Book/Sequential Art: THE COMICS JOURNAL #298
The centerpiece in this issue is a long interview with the twin brother Brazilian comic creators, Gabriel Ba and Fabio Moon. It’s interesting that neither of them is designated as the “writer” or “artist” - they both script and draw, sometimes bothcollaborating on one task. I particularly enjoyed the discussion about their self-publishing zine/minicomics history in Sao Paulo - at one time they used to release episodic minicomics every week! The brothers’ work can be seen in the mainstream-y The Umbrella Academy, Sugarshock , and the new limited-run series B.P.R.D. 1947 (which is awesome, by the way). I’ve had their collection De:TALES - Stories from Urban Brazil on the “to read” pile for months, but reading this interview pushed it to the top of the pile. Other interesting goodies in TCJ #298 include an interview with Perry Bible Fellowship artist Nicholas Gurewitch, commentary on alt-weeklies dropping comics, and long reviews including Jules Feiffer’s Explainers. Browse the issue here.
