Month: February 2015
Leading Duck: An Interview with Peter Schilling about Carl Barks
An interview with the writer of Carl Barks’ Duck, in which the author discusses comics as “paper movies,” Carl Barks’s place in the canon, and his personal distaste for Uncle Scrooge
Harvey Kurtzman: The Man who Created MAD and Revolutionized Humor in America Excerpt
In this excerpt from Bill Schelly’s forthcoming biography Harvey Kurtzman: The Man Who Created Mad and Revolutionized Humor in America, the author chronicles the lifespan of the magazine Humbug. Rebounding from the abrupt cancellation of Trump (the magazine he had left Mad to produce) after only two issues, Kurtzman rallied an all-star cast of cartoonists for their next endeavor.
THIS WEEK IN COMICS! (2/25/15 – Shades of the Grey Lady)
Spicy comics – and the men who write them! Or is it only one man after all…
An Interview with Breakdown Press
Breakdown Press is among the most diverse and original publishers of comics in the UK right now, presiding over a small run of books united by their individuality, original story telling techniques, and sheer eye-popping attractiveness. Starting out with the publication of Joe Kessler’s Windowpane in 2012, they’ve stretched out to cover a whole heap of ground… Read more »
Tonči Zonjić: The Total Approach
An interview with the Croatian cartoonist about his process, color, war, and portraying a country not his own.
One Helmet to Rule Them All: The Golden Helmet
An excerpt from Peter Schilling Jr’s new book, Carl Barks’ Duck: Average American, in which he analyzes his favorite Carl Barks Donald Duck story.
The Problem with Editorial Cartooning Today
This 1988 panel about the viability of satire in editorial cartooning features Jules Feiffer, Chuck Freund, Brad Holland, David Levine, and Peter Steiner. They question what’s left to satirize in a culture that satirizes itself, and ponder if humor helps or hurts the political aims of editorial cartoonists.
THIS WEEK IN COMICS! (2/18/15 – Logographic Devil History)
You’ve seen one man’s best of 2014, now see another’s hot take on someone else’s selections for the best of the 1980s! CLICK AT THE RISK OF YOUR OWN LIFE.
Angoulême Year Zero
Angoulême 2015 will be remembered chiefly for having taken place under the hovering specter of terrorism. But beyond that, it was a memorable year in several respects: a year of protest, reform, and even cautious optimism.
Working Stiff, Working Loose: The 1950s Career of John Stanley
The middle years of a comic book genius.
Best Of 2014
A personal list of Clough’s favorite comics published last year, both long and short.
