Whenever I hear comic art described as “realistic” or “cartoony” the first thought that comes to mind is that there has to be better ways to describe these things. Realistic seems to me a poor term for comics that are…
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Archive for January, 2010
Adam Stephanides Reads All of xxxHolic So You Don’t Have To
Posted by Noah Berlatsky on January 31st, 2010 at 3:56 PMAfter the Hooded Utilitarian roundtable on the first three volumes, Adam tried reading the whole series as it stands. His reaction was mixed.
Guttergeek’s Sunday Funnies: MINUTE MOVIES
Posted by Jared Gardner on January 31st, 2010 at 1:57 PM
This week’s Sunday Funnies at Guttergeek is a followup to a gallery I shared in TCJ #289 on Ed Wheelan’s strange and magnificent strip from the 1920s and 30s, Minute Movies: http://www.tcj.com/guttergeek/?p=313
“An Art Unscrolling in Time”: An Interview with Mindy Aloff
Posted by Kent Worcester on January 31st, 2010 at 12:06 PM
As promised: my interview with the dance critic Mindy Aloff, author of Hippo in a Tutu: Dancing in Disney Animation (Disney Editions, 2009). I learned a lot from her book, and enjoyed interviewing her for the Journal. The interview…
J.D. Salinger
Posted by R. Fiore on January 31st, 2010 at 1:04 AMChrist, I thought the guy would never shut up.
Rich Kreiner’s Yearlong Best of the Year: Seaguy: Slaves of Mickey Eye
Posted by Rich Kreiner on January 30th, 2010 at 1:10 PM“Seaguy is the premier example of howcum.”
From Seaguy: Slaves of Mickey Eye #1(June 2009) written by Grant Morrison, drawn by Cameron Stewart, and colored by Dave Stewart ©2009 DC Comics
Meta-Retro: Vatican Hustle
Posted by Rob Clough on January 30th, 2010 at 5:49 AMRob reviews Greg Houston’s blaxploitation love letter, VATICAN HUSTLE.
Dave Sim Is a Girl
Posted by Shaenon Garrity on January 29th, 2010 at 5:03 PMRich Kreiner’s post reminded me, and probably many other people who’d forgotten, of the existence of Dave Sim’s comic/magazine hybrid Glamourpuss.  It’s an odd little exercise, isn’t it?  I read the first few issues, as much as anyone can read the…
Now at CAM: Batman, Yesterday and Tomorrow
Posted by Shaenon Garrity on January 29th, 2010 at 4:26 PMWhen I first started dating my now-husband Andrew, he took me home to meet his parents and I got a look at his childhood bedroom. Â The walls and ceiling were completely plastered with comic-book posters. Â At the center of the…
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