Blog The Use of Sequential Art

Posted by Kent Worcester on February 9th, 2010 at 10:24 AM

Eisner recognized that the line between instructional and entertainment comics is fuzzy, of course. A detective story might include instructions in how to open a safe, for example, while an illustrated manual might include visual gags. But he nevertheless assumed these were the only options. A particular comic might combine the two elements in some novel way, but the possibilities of the medium were bound up with these two categories.

I’m not convinced.

Review Superman/Batman #68, Superman: World of New Krypton #11

Posted by Tom Crippen on February 9th, 2010 at 10:00 AM

Boring superhero art is examined for shortcomings, hints of ability.

News Journalista for Feb. 9, 2010: Down all day

Posted by Dirk Deppey on February 9th, 2010 at 8:03 AM

Snowstorm disrupts East-Coast Diamond activity ♦ the Nook heads for Barnes & Noble ♦ more

Essay Analysis: Rob Clough’s Top 50 Comics Of 2009 Part Two (of Two)

Posted by Rob Clough on February 9th, 2010 at 12:01 AM

Clough concludes his Best of the Year list.

Blog Sex in the Funnies

Posted by R.C. Harvey on February 8th, 2010 at 2:35 PM

Well, why not? We’ll turn to this subject from time to time because there’s more sex in the funnies these days than ever before, and that’s notable. Used to be, there was no sex in the comic strips; now, there’s…

Blog Minis Monday: A Jug of Wine and Thou

Posted by Rich Kreiner on February 8th, 2010 at 1:00 PM

More comics collected at the Maine Comics Arts Festival held last year in Portland. Can I get a witness!

From Stay Away from Other People, ©2008 Lisa Hanawalt

Blog Gender and Cartooning in Chicago

Posted by Noah Berlatsky on February 8th, 2010 at 11:04 AM

A report on a panel discussion which included Anne Elizabeth Moore, Nicole Hollander, and Dewayne Slightweight.

News Journalista for Feb. 8, 2010: That would be crazy…

Posted by Dirk Deppey on February 8th, 2010 at 10:45 AM

International concern grows for missing Sri Lankan cartoonist ♦ Amazon/Macmillan grudge war finally ends ♦ more

Review Dinosaur King Vol. 1

Posted by Noah Berlatsky on February 8th, 2010 at 9:00 AM

Yohei Sakai; Vizkids; $7.99, 192 pp.; B&W, Softcover; ISBN: 978-1421532530

There should be more American comics like this.

Not that this is a great comic. Or a good comic. Or a comic that in any way makes you not want to seek out…

Blog How To Go On The Lam: WIZZYWIG V.3—Fugitive

Posted by Rob Clough on February 8th, 2010 at 5:01 AM

Rob reviews the third volume of Ed Piskor’s hacker saga, WIZZYWIG: FUGITIVE (self-published).