Tag: Books
Brown: The Batcave was nothing more than a fancy tree fort
Summer is almost upon us. When it arrives, kids everywhere will retreat to that favourite haunt of the warmer months, the backyard tree fort. Actually, I have no idea if children play in tree houses anymore. But when I was growing up in the 1970s, on many afternoons you could find me up a tree at […]
Brown: Laufman finds storytelling magic in tale of mouse dad’s search for son
A Derek Laufman graphic novel featuring a mouse hero which walks upright and talks? Yeah, that’s right up my alley.
Brown: Shelterbelts is unapologetically Canadian
Shelterbelts may be Jonathan Dyck’s debut graphic novel, but don’t let that fool you. This is a powerful piece of work by a comic creator who is already firing on all cylinders.
Brown: I quit comics, kids, but you don’t have to
I’m telling this story so no young person feels the need to quit reading comic books, as I foolishly did when I was about 14 years old.
Brown: Losing talented creators gut-punch for comic fans
In the liner notes of his 1985 album, Scarecrow, John Cougar Mellencamp wrote, “There is nothing more sad or glorious than generations changing hands.”