When I was a lad, the standard bio-for-young-people format was a small hardcover, heavily illustrated but written in prose, in short, punchy chapters and topping out at maybe a hundred and fifty pages. There were a lot of them: I recall shelves in classrooms and school libraries full of the things, some of them in specific series from particular publishers.
At some point since that dim misty past, the format seems to have shifted – or maybe a new format has been added, but I think the old style is at least declining if not dead – into a graphic novel that covers roughly the same territory but in a more visually exciting (and reluctant-reader-appealing) way.
Now, let’s be clear: the new style is not just for middle-schoolers who need to do a report on Random Famous Dead Person a couple of times a semester. But that is a large and powerful audience,...
At some point since that dim misty past, the format seems to have shifted – or maybe a new format has been added, but I think the old style is at least declining if not dead – into a graphic novel that covers roughly the same territory but in a more visually exciting (and reluctant-reader-appealing) way.
Now, let’s be clear: the new style is not just for middle-schoolers who need to do a report on Random Famous Dead Person a couple of times a semester. But that is a large and powerful audience,...
- 1/6/2024
- by Andrew Wheeler
- Comicmix.com
There seems to be a decent-sized, and maybe still-growing, sub-genre of graphic novel biographies out there in the world. I’ve been away from that end of publishing for a while now, so I can’t speak authoritatively to the reasons why, but my cynical side thinks they’re aimed at the middle-grade need-to-do-a-report crowd, the modern equivalent of heavily illustrated “junior biographies” from my day.
But maybe there’s a serious adult market for comics biographies of random people – who knows? The world is big and full of unlikely things. I’m definitely seeing more of them, for whatever reasons.
Such as this random book today: Lugosi: The Rise & Fall of Hollywood’s Dracula , from the cartoonist Koren Shadmi. Shadmi is Israeli by birth, and some of his early comics stories were first published in France, but he’s now resident in New York and works in English.
I...
But maybe there’s a serious adult market for comics biographies of random people – who knows? The world is big and full of unlikely things. I’m definitely seeing more of them, for whatever reasons.
Such as this random book today: Lugosi: The Rise & Fall of Hollywood’s Dracula , from the cartoonist Koren Shadmi. Shadmi is Israeli by birth, and some of his early comics stories were first published in France, but he’s now resident in New York and works in English.
I...
- 1/6/2023
- by Andrew Wheeler
- Comicmix.com
Victor is a geeky teenager, mildly bullied by the jockish types at his high school – but also smart and skilled enough to be rebuilding old game consoles to make a serious side income. He’s obsessed with Patricia (Patty), who is gorgeous and rich and blonde, in the way of a million boys before him, and has about as much chance as they do.
Maybe less of a chance, since I’d estimate nearly 5 of the panels of Koren Shadmi’s graphic novel Bionic are of Victor looking at something, usually Patty, and if he’s not gaping open-mouthed and frozen every time, well, he’s close to it. This is very much a book from the point of view of a tentative young man who doesn’t know what to do, what to say, or even what he actually wants. It’s full of moments of Victor’s confusion...
Maybe less of a chance, since I’d estimate nearly 5 of the panels of Koren Shadmi’s graphic novel Bionic are of Victor looking at something, usually Patty, and if he’s not gaping open-mouthed and frozen every time, well, he’s close to it. This is very much a book from the point of view of a tentative young man who doesn’t know what to do, what to say, or even what he actually wants. It’s full of moments of Victor’s confusion...
- 8/31/2022
- by Andrew Wheeler
- Comicmix.com
Get ready for more extraordinary genre tales from the minds behind Last Podcast of the Left and an all-star group of creators in The Last Comic Book on the Left Volume 2! We have all the details on the recently announced volume, along with an exclusive preview of artwork from Jenna Cha and Koren Shadmi!
Following the launch of The Last Comic Book On The Left this summer, curators of the grotesque Marcus Parks, Henry Zebrowski, and Ben Kissel will return this Fall with a new volume stuffed with tales disgusting, disturbing, and perversely delightful. Alongside the clandestine organization known as Z2 Comics, the minds behind Last Podcast on the Lefthave recruited a new batch of victims creators devoted to ushering terror and hilarity onto panel and page for The Last Comic Book On The Left Volume 2. These conjurors of the profane will unleash new tales featuring Bigfoot, Philip K. Dick android,...
Following the launch of The Last Comic Book On The Left this summer, curators of the grotesque Marcus Parks, Henry Zebrowski, and Ben Kissel will return this Fall with a new volume stuffed with tales disgusting, disturbing, and perversely delightful. Alongside the clandestine organization known as Z2 Comics, the minds behind Last Podcast on the Lefthave recruited a new batch of victims creators devoted to ushering terror and hilarity onto panel and page for The Last Comic Book On The Left Volume 2. These conjurors of the profane will unleash new tales featuring Bigfoot, Philip K. Dick android,...
- 6/23/2022
- by Jonathan James
- DailyDead
We all wish that our cinema heroes lead their best lives, but that's not always the case. Bela Lugosi is one such person that reached the pinnacle of popularity in 1931's Dracula, but had difficulties with typecasting, the studio system, financial woes, and addiction. Lugosi's complex professional and personal life is captured in Lugosi: The Rise and Fall of Hollywood's Dracula and I recently had a chance to catch up with Koren Shadmi to learn about his experience researching Lugosi and creating this graphic novel.
Growing up, what was your experience with watching Dracula and other films, featuring Bela Lugosi?
To be perfectly honest, I did not grow up watching any of the old Universal movies. I'm originally from Israel, and it was kind of hard to come by those movies; they never ran on TV and were rarely in theaters. In my early twenties I started watching some horror...
Growing up, what was your experience with watching Dracula and other films, featuring Bela Lugosi?
To be perfectly honest, I did not grow up watching any of the old Universal movies. I'm originally from Israel, and it was kind of hard to come by those movies; they never ran on TV and were rarely in theaters. In my early twenties I started watching some horror...
- 9/28/2021
- by Jonathan James
- DailyDead
It's been 90 years since Bela Lugosi portrayed the titular Count in the classic 1931 film, "Dracula." Lugosi's performance as the most famous of all vampires helped establish the character's iconography — his suave demeanor and vampire vords — and he would forever be identified with the role. However, in addition to Lugosi's professional triumphs onscreen, he had his share of personal troubles offscreen. Some of those will come into focus in "Lugosi: The Rise and Fall of Hollywood's Dracula," a forthcoming graphic novel from award-winning cartoonist Koren Shadmi.
Published by Humanoids, "Lugosi: The Rise and Fall of Hollywood's Dracula" is a...
The post Horror Icon Bela Lugosi's Incredible Life Story is Now a Comic — Check Out Some Exclusive Art appeared first on /Film.
Published by Humanoids, "Lugosi: The Rise and Fall of Hollywood's Dracula" is a...
The post Horror Icon Bela Lugosi's Incredible Life Story is Now a Comic — Check Out Some Exclusive Art appeared first on /Film.
- 8/31/2021
- by Joshua Meyer
- Slash Film
Jimmy Eat World lead singer Jim Adkins has shared several exclusive pages from his upcoming graphic novel, Jimmy Eat World: 555, with Rolling Stone. The comic is currently available for preorder, to be released on June 15th.
The plot of the graphic novel is based on the band’s music video for “555,” released in October 2019. The video depicts the alien Klaarg as he takes on a job as overseer of a galactic factory for Kudj Kram, a form of cloned slave labor. When the factory is targeted for closure, Klaarg realizes...
The plot of the graphic novel is based on the band’s music video for “555,” released in October 2019. The video depicts the alien Klaarg as he takes on a job as overseer of a galactic factory for Kudj Kram, a form of cloned slave labor. When the factory is targeted for closure, Klaarg realizes...
- 6/8/2021
- by Claire Shaffer
- Rollingstone.com
Like any living, breathing person, the horror genre went through a lot of changes between 2010 and 2019, but the one constant throughout the decade is that the genre continued to showcase more and more new voices and new stories (as well as many new takes on previously told stories). When you look back at the years behind 2010, I remember waiting weeks (and sometimes months) in between major horror releases in theaters, but I had to do double feature screenings just to keep up with a prolific year of horror at the cinema (and that’s not including what was being released on bookshelves and streaming services). Before history threw the last shovelful of dirt on another decade’s grave, 2019 proved that the golden age of horror has no intention of dying as we move into the 2020s, giving me plenty of viewings, readings, and experiences to include on my favorites list this year.
- 1/11/2020
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
While the ahead-of-its-time The Twilight Zone has fascinated and influenced countless viewers since it first aired in 1959, the man behind the show—the one who introduced the episodes—is equally as intriguing. With his new graphic novel, The Twilight Man: Rod Serling and the Birth of Television, Koren Shadmi looks back at the life of the legendary Rod Serling, exploring the complexities of the great creator before, during, and after The Twilight Zone, as well as his undeniable influence on the rise of television as not only a source of entertainment, but of thought-provoking (and oftentimes chilling) intellect. With The Twilight Man out now from Humanoids, we caught up with Shadmi for our latest Q&a feature to discuss researching Serling, the process of portraying his life in graphic novel form, and what he hopes readers will take away from this memoir.
Thanks for taking the time to answer questions for us,...
Thanks for taking the time to answer questions for us,...
- 12/12/2019
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
With the long-awaited arrival of October 1st, horror fans are looking forward to a month-long celebration of all things spooky and macabre. The Secret Movie Club in Los Angeles is looking to celebrate the Halloween season in style on the big screen, and we're excited to share their lineup for their Festival of Horror film series that will run throughout October and into early November.
From Bride of Frankenstein to a Twilight Zone marathon to Tobe Hooper's The Funhouse and John Carpenter's Apocalypse Trilogy, Secret Movie Club's Festival of Horror screenings will take place at the Vista Theater in Los Feliz, beginning this Friday with a screening of Donnie Darko.
We have the official press release with full details below, as well as a look at new posters that will be on sale at Festival of Horror, including new Twilight Zone artwork to celebrate the release of Koren Shadmi...
From Bride of Frankenstein to a Twilight Zone marathon to Tobe Hooper's The Funhouse and John Carpenter's Apocalypse Trilogy, Secret Movie Club's Festival of Horror screenings will take place at the Vista Theater in Los Feliz, beginning this Friday with a screening of Donnie Darko.
We have the official press release with full details below, as well as a look at new posters that will be on sale at Festival of Horror, including new Twilight Zone artwork to celebrate the release of Koren Shadmi...
- 10/1/2019
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
Exclusive The 60th anniversary of The Twilight Zone arrives next month and the late, great Rod Serling is clearly a man in demand more than four decades after his death at age 50 in 1975.
The Twilight Zone premiered on CBS in the waning months of the Eisenhower era, but more than a half-century later the brand is enjoying a resurgence, as is Serling, the creator, host, producer and social conscience behind the pioneering anthology that specialized in “imaginative tales that are not bound by time or space or the established laws of nature.”
Few shows plant a flag in the public imagination the way The Twilight Zone did. Its name, its theme music, and many of its characters (including monotone narrator Serling) became part of the American lexicon. In 2013, the WGA named it the third-best written show in television history (behind The Sopranos and Seinfeld) while TV Guide ranked it as...
The Twilight Zone premiered on CBS in the waning months of the Eisenhower era, but more than a half-century later the brand is enjoying a resurgence, as is Serling, the creator, host, producer and social conscience behind the pioneering anthology that specialized in “imaginative tales that are not bound by time or space or the established laws of nature.”
Few shows plant a flag in the public imagination the way The Twilight Zone did. Its name, its theme music, and many of its characters (including monotone narrator Serling) became part of the American lexicon. In 2013, the WGA named it the third-best written show in television history (behind The Sopranos and Seinfeld) while TV Guide ranked it as...
- 9/13/2019
- by Geoff Boucher
- Deadline Film + TV
Journalist and best-selling author David Kushner has signed a first-look television deal with Hulu. Under the pact, the streaming platform will have access to Kushner’s complete back catalogue of articles and books, along with all forthcoming pieces of IP. Kushner will be an executive producer on all projects that fall under the deal, along with The Gotham Group’s Ellen Goldsmith-Vein, Eric Robinson, Jeremy Bell and DJ Goldberg.
Kushner’s articles have appeared in Rolling Stone, Vanity Fair, GQ, Wired and Esquire, among others. A24 is currently in production on Zola, a stripper saga based on Kushner’s Rolling Stone article. In addition, Fox has given a put pilot commitment to Forrest’s Treasure, inspired by Kushner’s upcoming book on the treasure of Forrest Fenn, with The Chi executive producer Elwood Reid, McG, the Gotham Group and 20th Century Fox TV.
Kushner’s books also include Masters of...
Kushner’s articles have appeared in Rolling Stone, Vanity Fair, GQ, Wired and Esquire, among others. A24 is currently in production on Zola, a stripper saga based on Kushner’s Rolling Stone article. In addition, Fox has given a put pilot commitment to Forrest’s Treasure, inspired by Kushner’s upcoming book on the treasure of Forrest Fenn, with The Chi executive producer Elwood Reid, McG, the Gotham Group and 20th Century Fox TV.
Kushner’s books also include Masters of...
- 12/13/2018
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
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