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Author Archives: natalierosinsky
Halloween All Year Long—Manga Style
Perplexed by that drawing of a shaggy-headed, one-eyed boy, with an eyeball-shaped critter perched on top of his head? You may be amazed to discover that Japanese storyteller Shigeru Mizuki has spun hundreds of tales about this cartoon creation of … Continue reading
Posted in graphic novels, manga
Tagged Angouleme award, comic books, Creature from the Deep, Drawn & Quarterly, Eisner Award, eyeball, gegege, graphic novels, Japan, Kitaro, manga, Marzena Showa, Natalie M. Rosinsky, NonNonBa, Onward Towards Our Noble Deaths, Shigeru Mizuki, The Cat Master, yokai
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Faces of Labor: Family Albums, Library Shelves
This Labor Day I am thinking of my mother . . . . In a 1940s photograph, her womanly face glows with confidence. She sits at a dinner table with a handful of men, their suits and ties matching her … Continue reading
Posted in graphic novels, labor
Tagged 1930s, Cesar Chavez, circus, Dan E. Burr, Ford Massacre, Fred Bloch, graphic novel, hobo signs, hobos, James Vance, Kings in Disguise, labor, Masks of ANarchy, Michael Demson, Mother Jones, Nicole Schulman, On the Ropes, Paul Buhle, Pauline Newman, Percy Bysse Shelley, Rosie the Riveter, Steel Strike, Summer McClinton, Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire, unions, violence, Wobblies!, workers, WPA, WPA Circus
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War-Torn Pages Ripped from History
World War II is making headlines again. A 94-year-old man, living just a few miles from me here in Minnesota, has been revealed as a probable war criminal. Michael Karkoc was an officer in two Nazi-led Ukrainian military units. He … Continue reading
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Tagged 1900s, author's note, Bao, betrayal, Boxer Rebellion, Boxers, Boxers & Saints, canonized, Carla Jablonski, Catholic, China, Christianity, Christians, comics, comix, conversion, Defiance, faith, family, fighters, First Second, France, freedom, French occupation, French Resistance, Gene Luen Yang, Germans, Germany, graphic novels, Hilary Sycamore, introduction, Jewish, Jews, Joan of Arc, Leland Purvis, loyalty, martyr, Michael Karkoc, missionaries, Muslim Uighars, Natalie M. Rosinsky, Nazi, occupation, Red Lantern brigade, religion, religious, resistance, Saints, soldiers, Tessier, toons, Ukraine, Vibiana, Victory, war, warriors, World War II
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Stay Tuned
Although Natalie’s monthly column would normally be published on August 6th, she has written about Defiance: Resistance Book 2 by Carla Jablonski and Boxers & Saints by Gene Luen Yang. The latter will not be available until September 10th. At … Continue reading
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Captaining America: Tales of Two Icons
What could Captain America and Helen Keller possibly have in common? Read on . . . . As Independence Day approaches, movie theaters try to lure customers with patriotic blockbusters, or at least action-packed adventures, echoing the fight for freedom … Continue reading
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Tagged African American, African American soldiers, Annie Sullivan, Annie Sullivan and the Trials of Helen Keller, Axel Alonso, Black soldiers, Boston, Captain America, Captain America: Truth, cartooning, cartoons, comic books, experimentation, Faith Bradley, graphic novels, Helen Keller, Helen Keller in Love, illustration, Isaiah Bradley, Jack Kirby, Joe Simon, Joseph Lambert, Kyle Baker, Latino, Man of Steel, Marvel Comics, Marvel Publications, Massachusetts, Miles Morales, Mohammed Ali, Nelson Mandela, Oscars, Perkins School for the Blind, Peter Parker, plagiarism, racism, realism, realistic, Robert Morales, Rosie Sutton, science, social justice, Spiderman, Spike Lee, Steve Rogers, Superman, The Frost Fairies, The Frost King, The Miracle Worker, Truth: Red White and Black, Tuskegee Sylphilis Experiment, William Gibson, YALSA Best Graphic Novel
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Being Different: Artists and Other Outsiders
I am celebrating! Last month, the state of Minnesota legalized same-sex marriage, removing one layer of hurtful, official “difference” from our local landscape. As emotional and social landscapes continue to shift, too, we may see some changes in how graphic … Continue reading
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Tagged a + e 4EVER, Allen Say, androgynous, artists, Asher, bisexual, Booklist Great Graphic Novel, Caldecott, cartoonist, Comic Book Hall of Fame, coming of age, Drawing from Memory, Eisner Award, emotional health, Eulalie, gender, Hawkman, heterosexual, homosexual, I. Merey, immigration, Jewish, Jews, Joe Kubert, Judaism, Laura Lee Gulledge, Lethe Press, manga, National Cartoonists Society, Nazi Holocaust, outsiders, Page by Paige, Paige Turner, Poland, Polish, political prisoners, religious dissidents, Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Award, sexuality, Sgt Rock, Tarzan, teenagers, Warsaw, Warsaw ghetto, Will & Whit, YALSA Teens' Top Ten, Yossel April 19 1943 a Story of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising, young adults
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Private Lives and Public Moments: Making Memories
“Go make some good memories for yourself,” my father used to say, giving his approval for a teenage outing. “Making memories” is still an expression some people use for being alive. Yet there can be gaps between living through experiences … Continue reading
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Tagged CC Thomas, Chernobyl, China, Communism, Communist, Derf Backderf, Dr. Martin Luther King, Grandfather, graphic novels, Houston, Jim Demanokos, John Backderf, Larry Thomas, Lei Feng Day, Little White Duck a Childhood in China, Mao Tse Tung, Mark Long, Marzena Showa, Marzi a Memoir, My Friend Dahmer, Na Liu, Nate Powell, Polan, serial killer, Silence of Our Friends, Solidarity, Soviet Union, Sylvain Savoia, Texas Southern University
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