Tag Archives: New York City

Moments to Remember

Posted on May 1, 2019 by rosinskynatalie

Private or public, some moments are seared into memory. I thought of this last month as images of Notre Dame blazed in the news. Its toppling spire also brought New York City’s falling Twin Towers to mind. Those images from … Continue reading →

Posted in graphic novels | Tagged Archie comics, astronauts, Black kids, cartooning, collective memory, fathers and sons, Jerry Craft, life cycle, memory, NASA, New Kid, New York City, Notre Dame, point of view, private memories, private school, public memories, racism, Riverdale, seventh grade, stereotypes, Through a Life, Tom Haugomat, Washington Heights, wordless books | Leave a comment

In War and Peace

Posted on February 1, 2018 by rosinskynatalie

What happens when peacetime resembles war? I will be pondering this question in coming weeks as we celebrate Black History Month, also known as African-American History Month here in the U.S.A. This year there will be a special focus on the … Continue reading →

Posted in graphic novels, war | Tagged "Hamlet", African-American History Month, All-American Boys, Amadou Diallo, Angie Thomas, Anthony Baez, Black History month, Black Lives Matter, Brendan Kiely, Canaan White, Damian Duffy, Eleanor Bumpurs, Harlem, Henry Dumas, hip-hop "Hamlet", How It Went Down, I Am Alfonso Jones, Jason Reynolds, John Jennings, Kekla Magoon, Kindred, Kindred: A Graphic Novel Adaptation, Max Brooks, Michael Stewart, New York City, Octavia Butler, police violence, racism, Sergeant Henry Johnson, Stacey Robinson, teenager, The Harlem Hellfighters, The Hate U Give, Tony Medina, World War I | Leave a comment

More or Less Grimm

Posted on December 1, 2016 by rosinskynatalie

Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, Winter Solstice, and other festive occasions . . . . Two recent, compelling fairy tale volumes would make excellent gifts this holiday season. Matt Phelan’s Snow White: A Graphic Novel (2016) and Shaun Tan’s The Singing Bones … Continue reading →

Posted in graphic novels, picture books, sculpture, Uncategorized | Tagged 1920s, 1930s, Adelita, Christmas, Cinderella, Depression era, Ed Young, fairy tales, Fairy Tales from the Brothers Grimm, Grimms' Fairy Tales, Hansel and Gretel, Hanukkah, holiday gifts, Inari Kiuru, Inuit art, Jack Zipes, Jacob Grimm, John Steptoe, Kwanzaa, Little Red Cap, Lon Po Po, Matt Dembicki, Matt Phelan, Mufaro's Beautiful Daughters, Neil Gaiman, New York City, papier-mache, Philip Pullman, photographs, photography, pre-Columbian art, sculpture, Shaun Tan, Snow White: A Graphic Novel, the brothers Grimm, The Singing Bones, three-dimensional art, Tomie de Paola, Wilhelm Grimm, Winter Solstice | 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

“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

Sharp Objects and Sharper Kids: Redefining Heroism

Posted on April 9, 2013 by natalierosinsky

What does it take to be a hero? In comics, physical daring and superpowers are typically needed. Spiderman broke new ground in the 1960s when teen Peter Parker realized that “with great power there must also come great responsibility.” Parker had … Continue reading →

Posted in graphic novels | Tagged Aliera Carstairs, Avery, Barry Deutsch, Caroline, cartoons, Chasidic, comics, Curses! Foiled Again, Defender of Faerie, Eisner, Foiled, graphic novel, Hans Christian Andersen, Harry Potter, Harvey, Hereville: How Mirka Got Her Sword, Hereville: How Mirka Met a Meteorite, hero, heroic, heroine, heroism, Jane Yolen, Jewish, Judaism, Mike Cavallaro, Mirka, Nebula, New York City, Orthodox, Peter Parker, Shrek, Spiderman, superheroes, Sydney Taylor Award, The Wizard of Oz, trolls, YALSA Great Graphic Novel | Leave a comment