"Outstanding for its experiments in both art and narrative, yet very engaging, readable and deeply moving- one of the top works in comics, but more of a 'Citizen Kane' than a 'Ulysses'"
"Rutu Modan is superb- deceptively simple but very expressive pen work, great colour sense, engrossing and funny storylines. She brings something very fresh to comics."
"In any art form, one of the most powerful indictments of the first world war- built from personal testimony with meticulously researched and exquisite art."
"Like Jimmy Corrigan, a work that pushes the boundaries of the graphic novel form at all levels (art, colour, style, content, narrative)- and very funny too."
"Like Ruto Modan, Tomine would be an excellent short story writer in any medium, and he has extraordinary artistic skill with expressions and body language."
"A beautiful book to hold - you don't read it you swim through the gorgeous brushwork. Like much of Seth's work, an exploration of memory and longing for the past. This is his most accomplished work."
"Dash Shaw is one of the most creative innovators in recent comics. He is constantly experimenting with the form and everything he does is interesting though this is probably his most accessible work."
"Rowson's adaptation is a fitting tribute to both the content and spirit of this mad book - weaving in additional witty commentary and asides to the history of graphic art- beautifully produced too."
"Jason Lutes is a masterful storyteller with meticulous authenticity to historical detail- the first of the Berlin trilogy which just keeps getting better."
"Tatsumi's bleak vision of 1960's Japan is still astonishing fresh and audacious in its topics (abortion, rape, masturbation, murder)- the comic version of social realism in cinema."
"An audacious distilation of the Homeric myths done with great intelligence and subtlety (and comic that gets rave reviews from archaeologists must be worth a look!). The first of seven volumes.."
"On the face of it this appears to be a series of 1930's style pulp spy stories, but Kindt is using this as a frame for his complex experiments with time and storytelling techniques...full of ideas"
"OK, so it's the well worn territory of twenty something arty types getting by in new york, but it is so gently engaging (and so thick) that you get very attached to the characters and their lives."
"I just love Dan Dare- it's not very adult, or intellectually demanding, but it is highly entertaining and some of the greatest ever comic book art- this is one of the best stories"
"This three chapter wordless 'funny cartoon animal' story is a revelation of what can be done with comics- exploring themes of intolerance, racism, sexual and gay descrimination, , even transvestitism."
