The Krakoan era of the X-Men between politics, deaths and rebirths: interview with Kieron Gillen
After Al Ewing, Lo Spazio Bianco hosts another of the writers that forged the Krakoan years of Marvel mutants, Kieron Gillen.
With Leslie Klinger: looking into Neil Gaiman’s box of ideas
Lo Spazio Bianco has talked with Leslie Klinger about The Annotated Sandman. Klinger's research exploits the original scripts, consultation of Gaiman's archive and conversations with Gaiman himself. The Annotated Editions comments on almost each Sandman page, and explores the origin of scenes, objects and characters that appear in Gaiman's tale.
Rob Liefeld, the rise and fall of stylistic excess
From disruptive success to damnatio memoriae: Ian Gregory investigates the parable of Rob Liefeld, the man who ousted Claremont from mutants.
“Style and Substance”: Rasmus Likke on Gillen and McKelvie’s Young Avengers
Gillen and McKelvie's Young Avengers run highlights the authors' search for harmony between theme and expressive form. Lykke analyses it.
First Issue Presents: The many Deaths of Laila Starr #1
Immortality is coming and Death is fired. What can she do to win her role back? Let’s see what happens in the new series by Ram V and Felipe Andrade.
Hickman’s HoxPox: divertissement on a name
What is in a name? Semi-serious reflections on Jonathan Hickman's House of X/Power of X and the risks of over-interpretation.
Marvel United: talking with Andrea Chiarvesio
Not just movies and TV series: comics keep inspiring boardgames too. Among the latest productions, Marvel United, designed by Andrea Chiarvesio and Eric Lang, published by CMON.
PanelxPanel: the comic book criticism that works
We interviewed Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou, creator and director of "PanelxPanel", digital magazine of comic book criticism, winner of the Eisner 2019 award. With him we talked about the meaning, objectives and sustainability of the criticism and how "PanelxPanel" can be an example to follow.
A new superhero Humanism?
The relationship between ordinary men and beings with superpowers has been one of the crucial themes of the superhero genre since its inception. Furthermore, we argue that this theme has been the main spur to the development of the forms of expression of the genre itself.
Through The Backways Searching for Sylvia
There is a world that is invisible to ordinary eyes: Anna is going to explore it searching for her best friend Sylvia.
Marvel Legacy: Standing on the Shoulders of Giants
The importance of JAson Aaron's Marvel Legacy for the superhero universe and its future stories.
Paul Gravett unmasks comics: no room for nostalgia
Paul Gravett is not only one of the most authoritative comics expert but, with John Harris Dunning, is the curator of Comics Unmasked: Art and Anarchy in the UK, a British Library exhibition on British comics.
Leslie Klinger: Lovecraft deserves new annotations
Lo Spazio Bianco talks with Leslie Klinger about his New Annotated H.P. Lovecraft, due to be published by W.W. Norton in autumn 2014.
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Denis Kitchen, an Underground legend
Anarchist cartoonist, visionary publisher (Kitchen Sink Press), defender of comics’ rights, scholar and historian: the many lives of a legend of the
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