At the very end of 1973 I was lurking about in a Woolworth’s in downtown Montreal. I was suffering from my worst case of comics envy ever. I was seduced by the graphic novels rack. That’s not what it was called, but that’s what it was. Dozens of titles by Jean Giraud (a.k.a. Moebius), Phillipe…
THE TEMPLE OF INDY A Review Of Indiana Jones And The Adventure Of Archaeology By Andrew Salmon While I was in Montreal last week there was no way this long-time Indiana Jones fan was going to miss the exhibit of movie props and costumes from all four movies at the Montreal Science Centre. Throw in…
Paul Goes Fishing By Michel Ragabliati Drawn & Quarterly, 2008, $19.95 [[[Paul Goes Fishing]]] is the fourth in a series of semi-autobiographical graphic novels by an illustrator-turned-cartoonist from Montreal named Michel, about an illustrator-turned-cartoonist from Montreal named Paul. Nosy Parkers, such as myself, will immediately start wondering just how “semi” this autobiography is. Paul and…
