-Day my interview with Scott Chantler on Two Generals—his acclaimed graphic memoir based on the experiences of his grandfather
One of the most compelling WWII graphic memoirs from the perspective of an Allied citizen soldier.
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I'm partnering with @Menschpublishi1 to help build a graphic books imprint focused on graphic memoir, literary graphic novels, and ambitious graphic storytelling.
We're actively looking for submissions.
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Sad to hear of the passing of Barney Frank, the legendary Democratic congressman, aged 86.
I first learnt about Frank through Eric Orner’s superb graphic biography Smahtguy. jsandlergraphicmemoir.substa…
Thanks to @JSandler1978 for mentioning A VISIT TO MOSCOW, illustrated by @ZNayberg, as one of the graphic novels he has covered that "combine stunning artwork with minimalist storytelling and a relatively short narrative, yet linger long after reading": jsandlergraphicmemoir.substa…
New interview with Brooklyn-based, Kyiv-born artist Yevgenia Nayberg on her haunting new graphic memoir Chernobyl, Life, and Other Disasters — Soviet Jewish identity, memory, migration, and life after Chernobyl.jsandlergraphicmemoir.substa…
Caught up with Alex Frith to talk Two Heads — a 300-page graphic collaboration with neuroscientists Uta & Chris Frith, illustrated by Daniel Locke.
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Jonathan Baylis on twenty years of So Buttons, collaborating with artists like Noah Van Sciver, and building one of indie comics’ most distinctive autobiographical series.
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New on Substack: my interview with Julia Alekseyeva about Soviet Daughter: A Graphic Revolution — a powerful graphic memoir spanning revolution, war, migration, and identity.
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For all the dullard antisemites a few weeks ago who were demanding to know why Jews had their own community security and ambulances:
This. This is why.
Donna Druchunas on Comics: Make, Savor, Share
Lithuanian roots, Jewish identity & antisemitism through comics
A different approach to making and sharing work—no deadlines, no gatekeepers.
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New interview with Amy Kurzweil
We discuss Flying Couch and Artificial: A Love Story — from Holocaust memory to AI, archives, and intergenerational identity.
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