Manon Debaye

Mar 15, 2024 | bombmagazine.org | Manon Debaye |Michael DeForge

Manon Debaye is a Frenchillustrator and cartoonist whose workhas appeared in the New York Times,Zadig, and Society. The Cliff, her firstgraphic novel, was published in2023 by Drawn & Quarterly and wonthe 2023 Philippe Druillet Prize atthe Angoulême International Comics Festival.

Jan 4, 2024 | publishersweekly.com | Van Jensen |Nate Powell |Yann Damezin |Manon Debaye

This paean to 1990s DIY punk from National Book Award winner Powell (the March series) puts a paranormal twist on the intimacies and aggravations of life in a band. Arkansas-based quartet Diamond Mine summon thunderous power from their vocalist Diana’s volatile, shamanistic performances. The shows are electrifying—their sound drawn as lightning bolts striking the stage—but there’s something more at play.

Jan 4, 2024 | publishersweekly.com | Ai Weiwei |Yann Damezin |Manon Debaye |Ronald Wimberly

Ai Weiwei, with Elettra Stamboulis and Gianluca Costantini. Ten Speed Graphic, $28.99 (160p) ISBN 978-1-98486-299-0Chinese artist-activist Weiwei’s poignant, meditative graphic memoir debut opens as he speaks to his son about the past, and the “powerful men”—such as Mao Zedong—who “made decisions for everybody” during the cultural revolution, including what few books people were allowed to read.

Jan 4, 2024 | publishersweekly.com | David Small |Yann Damezin |Manon Debaye |Ronald Wimberly

This evocative, sure-handed triptych of short stories from Small (Stitches) showcases his talent to conjure foreboding. The title piece, adapted from a story by Lincoln Michel, depicts an aging werewolf who’s now “lucky [to] overtake an injured squirrel.” As isolated as ever, he’s still fearful of the full moon, but for a different reason: —“It used to mean I’d hurt other people.

Dec 14, 2023 | publishersweekly.com | Dave Baker |Nicole Goux |Yann Damezin |Manon Debaye

Part sprawling adventure series, part manic satire of fandom, this deliciously overstuffed graphic novel never stops to catch its breath. Baker (Everyone Is Tulip) warps a meta-narrative around the discovery of a comic book that he claims in the introduction was “gifted” to him from the future. Spunky “teen sleuth” Mary Tyler MooreHawk, who wears Afro-puffs markedly similar to a certain cartoon mouse, is forever fighting off hordes of monsters, robotic spiders, and supervillains.