Author Archives: Gary Groth

The Jim Woodring Interview

BY Gary Groth Jun 19, 2011 7 Comments

Jim Woodring talks about his career in animation, shares anecdotes about Jack Kirby and Gil Kane, his move to Seattle, his transition from autobio to Frank, collaborating with Harvey Pekar and more. Continue reading →

TCJ #301: Excerpt from Al Jaffee & Michael Kupperman in Conversation

BY Gary Groth Jun 13, 2011 1 Comment

Being a “working artist”; the economics of digital content; the origins of the Mad fold-in. Continue reading →

TCJ #301: Joe Sacco on Footnotes in Gaza

BY Gary Groth Jun 6, 2011 3 Comments

In this excerpt, Sacco talks about how vital context is to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Continue reading →

Jack Kirby Interview

BY Gary Groth May 23, 2011 162 Comments

Jack Kirby talks to Gary Groth about who really created Thor, Spider-Man, The Hulk, The Fantastic Four and many of the other Marvel characters currently populating the big screen. Continue reading →

Jim Shooter: Groundhog Day in the Land of the Apocryphiars

BY Gary Groth Apr 21, 2011 71 Comments

Running alongside his storied career as a comics writer, editor, and publisher, Jim Shooter began a second, parallel career sometime in the 1990s: that of recounting his first career in vainglorious prose and delusional detail. Continue reading →

Dave Stevens, “Unmasking the Rocketeer”

BY Gary Groth Feb 22, 2011 Leave a comment

An interview with the late Dave Stevens (The Rocketeer). Originally published in TCJ 117, 1987, and now with a new postscript by Gary Groth. Continue reading →