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Hare Tonic

Johnny Hart to Appear B.C.

BY R.C. Harvey Mar 22, 2012 25 Comments

The life, times and beliefs of Johnny Hart, creator of the caveman comic strip B.C. Continue reading →

This Week in Comics

THIS WEEK IN COMICS! (3/21/12 – Like a dog!)

BY Joe McCulloch Mar 20, 2012 6 Comments

This week a secret co-writer joins me in discussing Chantal Montellier, Robert Crumb, and the disease of the instincts. Plus, new and old books, with and without pictures. Continue reading →

Comics of the Weak

We’ll Go Back To Mourning Moebius When Alan Moore Tells Jason Aaron That He Didn’t Mean To Hurt His Feelings

BY Tucker Stone Mar 16, 2012 37 Comments

Tucker Stone debuts the TCJ incarnation of his legendary weekly roundup of the latest funnybooks. Continue reading →

Say Hello

Jonny Negron!

BY Sean T. Collins Mar 15, 2012 7 Comments

The intelligence behind Jonny Negron’s comics transforms his low-culture and underground influences into fully formed work of surprising sophistication. Continue reading →

TCJ Talkies

Mike talks to the cartoonist behind such disturbing works as The Ticking and Marbles in My Underpants about style, what’s acceptable (and not) in today’s comics world, and her second career as a children’s book creator. Continue reading →