THIS WEEK IN COMICS! (5/22/13 – No Borders)
May 21, 2013THE COLUMN APPLE DIDN’T WANT YOU TO READ! I mean, implicitly so, not… look, I have to fill this space with something. Continue reading
The Orphan’s Epic
May 20, 2013How Annie and Her Dog Sandy Lasted for Almost 86 Years.
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Faith Erin Hicks: Day Five
May 17, 2013Back home. Continue reading
Comics ChroniclesFact and Fancy in Seth’s G.N.B. Double C
Everybody misunderstands Seth. Popular mythology has pegged the cartoonist as a nostalgist hankering over the lost past. In fact, Seth is a fantastist obsessed not with the world-that-was but rather the world-as-it-might-have-been. Continue reading
Funnybook RouletteGold Out of Straw
Ed the Happy Clown returns, Shadow covers do battle, an ancient penny drops, Adrian Tomine meets Liz Prince in a paper bag, and Ray Bradbury checks out. Continue reading
This Week in ComicsTHIS WEEK IN COMICS! (6/27/12 – Everything, Everything, Everything)
The summer season explodes with an eruption of quality that challenges the very boundaries of this column and the sanctity of your purse! Continue reading
Hare TonicSmilin’ Zack Mosley’s Wilder Blue Yonder
The bumpy beginnings and intriguing flight of Smilin’ Jack. Continue reading
Riff RaffNew Talent Showcase 7
Skuds McKinley, Heather Benjamin, and Aron Nels Steinke Continue reading
High-LowReading Periodicals
In an age when companies like Fantagraphics and Drawn & Quarterly have almost completely curtailed their publishing of traditional comic books, it’s heartening to see so many smaller publishers embracing the concept. Continue reading
This Week in ComicsTHIS WEEK IN COMICS! (6/20/12 – Points, Lines, Mileposts)
Pure updates this time; lots of books coming out. Continue reading
Remembrance of Comics PastSheldon Mayer
A lifetime of letters: This week the great cartoonist and editor reflects on his life. Continue reading
