A Deep Six’d Publication
Japan
Creator: Shigeru Mizuki First published in in Japanese in Kodansha magazine Shukan Gendai, 1973 Published in English by : Drawn & Quarterly Year : 2018 (first publication 2011) There are not many people left who fought in the Second World War. One day (not too far in the future) there will be no one left to tell what…
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Crime
Writer : Antonio Altarriba Art : Keko Publisher : Norma Editorial – 2014 (Spanish edition) “Matar es un arte”, that is, killing is an art. What kind of art it is may lead the reader down a path that is better left sleeping. Yet, as curiosity is what makes man discover new inventions, so is…
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Historical
Writer : Javier Olivares Artist : Santiago García 2015, Astiberri (Spain) / Fantagraphics (USA) Art, it should be noted, is not something that happens per se. The presence of a man performing the action is required, as a nook cannot be written by itself, nor a picture be painted by a paintbrush. This leads to…
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