Hermann, hero of the hard boiled, 1938-2026
Cynthia Rose pays homage to auteur Hermann Huppen, who signed himself “Hermann”, who passed away in Belgium on March 22.
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An interview with Deathbulge’s Dan Martin: ‘Eyes and mouths are where the party is at’
Dan Martin is the British cartoonist behind Deathbulge, the brilliantly immature punk rock webcomic that melted the minds of terminally online millennials back in the 2010s. His work is characterized by its distinctive style, featuring outlandish hairdos, bowling-ball heads, and subversive humor that blends zany shock value with Martin’s over-the-top delivery. Beyond his instantly recognizable J.D. Harlock | April 15, 2026
The Matti Hagelberg interview: ‘The secret to my humor is that I don’t have a sense of humor’
Robert Aman talks to the Finnish cartoonist about his career, work process and why you can’t get any decent scratchboard anymore.
April Skies — This Week’s Links
It is an absolutely bafflingly insane time to be plugged into the news on a daily basis right now. But let’s try anyway.
Sam Kieth, Jan. 11, 1963 — March 16, 2026
Andrew Farago pays homage to the late Maxx creator, who died back on March 15.
Telling Armenian Stories That Will Leave You Hungry For More: Nadine Takvorian in conversation with Robert Mgrdich Apelian
gina Gagliano in conversation with Robert Mgrdich Apelian and Nadine Takvorian about her recent book, Armaveni: A Graphic Novel of the Armenian Genocide (Levine Querido, 2026), grab a snack before you proceed to read, you’re going to get hungry.
Kasia Babis and Seth Tobocman on looking for That Elusive Ethical Boundary
Kasia Babis and Seth Tobocman in conversation with Alex Dueben.
Voyage dans la Lune – This Week’s Links
If you were anything like Clark Burscough, I’d have something to like about you: here’s this week’s links.
The return of CAB? New Brooklyn nonprofit announced debut of comics show, award, magazine
A new two-day show, dubbed the Brooklyn Expo of Comics (BEC), will be held Nov. 14-15 in Williamsburg.
The Comics Journal at 50: Live from MoCCA 2026
An excerpt from The Comics Journal at 50 panel from MoCCA 2026.
An interview with Jordi Lafebre: ‘I try to make the reader forget that they are reading a comic book’
Aug Stone talks to the I Am Their Silence author about his career.
RIP Yoshiharu Tsuge
The news broke early this morning that Yoshiharu Tsuge, the enormously influential mangaka, died of aspiration pneumonia on March 3. He was 88. It’s hard to overstate the influence Tsuge had on the manga artists that followed him, not to mention the western cartoonists that became aware of his work through the small dribs and… Read more »
Pain Lasts, Kid – This Week’s Links
I think we can all agree, the most logical way to move forward is for all Content to be eternal, unending, unceasing, flying past on a truly infinite infinite-scroll, so that all serialised storytelling forms up like the news, from which this week’s links is sourced.
Arrivals and Departures — March 2026
Hello esteemed members of the Selection Committee. As you may have heard, this year’s tournament will be a little different. Instead of basketball teams, the field of 68 in 2026’s bracket will be populated with cartoonists.
‘Rip it up and start again’: Tanino Liberatore on his illustrious career
Tatnino Liberatore interviewed by Valerio Stivé.
Excerpt: Seattle Samurai: A Cartoonist’s Perspective of the Japanese-American Experience
The book was released in hardcover last year, and won a Pacific Northwest Book Award. The paperback version will be released on March 25.
In The Outlet By The Light Switch – This Week’s Links
Aww yiss, it is false spring time, my dudes.
Tatjana Wood, March 2, 1926-Feb. 27, 2026
Andrew Farago pays homage to the late colorist, who died last month at the age of 99.
A look at the Forever, City Hunter! exhibition: Enough art to sate the hungriest Hojo fan
Forever, City Hunter!, an exhibition celebrating the influential manga City Hunter’s 40th anniversary, took place at the Ueno Royal Museum in Tokyo from Nov. 22 to Dec. 28.
Clément Oubrerie, 1966-2026
Cynthia Rose remembers the Aya artist, who died earlier this month of ALS.
An Interview with Linnea Sterte: ‘Small moments are probably the easiest thing for me’
Gina Gagliano talks to the author of A Garden of Spheres and Stages of Rot about fantasy, dragons and why frogs are so fascinating.
Part VII: The New Blood — This Week’s Links
A linkblogger more susceptible to signs and portents than I would balk at the falling of this week’s links.
G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero
Half the Battle
Tegan O’Neil has been reading G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero THIS ENTIRE TIME.
Bill Griffith Returns to the Drawing Table to Put More Feeling Into It
Bill Griffith interviewed by Sally Madden.
