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## WELCOME!
Explore the worlds of comics, graphic novels and manga through my blog, reviews & articles, creator profiles, books, exhibitions and things to do listings. As The Man At The Crossroads, I have been involved in comic publishing and promotion since 1981. *Paul Gravett*


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# Top 21 Graphic Novels. Comics & Manga: November 2025

It's not every month (or year or decade even!) that you get an all-new title from R. Crumb... More...

## RECENT ARTICLES
**Top 21 Graphic Novels, Comics & Manga:
November 2025**
Paul Gravett selects the most interesting comics, manga and graphic novels from the publisher advance listings More...
*Posted: September 2, 2025*


**Top 22 Graphic Novels, Comics & Manga:
October 2025**
Paul Gravett selects the most interesting comics, manga and graphic novels from the publisher advance listings. More...
*Posted: August 3, 2025*


**Top 30 Graphic Novels, Comics & Manga:
September 2025**
Paul Gravett selects the most interesting comics, manga and graphic novels from the publisher advance listings. More...
*Posted: July 5, 2025*


**Top 22 Graphic Novels. Comics & Manga:
August 2025**
Paul Gravett selects the most interesting comics, manga and graphic novels from the publisher advance listings. More...
*Posted: May 25, 2025*


**Top 24 Graphic Novels, Comics & Manga:
July 2025**
Paul Gravett selects the most interesting comics, manga and graphic novels from the publisher advance listings. More...
*Posted: May 4, 2025*


## RANDOM ARTICLES
**Graphic Novels:
The Rise Of The Graphic Novel In Europe**
Since early 19th century, graphic novels have existed but their development was cautious and sporadic. More...
*Posted: May 13, 2009*


**George Herriman:
A Krazy Thing Called Love**
Krazy Kat is, at its heart, about a cat, a mouse and a dog in an eternal, unresolvable, love-triangle. More...
*Posted: July 1, 2007*


**Isabel Greenberg:
The Encyclopedia of Early Earth**
In her playful yet wise debut graphic novel, Isabel Greenberg rewrites humankind’s origins and myths. More...
*Posted: September 16, 2013*


**Original Manga:
Not 'Made In Japan'**
In Britain, the knock-on effects of the success of manga is a young generation eager to create their own. More...
*Posted: March 18, 2007*


**Robert Crumb:
Interview**
On the eve of his first major museum retrospective in Paris, Crumb looks back and looks ahead. More...
*Posted: April 8, 2012*


## WHERE'S PAUL?
## NEW TO COMICS?
**Comics Art:
The 21st Century Medium**
Paul Gravett introduces previews from & reviews of his new book from Tate Publishing & Yale University Press. More...
*Posted: November 4, 2013*


**1001 Comics:
You Must Read Before You Die**
Paul Gravett explains the motivation behind his gigantic new 960-page guide to comics. More...
*Posted: October 1, 2011*


**Graphic Novels:
An Introduction**
What are graphic novels? The term has become distorted with prejudices and preconceptions. More...
*Posted: June 6, 2009*


**Manga:
An Introduction**
The flood of translated manga is only the tiniest toenail clipping of the big, scary Godzilla that is manga. More...
*Posted: April 23, 2006*


**Great British Comics:
An Introduction**
Contrary to some claims that British comics are dead, in fact they continue to this day and are thriving. More...
*Posted: July 30, 2006*


**Best Crime Comics:
Every Shade Of Noir**
Fasten your seat belt, you're in for a foot-to-the-floor ride through a compendium of the cream of crime comics. More...
*Posted: August 24, 2008*



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