Month: August 2013
New Small Press Comics
Seriously wacky.
“Do I Have the Guts to Defy Odin Once Again?”
A new column focusing on the authorship of Jack Kirby.
THIS WEEK IN COMICS! (8/28/13 – Scenes from the Development of a Photorealist)
An evolution in comics, from cradle to grave.
The Locher Legend
Dick Locher Retires After Four Decades of Politics and Cops and Robbers
The Shallow End
Frank Santoro on selling comics collections, and Rob Kirby on Julie Delporte—plus the day’s links.
American Pickers
I “appraised” a Bronze Age comic book collection.
Silver Surfer #1: An Examination
Silver Surfer #1 is a comic worth examining closely. It has a lot of things colliding at once.
Travel Time
Jeff Trexler on everything Marvel v. Kirby, Joe McCulloch on the Week in Comics, and much more.
THIS WEEK IN COMICS! (8/21/13 – For Great Justice)
RESOLVED: Need humor be funny? Ha! Every week, this column argues the negative. [WEBCOMICS INSIDE]
Taking Back the Kirby Case
Could it be that the Marvel v. Kirby case has exposed fundamental problems not merely with how Marvel treated Kirby, but with the law itself? The answer to this question could determine whether the Kirby family has any chance of having the appellate court ruling reversed.
Pancakes Are Good For Me
Reviews of Lone Wolf and Cub, Paul Pope, Kick-Ass 3, Prophet, and Optic Nerve.
Rewards Points
Matthias Wivel on Blain and Willem, Frank Santoro on artist-made-comics, and links galore.
Institution and Individual
The winners in the main categories at this year’s Angoulême festival raise interesting questions about French cartooning and satire.
Ye Olde Art Comics Review
In which I “review” old art comics from my collection.
