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THIS WEEK IN COMICS! (7/24/13 – Forgive my brevity, but we just got through a heatwave.)

BY Joe McCulloch Jul 23, 2013 6 Comments

Yeah, there was a comics convention last week. But at the same time, half a world away, some real business was going down… Continue reading →

 
Hare Tonic

Helen E. Hokinson

BY R.C. Harvey Jul 22, 2013 2 Comments

One of the New Yorker’s Pace-setting Big Four Continue reading →

 
Riff Raff

Ye Olde Mini-Comics Review

BY Frank Santoro Jul 18, 2013 14 Comments

…in which I review old mini-comics from my collection. Continue reading →

 
This Week in Comics

THIS WEEK IN COMICS! (7/17/13 – Robot contre tous)

BY Joe McCulloch Jul 16, 2013 2 Comments

Scenes from a true curiosity, as French scandal meets Japanese comics in the alternative comics midday. Continue reading →

 
Grid

“Red People for a Red Planet”: Acme Novelty Library #19, Color, and the Red Leitmotif

BY Ken Parille Jul 10, 2013 Comments Off on “Red People for a Red Planet”: Acme Novelty Library #19, Color, and the Red Leitmotif

Things are not going well on Mars or on Earth. Chris Ware tells these tales with the help of a cartoonist’s best friend: the circle. Continue reading →

 
This Week in Comics

THIS WEEK IN COMICS! (7/10/13 – Invisible People)

BY Joe McCulloch Jul 9, 2013 6 Comments

I can see you… and all the comics! Whew, another worthwhile column description for the books! Continue reading →

 
This Week in Comics

THIS WEEK IN COMICS! (7/3/13 – Oceanfront Queries)

BY Joe McCulloch Jul 2, 2013 11 Comments

Trouble rears its stormy head to menace our man’s vacation! Good thing there’s still plenty of shit to summarize. Continue reading →

 
Framed!

The Lost Comics of Jack Cole – Part 1 (1931-1937)

BY Paul Tumey Jul 1, 2013 58 Comments

A study of Cole’s lesser-known comics and cartoons sheds light on his greatest work, and reshapes our current narrow understanding of this secretive, influential 20th century pop artist. Continue reading →