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THIS WEEK IN COMICS! (5/25/11 – Caught Up)

BY Joe McCulloch May 24, 2011 1 Comment

ALL UPCOMING COMICS, NO FUSS. Continue reading →

 
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Bedlam and Baby: Parables of Creation in Jack Kirby and Chris Ware

BY Ken Parille May 23, 2011 19 Comments

A look at scenes of creation, drawing, and comics-making. Continue reading →

 
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Intermission

BY Frank Santoro May 22, 2011 Comments Off

This week we’re taking a break from the Layout Workbook series. Continue reading →

 
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Dustin Harbin: Day Five

BY Dustin Harbin May 20, 2011 13 Comments

The grand finale! Continue reading →

 
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Dustin Harbin: Day Four

BY Dustin Harbin May 19, 2011 2 Comments

Our man remembers a year past… Continue reading →

 
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A Chester Brown Notebook

BY Jeet Heer May 19, 2011 28 Comments

Some notes that try to tease out a fuller account of Chester’s remarkable “comic-strip memoir.” Continue reading →

 
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Dustin Harbin: Day Three

BY Dustin Harbin May 18, 2011 15 Comments

And the award goes to… Continue reading →

 
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Saitō Takao and the “Gekiga Factory”

BY Ryan Holmberg May 18, 2011 5 Comments

Studios, factories, and the rise of Saitō Takao in Japan. Continue reading →