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Explore the worlds of comics, graphic novels and manga through my blog, reviews & articles, creator profiles, books, exhibitions and things to do listings. As The Man At The Crossroads, I have been involved in comic publishing and promotion since 1981. Paul Gravett

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Top 6 Comics, Graphic Novels & Manga: January 2026

Let me be perhaps the first to wish you a splendiferous New Year for 2026 - and some new comics to go with it! More...

RECENT ARTICLES

Top 6 Comics, Graphic Novels & Manga:
January 2026
Paul Gravett selects the most interesting comics, manga and graphic novels from the publisher advance listings. More...
Posted: December 7, 2025


Top 7 Comics, Graphic Novels & Manga:
December 2025
Paul Gravett selects the most interesting comics, manga and graphic novels from the publisher advance listings. More...
Posted: October 14, 2025


Top 21 Graphic Novels, Comics & Manga:
November 2025
Paul Gravett selects the most interesting comics, manga and graphic novels from the publisher advance listings More...
Posted: September 2, 2025


Top 22 Graphic Novels, Comics & Manga:
October 2025
Paul Gravett selects the most interesting comics, manga and graphic novels from the publisher advance listings. More...
Posted: August 3, 2025


Top 30 Graphic Novels, Comics & Manga:
September 2025
Paul Gravett selects the most interesting comics, manga and graphic novels from the publisher advance listings. More...
Posted: July 5, 2025

RANDOM ARTICLES

David Heatley:
My Brain Is Hanging Upside Down
His comics lay bare our inner turmoils, frustrations and self-recriminations with a wry, warm candour. More...
Posted: December 13, 2008


PG Previews:
July 2013
Paul Gravett selects the most interesting comics, manga and graphic novels from the publisher advance listings. More...
Posted: April 28, 2013


Jerry Moriarty:
Memories Of A Father
He remembers his father by reflecting on the everyday incidents in his life. More...
Posted: November 29, 2009


Olivier Kugler:
Reportage Comics
Kugler's graphic documentaries record the complex lives of displaced Syrian refugees More...
Posted: March 21, 2018


Top 15 Graphic Novels, Comics & Manga:
December 2022
Paul Gravett selects the most interesting comics, manga and graphic novels from the publisher advance listings. More...
Posted: October 7, 2022

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Comics Art:
The 21st Century Medium
Paul Gravett introduces previews from & reviews of his new book from Tate Publishing & Yale University Press. More...
Posted: November 4, 2013


1001 Comics:
You Must Read Before You Die
Paul Gravett explains the motivation behind his gigantic new 960-page guide to comics. More...
Posted: October 1, 2011


Graphic Novels:
An Introduction
What are graphic novels? The term has become distorted with prejudices and preconceptions. More...
Posted: June 6, 2009


Manga:
An Introduction
The flood of translated manga is only the tiniest toenail clipping of the big, scary Godzilla that is manga. More...
Posted: April 23, 2006


Great British Comics:
An Introduction
Contrary to some claims that British comics are dead, in fact they continue to this day and are thriving. More...
Posted: July 30, 2006


Best Crime Comics:
Every Shade Of Noir
Fasten your seat belt, you're in for a foot-to-the-floor ride through a compendium of the cream of crime comics. More...
Posted: August 24, 2008

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