A review of Anders Nilsen’s comic Tongues

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Check out my review (at The Comics Journal) of Anders Nilsen’s new comic Tongues. First paragraph:

There’s a lot going on in the first two issues of Anders Nilsen’s new graphic novel-in-progress Tongues. A black eagle plays chess with Prometheus before tearing out the chained god’s liver. A young American ambles aimlessly through a Central Asian desert, a teddy bear strapped to his back. Stealing away from his lover’s tower window, a youth morphs into a black swan and flies into the desert, where he consumes the tongue and throat of a murder victim sprawled in the sand. A little girl chats in Swahili about her assassination plans with a black chicken. (There are lots of black birds in Tongues). There’s also some literal monkey business. It’s all really beautiful stuff.

Read the full review at The Comics Journal.

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Math — Nicole Eisenman

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Math, 2017 by Nicole Eisenman (b. 1965)

The Traumatic Barricade — Robin Ironside

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The Traumatic Barricade, c. 1949 by Robin Ironside (1912-1965)

The American Envoy Arriving Through The Sea of Flowers — Julio Larraz

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The American Envoy Arriving Through The Sea of Flowers, 2016 by Julio Larraz (b. 1944)

Storm Trio Part Three — Kati Heck

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Storm Trio Part Three, 2012 by Kati Heck (b. 1979)

The Nightwatch of Dr. Kauffman — Benjamin Cañas

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The Nightwatch of Dr. Kauffman, 1976 by Benjamin Cañas (1933-1987)

Far More Fearful — Pat Perry

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Far More Fearful by Pat Perry

Server — Daniel Rich

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Server, 2012 by Daniel Rich (b. 1977)

A Very Happy Picture (Un tableau très heureux) — Dorothea Tanning

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A Very Happy Picture (Un tableau très heureux), 1945 by Dorothea Tanning (1910-2012)

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Arcimboldo — Enrico Donati

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Arcimboldo, 1945 by Enrico Donati (1909-2008)

Birds — Odd Nerdrum

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Birds by Odd Nerdrum (b. 1944)

Dreaming in Umbria — William Bailey

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Dreaming in Umbria, 2015 by William Bailey (b. 1930)

Silhouettes — James Ensor

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Silhouettes, 1880 by James Ensor (1860-1949)

Approaching Storm — George Grosz

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Approaching Storm, 1940 by George Grosz (1893-1959)

Hurricane — Alphonse Legros

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Hurricane by Alphonse Legros (1837-1911)

The Reader — Wahib Bteddini

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The Reader, 1988 by Wahib Bteddini (1929-2001)

Anniversary (Art Spiegelman)

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From In the Shadow of No Towers by Art Spiegelman.