Category: World view

Zan al ann (Review)

In September 2017, an Egyptian comic book fair, CairoComix Festival, celebrated its third birthday. The website Africanews.com quoted a local comic artist, Dina Mohamed, who

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Russians in Comic Books

As tensions between the West and Russia have dramatically increased in the past year, so too has the characterisation of Russia in Western comic books.

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Swine Before Pearls: Pugad Baboy

Pugad Baboy May 15, 1988 – Jun 4, 2013 Philippine Daily Inquirer Author: Pol Medina, Jr. Pol Medina Jr.’s “Pugad Baboy” (lit. “Pig’s Nest”) is

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The Fifth Guest is an Unknown

“Storm” (review) Writer: Tim Minchin Orion Books, 2014 Review by DG Stewart, 15 March 2017 Los Angeles-based comedian, writer, actor, and musical polymath Tim Minchin

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“By Toutatis!”

The Historical Inaccuracy of Asterix Pilote Magazine, Hachette, 1959-2010 Writers: Rene Goscinny and Albert Uderzo Review by DG Stewart, 18 March 2016 “Asterix” is a

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