Josh Neufeld’s graphic novel A.D.: New Orleans After the Deluge combines anthropological study with innovative nonfiction storytelling.
First published as a serialized webcomic in SMITH magazine, Neufeld’s story portrays the aftermath of the devastation in Louisiana through interviews with real survivors, accounts taken from print media, and his own experiences as a Red Cross volunteer following the storm.
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Hannah Berry’s debut graphic novel, Britten and Brülightly, is a gorgeously rendered murder mystery that comes up somewhere between The Triplets of Belleville and The Big Sleep. A graduate of Brighton University’s illustration program, Berry is all too eager to fill the twin roles of author and artist, giving her satisfyingly complex story an enthusiastic momentum. Our sister publication Boldtype caught up with Berry to talk about artistic masochism, the balance between writing and visualizing, and her love of the Coen Brothers.
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