He is currently working on the sequel, Muscle Memory: A Survivors Tale, which is being supported via Patreon. He has also drawn Doctor Who comics for IDW, but is probably best known for his graphic memoir The Spiral Cage, which explores his experiences growing up with Spina-Bifida, a condition he was born with and was not expected to survive. Love In PanelsĪl Davison is a comic creator who has worked extensively for DC/Vertigo on such titles as Vermillion, House of Mystery, The Dreaming, and The Unwritten. Once in a great while, a piece of art comes along, destroys you, and puts you back together. Altogether, an excellent story that will challenge your own preconceived notions.
Jonathan Ross, on the work of Al DavisonĪ time-twisting, genre-bending tale of limit-defying romance that is like nothing else found in comics today. One of the most consistently original and thought-provoking creators working in comics today. Alan Moore, on the work of Al DavisonĪl Davison is a true artist. Neil Gaiman, on the work of Al DavisonĪl Davison astounds us once again with his deft marriage of a personal perspective that is utterly unique and his facility for line, form and anatomy that takes the breath away. Shelly Bond, Editor/Curator, BLACK CROWNĪ religious experience, akin to dreaming with your eyes open. Interdisciplinary in scope and attuned to theories and methods from both literary and visual studies, the book provides detailed formal analysis to show that the highly personal and hand-drawn aesthetics of comics can help artists push against established narrative and visual conventions, and in the process invent new ways of seeing and being seen.Īs the first comparative study of how comics artists from a wide range of backgrounds use the form to write and draw themselves into cultural visibility, Serial Selves will be of interest to anyone interested in the current boom in autobiographical comics, as well as issues of representation in comics and visual culture more broadly.This is no ordinary bone-chilling heartstring ripper. With a focus on the comics form’s ability to produce alternative and challenging autobiographical narratives, thematic chapters investigate the work of artists writing from perspectives of marginality including gender, sexuality, disability, and race, as well as trauma. In Serial Selves, Frederik Byrn Køhlert examines the genre’s potential for representing lives and perspectives that have been socially marginalized or excluded. Autobiography is one of the most dynamic and quickly-growing genres in contemporary comics and graphic narratives.
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