Browsing: Graphic

Among the copious things I love about graphic novels and memoirs, I especially adore how transportive they can be. While reading other texts, my brain works a little, or a lot, to imagine the story unfolding, people interacting, facial expressions, hair styles, the living room setup, and the day-to-day appearance of the sky. With images…

St. Cloud’s Ayomiku “Yomi” Adegbile, a dual-enrolled undergraduate in Brown University and the Rhode Island School of Design (RISD), published his second science fiction graphic novel, “Freedom Colony”. This novel follows his main character Abraham, a traveler that returns to his hometown, inspired by the scenic landscapes and historic cultures within Kissimmee and St. Cloud.

Superheroes wear many faces, sometimes that of a hockey dad who survived Residential School, and sometimes that of a Star Trek-loving Indigenous girl. Their stories, presented as graphic novels, can help readers visualize the lives of the characters in a more immediate and empathetic way. A summer research event held this past June at The…

Playwright, director, producer, and writer Jason Neulander has adapted Robert Louis Stevenson’s seminal pirate adventure for a new multimedia extravaganza hitting shelves—and the stage—in September. Today, The Beat can exclusively reveal Treasure Island Reimagined: Jane Hawkins and the Pirate’s Gold, a “live-action graphic novel” that combines theatrical performance with timed panel projections to bring each page to life.