“…In the intervening thirty five years, graphic novels have grown in both readership and diversity to form a unique medium within the genre of “sequential art narratives.” The explosion of film titles adapted from graphic novels adds a substantial dimension to the industry. As the scope of this industry comes into focus, it’s easy to forget that all of this begins with an author and artist weaving creativity and technique into a single graphic narrative. To gain some insight into the craft of the graphic novel, I spoke with graphic novelist Seán Michael Wilson about his creative process and new work, The Minamata Story: An EcoTragedy.
The first British citizen to receive the International Manga Award from the Japanese government, Wilson’s collected works cover both historical and social subjects. I first became aware of him through his exegesis of the 18th-century Japanese classic, The Demon’s Sermon on Martial Arts by Issai Chozanshi. Before this summer, we last spoke in the summer 2015, when I interviewed him about his graphic novel Cold Mountain, which chronicled the lives of Chinese poets Han Shan and Shih Te. Our Minamata exchange was equally insightful….”
See more here: https://riversidequarterly.com/sean-michael-wilson-the-minamata-story/