Simon Shiel
Simon Shiel finds that every image in Claire Scully’s carefully illustrated psychogeographic sequence allows the reader a place to pause and reflect
Erin Williams’s graphic memoir is a vital and challenging meditation on the daily transgressions women face from men, writes Simon Shiel
Writer and cartoonist Brian Fies’s graphic memoir about the Californian wildfires of 2017 gives voice to a community rebuilding after the devastation
An original graphic novel charts Warhol in genesis, from fashionwear illustrator to face of a movement, although Simon Shiel wonders how substantial it is
Simon Shiel is brought closer to the horrific power of Octavia E Butler’s novel in the comic book adaptation with its bold dramatic visuals
Panos Cosmatos’s midnight movie starring Nicholas Cage has a delicate relationship at its core, although also features graphic violence, tigers, Cheese-Goblins and exploding heads
Simon Shiel delights in this cluttered treasure trove of Wes Anderson information, yet wishes it had addressed the accusations of cultural appropriation and poor representation