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Inside the Mind of Sherlock Holmes - Seeing Thought as Story
We promised we’d only buy one book in Belgrade.
Then I saw this—and left with two copies in a language I don’t speak. Some graphic novels don’t need translation. Inside the Mind of Sherlock Holmes is one of them.
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From Storyboards to Story Pages
A storyboard and a graphic novel look nothing alike. But the instinct behind both — how to move a camera, how to hold a reader, how to make a moment land — is exactly the same. Dimitri Kostic on thirty years of visual storytelling.
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Audubon — Drawing a Life on the Wing
Part of our Inspired by Graphic Novels series, this reflection looks at Audubon: On the Wings of the World and the quiet persistence behind a life devoted to observing and drawing the natural world.
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An Enemy of the People — Truth, Power, and the Courage to Speak
What happens when telling the truth makes you the enemy? A beautifully illustrated graphic novel that feels more relevant today than ever.
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Knowing Where We Are — and When Getting Lost Matters
You can lose an audience on purpose — but never by accident. A behind-the-scenes pondering on orientation, visual storytelling, and guiding the reader through space.
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Alex Alice: Writing and Drawing the Dream of the Sky
As visual storytellers, we’re drawn to books that value pacing, craft, and wonder. Castle in the Skies is one of those works, thoughtful, inventive, and deeply inspiring.
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Designing the Interior of the Glutton Dome
From early ideas to a stage built for spectacle, this post explores the visual thinking behind the interior of the Glutton Dome.
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An artist’s look at Pandala
Pandala is a wordless graphic novel where composition, pacing, and visual rhythm carry the story.
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Designing the Glutton Dome
Designing the Glutton Dome. A playful, Gaudí-inspired landmark at the heart of Rhinoca Bay.
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Rediscovering “Lucy”: Art, Science, and the First Steps of Humanity
LUCY is a haunting, poetic graphic novel blending narration and art.
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