PanelxPanel #25 - Sandman
PanelxPanel is a digital magazine celebrating the medium of comics. It’s edited by Strip Panel Naked host Hass Otsmane-Elhaou, and features a rotating set of writers ranging from critics to professionals, fans and comic stores.
Each issue has two halves across its 100+ ad-free pages. The first, a focus on a particular comic and featuring a series of essays, interviews, and process on that title. This issue covers DC Comics' Sandman Universe, including and
The second half features regular articles, interviews, craft essays, a comic, and a series of comic recommendations from a range of comic-related voices.
This is a true celebration of the medium with every issue, looking at all the elements that make comics an interesting art form and great place to tell visual stories. This is a magazine that cares about comics.
This issue features a big, in-depth interview with each of the Sandman Universe teams on their work, as well as a series of deep-dive articles about the comics, including a look at the process of making the comic. There's an exclusive Strip Panel Naked piece on storytelling approach, alongside other features on theme and story.
For the regular features:
- Nerdsync host Scott Niswander on Final Thoughts.
- team, Fraction, Lieber, Fairbairn and Cowles break down process in Craft Corner.
- Tiffany Babb on Adrian Tomine's use of form to add context.
- Big Talk features Dave Baker and Nicole Goux interviewing each other on their collaborations and approaches to comics, both big-two and indie.
Of course, the usual bunch of recommendations from writers, artists, fans, critics and shops as to what they've been enjoying this month.
Available July 31st.