Charles Burns: Why the comics icon keeps returning to teenage angst

Update: 2024-12-11

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Charles Burns's latest graphic novel, Final Cut, revolves around a group of teens in the 1970s and draws on his favourite sci-fi and horror movies. Charles joins Mattea Roach to talk about his evolution as an artist and how Final Cut was inspired by his own youth.

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Charles Burns: Why the comics icon keeps returning to teenage angst

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Charles Burns: Why the comics icon keeps returning to teenage angst

Charles Burns: Why the comics icon keeps returning to teenage angst