By: Adam McGovern

Bridging irrecon­cilable ideas was the matrix of his art.

By: Adam McGovern

His panels and characters are bigger on the inside than on the surface.

By: Adam McGovern

Soul music was never more literal.

By: Adam McGovern

Adam McGovern on The Furious 5’s “Freedom” (1980)

By: Adam McGovern

The hyperreal detail of his sci-fi comics anticipated hi-res CGI.

By: Adam McGovern

Stairways, backrooms, sofas and regular but uncommon stages.

By: Adam McGovern

A torture-chamber of temporary adjustments.

By: Adam McGovern

Annie Nocenti’s new DC comic Katana.

By: Adam McGovern

Comics of deceptive simplicity and un-dupli­catable eloquence.

By: Adam McGovern

His stoic pulp and stylish brutality elevated superhero comics.

By: Adam McGovern

The camera never smiled at her, and she’s not looking at you.

By: Adam McGovern

“Having trouble holding the illusion now?”

By: Adam McGovern

“The fraud gets so intricate it takes on a life of its own.”

By: Adam McGovern

“Discarded dreams are everywhere to be found out here.”

By: Adam McGovern

“You, I sense, are a dream without a dreamer.”