In his latest book the acclaimed comics artist enlists biblical scripture in his ongoing crusade to remove the social (and religious) stigma attached to providing sex for money. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2016-04-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
Chester Brown’s Mary Wept Over the Feet of Jesus may be the most provocative comic book published this year. Beginning as a series of short Bible stories, many of them with a sexual edge—Tamar grappling with her husband, Onan, Bathsheba’s affair with King David—it gradually transforms into a... Continue reading >> [ Source: Slate | 2016-04-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
This week: a 19th century bookseller's obsession with a lost masterpiece, plus Chester Brown's latest graphic novel. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2016-04-08 00:00:00 UTC ]