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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 →

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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 →

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Halloween All Year Long—Manga Style

Posted on October 1, 2013 by natalierosinsky

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 | Leave a comment

Being Different: Artists and Other Outsiders

Posted on June 4, 2013 by natalierosinsky

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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