THIS WEEK IN COMICS! (7/30/14 – We Lost the Eisner, So Looks Like I Can Finally Post Some Smut)
Jul 29, 2014Whew, thank heavens that run-in with prominence is over! Continue reading
Drunk Tour Diary
Jul 24, 2014Hothead Paisan Continue reading
Comics ChroniclesHarold Gray and the Limits of Conservative Anti-Racism
Race, Harold Gray and Little Orphan Annie. Continue reading
This Week in ComicsTHIS WEEK IN COMICS! (7/2/14 – A Beginner’s Guide to Jademan)
300 issues. Alone, unmourned, unloved? Jademan. A brief introduction. Continue reading
What Was Alternative Manga?Enka Gekiga: Hayashi Seiichi’s Pop Music Manga
If his autobiographical reminisces are true, then Hayashi Seiichi’s literary life began with falling tears. As he recalled the early 50s in “Azami Light” (“Keikō,” 1972): “‘Look at you sniveling like a little girl,’ said my mother. She turned her … Continue reading
Framed!The Lost Comics of Jack Cole – Part 3 (1939-1940, Humor and Crime)
In many ways, 1939 and 1940 were pivotal years in Jack Cole’s life and work. These are the years he stretched from humorous short subjects to longer, more serious crime and superhero stories. Continue reading
This Week in ComicsTHIS WEEK IN COMICS! (6/25/14 – Melted)
Now including more of other people’s words. Continue reading
Jack Kirby: Behind the Lines“Trail May Lead to the Ends of Infinity”
A close reading of The Mighty Thor # 166 (July 1969). Continue reading
This Week in ComicsTHIS WEEK IN COMICS! (6/18/14 – The Time Has Come to Go to Winter Wonderland)
I am sweating. Better spend some money. Continue reading
