The Enigma of Cecil Jensen, Part Two: Elmo Without Elmo
Dec 10, 2018The later years, when Elmo made way for Little Debbie. Continue reading
The Enigma of Cecil Jensen, Part One: The Road to Elmo
Dec 7, 2018An appreciation of the 1940s strip Elmo, which was both ahead of its time and behind the times—possessing the absurd cool of a Nathanael West or S. J. Perelman and droll ensemble comedy reminiscent of Thimble Theater. Continue reading
Sammy Stein on the Art/ifacts of the Real and the Virtual
Dec 6, 2018Stein is at the forefront of the new French Abstract Formalist Comics, using photography, sculpture, and printed works to explore ontology and epistemology of representational image, among other things. Continue reading
Episode 34: Ben Passmore
Dec 14, 2018On the penultimate episode, the BTTM FDRS creator discusses the impact of Prince of Cats, shelving a post-collegiate magnum opus, and when leather jackets and moshing came to hip-hop. Continue reading
Bandy Designys: New French Comics Through the Wrong End of the Telescope
Dec 13, 2018Matt Seneca returned from his French vacation with a stack of comics. I know they call them something different over there, but i’m not over there, am I? Let’s see what he thought! Continue reading
Hubris and Chutzpah: How Li’l Abner Kayo’d Joe Palooka and Both Their Creators Came to Grief
Dec 11, 2018The story of Al Capp and Ham Fisher, two cartooning geniuses, their rise to celebrity and their furious interactions with each other, is the stuff of epic adventure fiction,
but here, it is fact. Continue reading
TCJ TalkiesDan Zettwoch and Rina Ayuyang on The Freddie Stories by Lynda Barry
Two great cartoonists, the creators of Birdseye Bristoe and Whirlwind Wonderland respectively, discuss Lynda Barry’s Freddie Stories. Continue reading
This Week in ComicsTHIS WEEK IN COMICS! (9/9/15 – Alternating Current Criticism)
Wake up! The future arrives every morning, but does Electricomics herald more than just a new spin of the same sphere? Continue reading
Hare TonicModesty Blaise and Peter O’Donnell and the Last Great Adventure Strip
To me, Modesty Blaise and Willie Garvin are a literary pair that ranks with Damon and Phintias. Or Roland and Oliver. Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson. Continue reading
Funnybook RouletteA Problem for the Comics Snob
The problem for the comics snob is the superhero comic that’s too good to ignore. The reference is facetious; good comics aren’t a problem for anyone. The problem is this: Ignoring mainstream comics is easy. Continue reading
This Week in ComicsTHIS WEEK IN COMICS! (9/2/15 – History Stares Back)
The unexpected return of a forgotten forum. Continue reading
Framed!Dead Cats at Moonlight – The Art of Clare Victor “Dwig” Dwiggins
A documentary about the forgotten comics of early 20th century childhood. Continue reading
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