Monthly Archives: September 2020
Comics Against Confederates: Black Lives Matter and the Battle for Graham, North Carolina
Ryan Holmberg’s pursuit of comics and imagery related to contemporary protests resulted in multiple trips to Graham, North Carolina, where racist monument lovers are being met with nonviolent protest, legal and political confrontations…and comics, zines, & art. Continue reading
Water For Polyhedrons: The Mechanomorphic Art Of Giorgio Carpinteri.
With new comics work from a comics legend making its way to English, Simone Castaldi is here to catch you up on what the monolingual have been missing out on. Continue reading
Ron Cobb: 1937 – 2020
The influential illustrator, cartoonist, designer and all around imagination machine has passed away. Steve Ringgenberg looks back at a life well drawn. Continue reading
When He Speaks He Never Says It Twice – This Week’s Links
This week, Clark links to it all–the good writing and the other writing, the creative thoughts and the rote enthusiasm: your comics house has many rooms, and some of them feature food served via trough. Excelsior! Continue reading
Morrill Goddard: Godfather Of The “Comics”
Morrill Goddard is nearly unknown because the man had a passion for anonymity. All that we know about him is divulged herewith—in connection with what we have been calling “comics” for generations. Continue reading
“My Reservation About This Project Was That I Don’t Love Everybody’s Work”: An Interview with Drew Friedman
Coming off the heels of his collection of American President portraits, Drew Friedman has begun his next collection of historical obsession: underground cartoonists, from Z to A. (That would be from Zap to Arcade.) Continue reading
A Picture Isn’t Always Worth A Thousand Words
Eisner and Harvey award winner Juanjo Guardino’s latest ouvrage may never cross the Atlantic. Bart’s here to make a case for why, as well as why it probably should. Continue reading
“I Liked Superheroes The Best”: An Interview With Steve Englehart
A dependable, influential writer for both Marvel & DC Comics sits down with one of his biggest fans for a rapid fire journey through the hits, the misses, and the super-heroes that filled the pages: ladies and gentlemen, it’s Steve Englehart. Continue reading
