Ales Kot, the writer taking comic books to mindbending new dimensions

He has only been in graphic storytelling for three years, but already the Czech-born writer has produced several influential series for the biggest publishers – and his latest is set to reinvent crime noirAt 28 years old, Ales Kot is at the forefront of a new generation of writers injecting fresh psychedelic and philosophical blood into American comics. His reality-bending, mind-expanding work, combining contemporary issues with pop cultural references, is a breath of fresh air rattling the windows of the comics establishment.It's about vampires, werewolves, concrete, desert, blood, magic, myths, racism, prison-industrial complex, menstruation Continue reading... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'

[ The Guardian | 2015-07-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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