Drawing from the Archives

Reviews / Votes

'Crucifix ... argues that the top notch of comic art today, perhaps some lower notches as well, has become a history machine at large. The case for comic masters as simultaneous comic historians aka archivists of the apparently obscure pulp past, is a strong one.' Paul Buhle, Comics Grinder 'Crucifix's work more than fulfills the objective he sets himself ... It is a very well planned, executed and organized work.' Enrique del Rey Cabero, Cuadernos de Comic 'It is a compliment to [this book] that it highlights such profound issues at such a timely moment in the history of comics, I struggle to think of a book that has made me think about my drawing practice as much as it has made me think about comics history. I would therefore recommend this book as essential and deserving of the widest possible readership.' Gareth Brookes, Journal of Graphic Novels and Comics 'A book with which every future study of this subject will have to reckon, building a foundation for new work in comics studies that traces the various genealogies of comics memory and transmission across the medium's long and evolving history.' Matthew Levay, INKS 'A most welcome incursion into the history of the post-2000 North American graphic novel. ... Crucifix's work achieves the objective that every monograph on the comics medium endeavors to fulfill: expanding the definition of what is encompassed by the term "comics" by bringing to light the incredibly diverse formats of the medium ...' Elizabeth Moulin, Transatlantica 'Benoit Crucifix's debut book is a precious contribution to comics scholarship for several reasons: for the simplicity with which it reads despite the depth and breadth of its arguments; for the cohesion it achieves between case studies, illustrative examples,and critical reflection, always leading to one another seamlessly and often reading like a novel; and for the way it combines with acumen different critical perspectives ...' Giorgio Busi Rizzi, Between: Journal of the Italian Association for the Theory and Comparative History of Literature 'Crucifix's book is extremely suggestive, very well woven, and opens up new avenues of research in a field that has been scarcely explored until now.' Ignacio Fernandez Sarasola, Tebeosfera