TRIBUTE / by Roberts, Nora, 1950- author 465662

“…Plunging into the project with gusto, Cilla’s almost too busy and exhausted to notice her neighbor, graphic novelist Ford Sawyer. Determined not to carry on the family tradition of ill-fated romances, Cilla steels herself against Ford’s quirky charm, though she can’t help indulging in a little fantasy. …”

L’Humpur en BD : de fabuleuses frontières by Florence Plet-Nicolas

“…A former novel has been yet converted in strips by another artists (Les Guerriers du silence) ; but here, Bordage practises a new job, graphic novelist ; for this medium crosses text and drawing, involving a collective work with the drawer and the colourists. …”
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Il corpo distopico e il corpo utopico nei graphic novel di Zuzu by Gaetano Lacalandra

“… Questo studio si occupa di inserire la graphic novelist italiana Zuzu in quella corrente internazionale di fumettisti (Spiegelman, Sacco e Satrapi) che per mezzo dei loro graphic novel di genere autobiografico presentano esperienze personali intrise di valore politico, seguendo il concetto de ‘il personale è politico’ coniato dalla femminista Carol Hanisch. …”
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Eco-Consciousness and Eco-Semiotics in Amruta Patil’s Kari: An Exploration of Queer Ecology by Jensi Helan J, Rashmi Borah

“…Kari, written by the first female graphic novelist, stands as a pioneering Indian lesbian graphic novel that effectively dismantles prevailing societal norms and challenges perspectives on genderqueer individuals. …”
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Marjane Satrapi and the Graphic Novels from and about the Middle East by Chris Reyns-Chikuma, Houssem Ben Lazreg

“…In this article, we examine the literary, aesthetic, and thematic influences of Satrapi on other North African and Middle Eastern graphic novelists. The corpus we selected encompasses five main countries (Egypt, Iran, Lebanon, Palestine, Turkey) as well as the Maghreb (e.g., Tunisia, Algeria, Libya) due to the strong linguistic and religious ties with the Middle East. …”
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