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Once upon a time Grant Morrison’s cat died.  From that dark day forward he vowed to make his readers feel the never-ending pain and the soul-crushing pathos of losing a pet.  I’m being glib but it’s true- virtually every one of Morrison’s works has animal characters, often in pivotal roles. From King Mob’s nervous breakdown [...]

We3 Written by Grant Morrison Illustrated by Frank Quitely “Is Coat Not We.” We3 has the attention of Hollywood execs, and it could end up being a killer film if put together as lovingly as the graphic novel itself. Short, sharp, and brutal–not to mention showcasing some of Frank Quitely’s best artwork ever–this thing will [...]

The Invisibles: And We’re All Policemen Written by Grant Morrison Illustrated by Philip Bond and Glyn Dillon The Invisibles is a vast saga that spans seven volumes in its collected form.  The events of the eight-page short story “And We’re All Policeman,” while published about half-way through the series’ run, actually takes place after the [...]

Dixon and I have been talking a lot about Final Crisis this last week, and through it all I’ve been thinking a lot about Wonder Woman, and how her trajectory in the story compares with that of the other two members of DC’s “Trinity.” (Yes, they’re really called that, as two different series will tell [...]

Final Crisis Written by Grant Morrison Illustrated by J.G. Jones, Doug Mahnke, Carlos Pacheco,  Matthew Clark, and Marco Rudy Final Crisis is 352 pages long.  I want to talk about five pages that occur a little over a third of the way through the story.  These five pages are a lens through which not only [...]

Smitty and Dixon are self-avowed lifelong fans of comics (y’know, in case you’re joining us for the first time). But they wonder how people are introduced to comics, and on occasion will be bringing you Habit Forming, a column that looks at a comic and asks: “What if this was somebody’s first?” Today, it’s Grant [...]

— SHELFBOUND returns tomorrow with a week (at least!) of coverage focusing on the works of Grant Morrison.  Won’t you join us? —

This week’s Off Panel is a continuation of last week’s edition, which was a discussion of Smitty and Dixon’s desert island books and music. Today we continue the conversation with movies and, of course, graphic novels. To me, my panelists! DVDs Dixon: I’m going to limit myself to movies here, rather than use TV shows. [...]

Ghost World Written and Illustrated by Daniel Clowes Kill Your Boyfriend Written by Grant Morrison Illustrated by Philip Bond and D’Israeli Remember what it was like to be young?  To feel both smarter than and more insignificant than the entire world at the same time?  You knew exactly what the score was but you kept [...]

Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic Written & Illustrated by Alison Bechdel “He really was there all those years, a flesh-and-blood presence steaming off the wallpaper, digging up the dogwoods, polishing the finials … smelling of sawdust and sweat and designer cologne. But I ached as if he were already gone.” Fun Home is a difficult [...]