Author Archives: Paul Lai

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Teaching Comics, Learning Comics: A Conversation with Gene Luen Yang (Part 1 of 3)

By | Sep 28, 2015 | Longform

Gene Luen Yang is a little nervous about his next book.  Why would the 2015 Eisner winner for Best Writer have even the faintest apprehensions about his latest graphic novel, “Secret Coders,” drawn by Mike Holmes, and releasing today, September 28th, from First Second? Holmes’ art is adept and charming.  First Second’s publishing record is enviable and […]

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Welcome to the Spectrum Age

By | Jul 14, 2015 | Longform

Following Saturday’s Eisner Awards announcements at San Diego Comic Con, comics watchers’ commentaries will no doubt note that despite standbys like JH Williams III, Dave Stewart, and Darwyn Cooke, the industry is again spotlighting its diversity of subjects, audiences, and creators: “Lumberjanes” came away a big winner, Venezuelan artist Jorge Corona got Russ Manning Award-love, […]

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More Dispatches from Image Expo

By | Jul 7, 2015 | News

To add to our write-ups of various future titles announced at Image Expo last Thursday, Paul Lai has the following tidbits from the Expo press conferences about these forthcoming books already whetting Image fans’ appetites. Read these as toppings to add flavor to the official releases of the whole list of Image Expo titles. Jason […]

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“The One %” by Kaare Andrews [Dispatches from Image Expo]

By | Jul 6, 2015 | News

Paul Lai was lucky enough to be at Image Expo last Thursday for Multiversity. Here’s what he learned about one of the announced books, Kaare Kyle Andrews’ “The One %.” Kaare Kyle Andrews is coming off a twelve issue run on “Iron Fist: The Living Weapon” where he was The Living Comicbook Machine, tackling writing, […]

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Image Expo: A Report From the Inside

By | Jul 3, 2015 | Longform

As usual, the news came fast and furious from Image Expo, the sixth since the company started the event in 2012 to unveil projects and promote its brand, Steve Jobs/Apple-style. With the privilege of attending the press conferences on behalf of Multiversity, I want to offer a day’s-end recap, with a promise for more observations […]

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Image Expo 2015 Live Coverage

By | Jul 2, 2015 | News

Every January and July, Image Comics brings us a live event that is part press conference, part keynote address, and part super hype machine – that’s right, today is Image Expo! Our intrepid writer Paul Lai is on site for the event, and you can follow along with his tweets, as well as the official […]

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“Dragon’s Breath and Other True Stories” by MariNaomi [2015 Eisner Nominee]

By | Jun 10, 2015 | Reviews

This week, we are offering reflections on the six nominees for the 2015 Eisner Award for Best Reality-Based Work, while contemplating larger questions of the variety of ways comics can uniquely crystallize reality for readers. Written and Illustrated by MariNaomi Published by Uncivilized Books, softcover, B&W, 382 pages. In this collection of raw, emotionally honest […]

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“Hazardous Tales: Treaties, Trenches, Mud, and Blood” by Nathan Hale [2015 Eisner Nominee]

By | Jun 10, 2015 | Reviews

This week, we are offering reflections on the six nominees for the 2015 Eisner Award for Best Reality-Based Work, while contemplating larger questions of the variety of ways comics can uniquely crystallize reality for readers. Written and Illustrated by Nathan Hale Amulet Books, Hardcover, Two-color Illustrations, 128 pages World War I set the tone for […]

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