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Readers unfamiliar with the romance genre often have wildly inaccurate misconceptions about it. No, romances are not just predictable tales in which brawny, shirtless men sweep passive women off their [...]

Why do comics matter? At the risk of sounding completely self-absorbed, I'm going to answer this question by talking about me. I am an Asian American cartoonist. I'm going to [...]

The article presents the author's views on enjoying learning English alongside immigrant parents, emphasizing the importance of children's literature in their multilingual household. It mentions their journey into comics, highlighting the industry's challenges in the '90s and the turning point with the success of "American Born Chinese," advocating for a deeper appreciation of art and the bonds formed through shared passions.

When I was a kid, my local comic shop was in a strip mall about 10 minutes away from my home. It was one of my favorite places in the [...]

When I was a kid, I was pretty shy. After I switched schools in the third grade, it took me months to make my first friend. I didn't used to [...]

After months of pleading, I finally convinced my mom to take me to our local comic shop. What she saw there did not make her happy. Ma, they're barbarians! That's [...]

This is a more complete version of the story than the one that appeared in print. CAPTION(S): [...]

LITTLE WHITE DUCK A Childhood in China By Na Liu and Andrs Vera Martnez Illustrated by Andrs Vera Martnez 108 pp. Graphic Universe. Paper, $9.95. (Middle grade; ages 9 to [...]

SHADOW By Suzy Lee Unpaged. Chronicle Books. $15.99 (Ages 4 to 8) MIRROR By Jeannie Baker Unpaged. Candlewick Press. $18.99 (Ages 5 and up) For years a gulf in the [...]

My friend and fellow author Marsha Qualey says that an equation lies at the heart of every Young Adult novel: POWER + BELONGING = IDENTITY I'm sure you can find [...]

THE ARRIVAL By Shaun Tan. Unpaged. Arthur A. Levine Books/Scholastic. $19.99. (Ages 10 and up) Some of the most accomplished graphic novels in existence are never identified as such. Maurice [...]

When I first started making comics, I drew on 2-ply Bristol board. I inked with a sable hair brush and a bottle of India ink. Why? Because that's how Stan [...]

Stitches: A Memoir. By David Small. W. W. Norton, 336 pp., $24.95. Undergoing surgery at age 14, Small lost all but one of his vocal chords. In his debut graphic [...]

Asterios Polyp. By David Mazzucchelli. Pantheon, 344 PP., $29.95. The story of a self-absorbed architect told from the vantage point of his stillborn twin. With beautiful, crisp cartooning, Mazzucchelli details [...]

The author reflects on the antagonistic relationship between Christianity and comics. Christianity and comic books have similarities, particularly the stories of their establishment and development. Comic book stories also have Jewish roots, like the stories of Moses and Superman, and of Lucifer echoed by Green Lantern mythos. Enmity between Christianity and comics emerged despite their shared heritage with the growth of popular culture.

A comic strip related to not allowing readers to obtain materials in a library by Gene Luen Yang is presented.