The Perversion of the Graphic Novel and Its Refinement
Apr 18, 2014The pleasures and problems of the new graphic novel boom. Continue reading
Tessa Brunton: Day Five
Apr 18, 2014The Death Zone Continue reading
House Tour Diary
Apr 17, 2014Extreme hoarders on the loose. Continue reading
Comics of the WeakExtreme Boy Pizza Party
From the To Read stack, plus Abhay Khosla on DC WTF?! Continue reading
This Week in ComicsTHIS WEEK IN COMICS! (2/6/13 – Sensual Planet Asylum)
France! Teach me to kiss, France! Continue reading
Monsters Eat CriticsMy Back Pages
My ostensible reason for teaching serialization in the first place was that I felt an obligation to discuss the history of the floppy, but my students don’t care at all about that history. Continue reading
No One Knows You're A DogWebcomics Capsule Reviews #2
It’s that time again: time for me to read a bunch of webcomics at random and tell you what I think of them. Continue reading
This Week in ComicsTHIS WEEK IN COMICS! (1/30/13 – The Face of Mainstream Comics)
A deep dive into digital manga pours out into an alternative newspaper reunion, and other things adrift. Continue reading
Comics of the WeakHe Was Said To Have Loved It When You Called Him Big Poppa
Image Comics: The Movie Continue reading
Say HelloHeather Benjamin!
There’s a scene in Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom where one of the bad guys tries to press Indy’s face against a conveyor belt that would pretty much sand off his skin. Your first glimpse of a Heather Benjamin drawing feels something like that. Continue reading
