Author Archives: Michelle White

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“Red: A Haida Manga”

By | Aug 23, 2016 | Reviews

Melding traditional Haida storytelling with Japanese influences, “Red: A Haida Manga” is a revenge story with eye-scorchingly beautiful art. Written and illustrated by Michael Nicoll Yahgulanaas An innovative graphic novel, Red is the epic tale of a Haida hero, his rage and his quest for retribution. Referencing a classic Haida oral narrative, this stunning full-colour […]

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“The Book of Grickle”

By | Jul 12, 2016 | Reviews

Who’s ready to get sad? That’s probably not a great way start to a review, but I should get it out of the way that Graham Annable’s short comics, collected in lovely hardback by Dark Horse, kind of bummed me out. They also made me laugh and generally just feel stuff, which is about all […]

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“The Arrival”

By | May 31, 2016 | Reviews

Wordless pieces are a minority in the comics world, inhabiting a niche without calling much attention to themselves. But with a first experience like “Ojingogo”, it was hard to resist the quiet allure of “The Arrival”. Shaun Tan’s tale of a man’s adventures in a fantastical city is lively, heartwarming, and worthy of multiple reads. […]

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This Month in Comics: April 2015

By | May 4, 2015 | Columns

April may be the cruelest month (it certainly was for us sun-starved Montrealers), but the comics news it brought was largely LOL-worthy. The high point, of course, was the release of the first image of Jared Leto as the Joker. Watching the comic world react to this made Twitter-scrolling especially enjoyable. (Let’s not forget the […]

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Wiebe and Christmas’s “Pisces” #1 Will Leave Your Head Swimming [Review]

By | May 1, 2015 | Reviews

Kurtis Wiebe’s last jaunt into horror, “Green Wake”, was a Lynchean experience that lingered in our memories. Johnnie Christmas’s idiosyncratic work on “Sheltered” was eye-catching and visceral. There were always going to be high expectations for a Shadowline horror series featuring both these talents, but with its nihilistic tone – and buckets of blood – […]

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Struble and Grace Hit Home As Always With “The Li’l Depressed Boy: Supposed to Be There Too” #4

By | Apr 3, 2015 | Reviews

Matters aren’t so much depressing as blisteringly awkward in this, the twentieth issue overall of “The Li’l Depressed Boy”. Written by Shaun Steven Struble Illustrated by Sina Grace “IT’S NOT MY BIRTHDAY” Surprises abound as LDB meets Spike’s friends and family. These past few issues have been close to happy for LDB. It’s not that […]

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