Rutu Modan
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Graphic novel of the month
Tunnels by Rutu Modan review – Raiders of the Lost Ark meets HergéThis thrilling graphic novel about the hunt for a sacred relic in the divided lands of Israel and Palestine will be read for decades to come
Dames, documentary and dissent: 200 years of women in comics – gallery
From caricatures in the 18th-century to modern graphic novels, women have been key in the evolution of comic book art – as a new exhibition at the House of Illustration of 100 artists illustrates
Eisner awards go to Saga author Brian K Vaughan
News: Comics world's most prestigious prizes also go to Matt Fraction, Chip Zdarsky and Rutu Modan
Observer books of the year 2013
Graphic books of the year – reviewStark images of the Somme, overheard mobile phone chat and an Art Spiegelman retrospective are among Rachel Cooke's highlights in a great year for comics and graphic novels
The Property by Rutu Modan – review
A nuanced and warm-hearted graphic novel about a family trying to reclaim a property they owned before the second world war, writes James Smart
A look inside the cartoonist's sketchbook
Rutu Modan: a look inside the cartoonist's sketchbook – in picturesBorn in Israel, Rutu Modan published her first long-form comic, Exit Wounds, about a young Israeli man searching for his missing father, in 2007. Here's how she works
Graphic novel of the month
The Property by Rutu Modan – reviewRutu Modan's moving tale of a grandmother's long-buried wartime secret is a contender for graphic novel of the year, writes Rachel Cooke
Tales of Tel Aviv
Review: Jamilti and Other Stories by Rutu Modan
Michel Faber is impressed by the early work of one of graphic fiction's stars
Hope beyond the bloodshed
Illustrator Rutu Modan acclaimed new book was prompted by a suicide attack in Tel Aviv - yet her fellow Israelis have yet to see it.
