Month: March 2011
Mollusks, Horses, and Nudes: Aquirax Uno in the Sixties
An introduction to the comics and poster work of Japanese hippy master Aquirax Uno.
Brandon Graham: Doomsday 4 Dummies
The fourth day in a week of the life of Brandon Graham
Maximum Meat Flavor For Minimum Money
Quick trip to Windy City devolves into carnivorous food orgy.
Brandon Graham: Day 3reeeee
The third day in a week of the life of cartoonist Brandon Graham.
My Dinner without Andre
It is easy to pick a side in the long-running debate between Garfield Minus Garfield and the original Silent Garfield.
THIS WEEK IN COMICS! (3/30/11 – Mostly Reprints)
A few thoughts on this week’s new Dave Collier, after which I basically spill coffee on a time machine’s control panel.
Brandon Graham: Day Two: Day Harder!
The second day in a week of the life of Brandon Graham.
Brandon Graham: Day One
The first day in a week of the life of cartoonist Brandon Graham.
Layout Workbook 3
This week we’re going to look at how margins can determine timing and sequencing in North American comic books.
An Introduction to Gekiga, 6970 A.D.
A long buried time capsule contains hints of both a theory of communication and a utopian vision implicit in Gekiga.
Hauntology and the Invisibles Part II
Part two of a meditation on The Invisibles, spectres of the past, and the tone of the future.
THIS WEEK IN COMICS! (3/23/11 – Multifarious Chills!)
Killer clowns! Buried publishers! Evil boots! Second printings! NEW COMICS.
Layout Workbook 2
This week we’re going to look at how the 6 x 9-inch printed live area situates itself on the North American comic book page and spread.
The Latest From Revival House
Rob reviews two new releases from the publisher Revival House: Trigger #2, by Mike Bertino; and Everything Unseen Parts 1-3 by Drew Beckmeyer.