Author Archives: rosinskynatalie

Mighty Small? Not at All

Posted on June 1, 2015 by rosinskynatalie

Springing into summer, we Minnesotans see bugs everywhere. Mosquitoes, those tiny terrors, have yet to be out in full force, but ants trail along sidewalks and beetles bustle in gardens. Out past my suburban home, farmers are readying their crops … Continue reading →

Posted in comics, graphic novels | Tagged "Field Guide to Superpowers", Ant Man, Ant Man movie, ants, beetles, Blue Beetle, Blue Beetle comic books, Blue Beetle: Volume One: Metamorphosis, bugs, Clan Apis, Drawing Flies blog, entomology, evolution, honey bees, Jaime Reyes, Jay Hosler, Last of the Sandwalkers, middle school, science education, Sir Charles Darwin, Spider Man, teenager, The Sandwalk Adventures, Wasp Woman | Leave a comment

Satisfying Sequels . . . and More

Posted on May 1, 2015 by rosinskynatalie

When it comes to graphic literature, do you like to “snack” on smaller, individual comics, or would you rather sit down to the “full meal” of a compilation? When publishing sequels, today’s comic book industry caters to both tastes. Some … Continue reading →

Posted in biographies, comics, graphic novels, memoir | Tagged Adrian Alphona, Andrew Aydin, Barack Obama, civil rights, comic book compilations, comic books, Congressman John Lewis, David Tipton, desegregation, Eisner Awards, Free Comic Book Day, Freedom Riders, G. Willow Wilson, Harlan Ellison, Here, Hugo Awards, Islam, J.K. Woodward, Jacob Watt, James McKelvie, Kamala Khan, Kris Anka, Marvel Comics, Matthew W. Wilson, Montgomery Alabama, Ms. Marvel, Ms. Marvel: Generation Why, Ms. Marvell: No Normal, Muslim-American superhero, Nate Powell, Rachel Maddow, Richard McGuire, Scott Tipton, Selma Alabama, Shield, Star Trek, Star Trek: City on the Edge of Forever: The Originial Teleplay, The Avengers, The Avengers: Age of Ultron, Volume 3: Crushed, Wolverine | Leave a comment

Recognizing Words . . . Reading Stories

Posted on April 2, 2015 by rosinskynatalie

Being illiterate was frustrating! In Japan last May, I could not read package labels in grocery stores and pharmacies, follow the directions posted on street maps, or understand the background information displayed on many museum exhibits. Japan’s written language is … Continue reading →

Posted in graphic novels, picture books | Tagged all-ages picture book, Allen Ginsberg, Art Spiegelman, Bill Thomson, Blood Song--A Silent Ballad, Chalk, David Weisner, Erik Drooker, Flood! A Novel in Pictures, Frans Masereel, Franz Kafka, Gods' Man, Howl, illiteracy, illiterate, immigrant, immigration, Japanese, Kanji Pict-O-Graphics, Lynd Ward, Maus, Michael Rowley, New York City, Otto Nuckel, Peter Kuper, picture book audiences, picture books, reading, Shaun Tan, Si Lewen, The Arrival, The Metamorphosis, The System, Tuesday, wordless books, Wordless!, World War III Illustrated | Leave a comment

The IDIC of Leonard Nimoy: 1931 to 2015

Posted on March 8, 2015 by rosinskynatalie

Thirty-three years ago, the death of Mr. Spock seemed intolerable. That was the gist of a feature article I wrote back then for the Mankato Free Press. I was responding to 1982’s brand-new movie, Star Trek II : The Wrath … Continue reading →

Posted in articles | Tagged 1982 article, aliens, fan conferences, fan phenomenon, fans, feminisim, IDIC, Infinite Diversity in Infinite Combination, Jewish, Judaism, Leonard Nimoy, Live Long and Prosper, LLAP, Mankato Free Press, minorities, Mr. Spock, Saavik, social science fiction, Spock, Star Trek, Star Trek franchise, Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan, Star Trek novels, Star Trek: The Movie, The Entropy Effect, tweets, Vonda N. McIntyre, Vulcan, Yiddish, Zachary Quinto | Leave a comment

“Larger-than Life”? Art, Fame, and Family

Posted on March 1, 2015 by rosinskynatalie

Does the expression “larger-than-life” bring images of Mt. Rushmore, the Statue of Liberty, or Michelangelo’s David to mind? This term is often used to describe the scale of public art, designed to impress viewers with its grandeur even alongside natural … Continue reading →

Posted in comics, graphic novels, Uncategorized | Tagged art, art world, autographed copies, book tour, Chrome guide, David Smith the character, David Smth the sculptor, Eric Lorberer, fame, Faust, galleries, graphic storytelling, Macalester College, Making Comics, monumental sculpture, New York City, Portland Maine, Rain Taxi Review, Reinventing Comics, Scott McCloud, St. Paul Minnesota, studios, The Sculptor, Understanding Comics, Zot! | Leave a comment

Jews, Muslims, Christians: The Rabbi’s Cat Speaks

Posted on February 1, 2015 by rosinskynatalie

A skinny, big-eyed cat stands out among the responses cartoonists world-wide drew to last month’s terrorist attacks on the French magazine Charlie Hebdo and a kosher grocery store in Paris. Sixteen people were slaughtered and others injured—all to honor those … Continue reading →

Posted in graphic novels, Uncategorized | Tagged 1930s, A Moveable Feast, Algiers, Arabs, Askhenazi, Black Jews, Blacks, Brigitte Findakly, Cesar Award, Charlie Hebdo, Christians, Eisner Award, Ernest Hemingway, French author/illustrator, Gainsbourg: A Heroic Life, Herge, Instagram, International Holocaust Remembrance Day, Islam, Islamic extremists, Islamic terrorists, Jewish, Jews, Joann Sfar, Little Vampire, Little Vampire Goes to School, Mohammed, Muslims, Paris, Pascin, racism, Sardine graphic novels, Sephardic, Soviet Russia, sub-Saharan Africa, terrorism, The Professor's Daughter, The Rabbi's Cat, The Rabbi's Cat 2, The Rabbi's Cat film, Tintin | Leave a comment

Resolutions: A New Year for New Superheroes

Posted on January 1, 2015 by rosinskynatalie

New Year’s resolutions—many of us make them, but fewer manage to keep them! It’s not surprising, then, that comics fans and media outlets have poked fun at this tradition itself or at current events by imagining the New Year’s resolutions of … Continue reading →

Posted in comics, graphic novels | Tagged Adrian Alphona, ALA Top Ten Graphic Novel for Teens, Alif the Unseen, Awal Muharram, Cairo, Canada, Chris Peters, Eisner Award, Faith Erin Hicks, G. Willow Wilson, Hadith, Ian Herring, Islam, Islamic New Year, Jersey City, Jill Lepore, Kamala Khan, Kurt Busiek, M.J. Perker, Mark Engbom, Marvel Publications, Ms. Marvel: Next Generation, Ms. Marvel: No Normal, Muslim-American superhero, New Jersey, New Year's resolutions, Nova Scotia, Pakistani-American, Sana Amanat, superhero, superheroes, Superman, The Adventures of Superhero Girl, The Secret History of Wonder Woman, Turkish-American, World Fantasy Association Best Novel | 1 Comment

Memories and Motives–Dr. Brown’s Cel-Ray Soda

Posted on December 15, 2014 by rosinskynatalie

Even now, I can taste the sharp sweetness of Dr. Brown’s Cel-Ray soda. This East Coast drink is my Yiddishkeit version of Marcel Proust’s madeleine, the bite-sized piece of sponge cake that launched seven volumes of Remembrance of Things Past. … Continue reading →

Posted in articles | Tagged "ALS: Mysterious Disease of Giants", "snake oil", ALS, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, Dr. Brown's Cel-Ray Soda, Dr. Brown's Cel-Ray Tonic, Dr. Jane Hawking, fake medicines, Lou Gehrig's Disease, memoir, motor neuron disease, Odyssey magazine, Or Emet Illuminator, Professor Stephen Hawking, Sam Rosinsky, The Theory of Everything, Travelling to Infinity: My Life with Stephen, Travelling to Infinity: The True Story Behind The Theory of Everything | Leave a comment

Re-Gifting? Classic Novels and Plays Gone Graphic

Posted on December 1, 2014 by rosinskynatalie

“Re-gifting” is the joking term for re-wrapped presents—those little-used or unwanted items that are sometimes conveniently handy as last-minute choices to give to someone else. When classic novels and plays are re-packaged, so to speak, as graphic novels by publishers, … Continue reading →

Posted in graphic novels, manga, Uncategorized | Tagged a + e 4EVER, Alejandro Torres, Alice in Wonderland, anti-Semitism, Artful Dodger, Charles Dickens, Christmas, classic novels, classic plays, Classics Illustrated, Dodger, Eisner Awards, Eleanor & Park, Emma, Fagin the Jew, Fahreneheit 451: The Authorized Adaptation, Fahrenheit 451, graphic adapation, Hanukkah, Hugo Petrus, I. Merey, Jane Austen, Jo Baker, Lewis Carroll, Longbourn, manga, Manga Shakespeare, Nancy Butler, Nancy J. Hajeski, Neil Gaiman, Newberry Medal, Northanger Abbey, Oliver Twist, P. Craig Russell, PAPERCUTZ, Pride and Prejudice, Rainbow Rowell, Ray Bradbury, Sense and Sensibility, Sonny Liew, Terry Pratchett, The Graveyard Book, Tim Hamilton, Tommy Kovacs, Twelfth NIght, Will Eisner | Leave a comment

The Pilgrims in Our Family–Another Look at Thanksgiving Day

Posted on November 15, 2014 by rosinskynatalie

Three hundred years and counting—that is the time between pilgrim voyages in our family. Let me explain. As a Jewish parent, I was delighted decades ago to discover Barbara Cohen’s fine book for young readers, Molly’s Pilgrim (1985; 1998; 2005). … Continue reading →

Posted in articles | Tagged Barbara Cohen, Christianity, Ellis Island, Feast of Tabernacles, harvest holiday, holiday, immigrants, Increase Mather, Islamic, Judaism, Mayflower, Mayflower Society, Molly's Pilgrim, Natalie Rosinsky, Or Emet Illuminator, pilgrim soul, Pilgrims, Ramadan, Richard Warren, Sukkot, Thanksgiving, Thanksgiving Day, The Wampanoag and Their History, Thomas Rogers, Turkey, Wampanoag, William Butler Yeats | Leave a comment