Author Archives: Paul Lai

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“The Hard Tomorrow”

By | Oct 22, 2019 | Reviews

If paying attention to the world’s catastrophes makes you question bringing children into it, Eleanor Davis offers a response as lush and wild and yet as elegantly simple as her stunning art in “The Hard Tomorrow.” Written and Illustrated by Eleanor Davis Hannah is a thirty-something wife, home-health worker, and antiwar activist. Her husband, Johnny, […]

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Comics Syllabus: 206 “Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up with Me” and ALA Comics Roundtable with Alea Perez

By | Oct 22, 2019 | Podcasts

[audio: https://paulflai.com/podcast-download/1762/205-on-laura-dean-keeps-breaking-up-with-me-and-comics-in-libraries-with-alea-perez.mp3?ref=download] Or download the podcast episode here. On the Comics Syllabus today, our special guest is Alea Perez (@ShhhYeah), President-Elect of the American Library Association’s Graphic Novels and Comics Roundtable and Multiversity contributor. At (e talk about Mariko Tamaki and Rosemary Valero-O’Connell’s “Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up with Me” (First Second), this past summer’s […]

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“Avatar: The Last Airbender—Imbalance” Part 3

By and | Oct 16, 2019 | Reviews

“Avatar: The Last Airbender—Imbalance” ends up perfectly balanced in key ways and perfectly unsettled in other ways. Faith Erin Hicks and Peter Wartman have taken up the baton from Gene Luen Yang and Gurihiru beautifully, building on the thematic work their predecessors developed and taken it into new territory. This isn’t just a continuation by […]

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Comics Syllabus: 205 Kevin Huizenga’s “The River at Night” and CXC Columbus with Johnny Hall

By | Oct 8, 2019 | Podcasts

[audio: https://paulflai.com/podcast-download/1754/205-on-kevin-huizengas-the-river-at-night-and-cxc-columbus-with-johnny-hall.mp3?ref=download] Or download the podcast episode here. This week’s Comics Syllabus podcast features a discussion of Kevin Huizenga’s “The River at Night” (Drawn + Quarterly) with good friend of the podcast Johnny Hall. Johnny and Comics Syllabus host Paul met up at Cartoon Crossroads (CXC) Columbus, had a chance to meet Mr. Huizenga, and […]

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Comics Syllabus: 204 Reviews of “Guts” by Raina Telgemeier & “Simon and Louise” by Max de Radigués

By | Sep 24, 2019 | Podcasts

[audio: https://paulflai.com/podcast-download/1747/204-reviews-of-guts-by-raina-telgemeier-simon-and-louise-by-max-de-radigues.mp3?ref=download] Or download the podcast episode here. For kids and middle grade readers: “Guts” by Raina Telgemeier (Graphix) And for teens and young adults: “Simon and Louise” by Max de Radigués (Conundrum). In this pilot episode of “Comics PLEASE! Kids Graphic Novels and YA Comics for Parents, Librarians, Educators, and School-aged Enthusiasts,” @TwoPlai tries […]

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Alex Segura and Monica Gallagher Remix Noir and Superheroics in “Black Ghost”

By | Sep 17, 2019 | Interviews

In the right hands, fresh takes on noir comics can captivate anew. Alex Segura and Monica Gallagher are just the right creators for that task. “Black Ghost” is an exciting new ComiXology Originals vigilante noir series written by Alex Segura and Monica Gallagher, with art by George Kambadais (“Grave Lilies,” “Short Order Crooks,” and “Double […]

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Comics Syllabus: 203 Kids Series- “Best Friends,” “Mighty Jack & Zita,” and “Hilda & the Mountain King”

By | Sep 10, 2019 | Podcasts

[audio: https://paulflai.com/podcast-download/1742/203-kids-series-best-friends-mighty-jack-zita-and-hilda-the-mountain-king.mp3?ref=download] Or download the podcast episode here. “Best Friends” by Shannon Hale and LeUyen Pham! “Might Jack and Zita the Spacegirl” by Ben Hatke! “Hilda and the Mountain King” by Luke Pearson! This week, @TwoPlai is joined by his first (and admittedly favorite) guest host of the new Comics Syllabus era– Cohost Kid! We […]

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“Mimi and the Wolves”

By | Sep 3, 2019 | Reviews

In Educated, Tara Westover writes, “My life was narrated for me by others. Their voices were forceful, emphatic, absolute. It had never occurred to me that my voice might be as strong as theirs.” As safe and comfortable as a family, a community, a hometown might be, there’s something in our human cravings that often […]

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Comics Syllabus: 202 On “King of King Court” by Travis Dandro, plus NCBD Notes

By | Aug 27, 2019 | Podcasts

[audio: https://paulflai.com/podcast-download/1733/202-king-of-king-court-by-travis-dandro-dq-plus-ncbd-notes-on-sword-sorcery-comics.mp3?ref=download] Or download the podcast episode here. First, @TwoPlai offers an analysis of “King of King Court” by Travis Dandro (Drawn & Quarterly), an affecting graphic memoir employing comics’ repertoires of subjective narrative to explore the experience of growing up with family, addiction, love, and pain. Then, a rundown of recent series that @TwoPlai […]

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Alitha Martinez Draws Depth and Builds Worlds in “Omni”

By | Aug 19, 2019 | Interviews

Coming from Humanoid’s new H1 Ignition line of realistic, super-powered heroes, last week saw the release of “Omni” #1. Alitha E. Martinez provides the gorgeous art for this unique new series, along with Devin Grayson’s script, Bryan Valenza’s colors, and A Larger World Studios’ letters. “Omni” features a unique premise. A Médecins Sans Frontières doctor […]

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Comics Syllabus: On “Hot Comb” by Ebony Flowers

By | Aug 13, 2019 | Podcasts

[audio: https://paulflai.com/podcast-download/1726/comics-syllabus-201-hot-comb-by-ebony-flowers-drawn-quarterly.mp3?ref=download] Or download the podcast episode here. On the return of the Comics Syllabus podcast, we talk about “Hot Comb” by Ebony Flowers (Drawn & Quarterly), a memoir in vignettes about Flowers coming-of-age in the Baltimore area black community as a young woman and her experiences surrounding hair, touching poignantly on race, gender, growing […]

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“In Waves”

By | Aug 12, 2019 | Reviews

No matter how cleanly psychologists delineate stages of grief or map the terrain of loss, the actual experience of losing a loved one feels more like the unpredictable and uncontrollable swells of ocean waves than hills and valleys of a hiking trail. With poetic beauty, new graphic novelist AJ Dungo captures those vacillations of solemn […]

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