By: Heidi MacDonald,
on 4/15/2016
§ Blutch, Blutch, Blutch. French artist Christian Hincker, aka Blutch is a cartoon god in Europe, but known only to Euro comics experts here. The new New York Review of Books edition of PEPLUM is his first long work to be translated into English. It’s no easy reader; a mystical narrative that takes element from the […]
By: Heidi MacDonald,
on 3/30/2016
It was a fantastic day for artful, intelligent comics when the New York Review of Books added comics to its publishing line. The focus so far is on making obscure graphic novels available again, and the March 22 release of Mark Beyer’s riotous Agony sets an interesting tone for the line. Beyer’s work, which is about the size […]
By: Heidi MacDonald,
on 10/21/2015
New comics company alert! This is one that has been brewing for a while and you will not believe where it's coming from. The New York Review of Book, a publication that usually has the word "august" appended to it, is launching a line of graphic novels, with new editions of classic works by Mark Beyer, Blutch, Glen Baxter and more. The new imprint is in the tradition of their NYRB Classics line of prose reprints (And also a little reminiscent of Dover's recent efforts along those lines.)
It’s also worth noting that the lettering for the NYRB English version of PEPLUM was hand lettered by the late, great Jess Johnson. He did a beautiful job of capturing Blutch’s distinct line.