Nursery Rhyme Comics
A new column, KinderComics, will focus on visual narratives aimed at and/or depicting children, most especially comics.
Features
A House Divided – The Crisis at L’Association (Part 2 of 2)
The conclusion to the behind-the-scenes story of one of France’s most important publishers, from the well-publicized strike earlier this year to the departure of de facto director Jean-Christophe Menu.
THIS WEEK IN COMICS! (11/9/11 – The trick that keeps on treating.)
I’m having a devil of a time saving money these days. [LAUGHS] [APPLAUSE] [CURTAINS]
Marvel vs. Jack Kirby: Legal Rights and Ethical Might
A discussion of the moral and legal issues at play around Kirby vs. Marvel.
Cleveland, OH Scene Report
The return of the rust belt.
A House Divided: The Crisis at L’Association (Part 1 of 2)
The behind-the-scenes story of one of France’s most important publishers, from the well-publicized strike earlier this year to the departure of de facto director Jean-Christophe Menu.
Guest Column: The Historiography of Webcomics
This month, comics writer and historian T Campbell has graciously agreed to write a guest column on the unique problems of researching webcomics history.
Julia Wertz
An interview with the creator of Drinking at the Movies and Fart Party.
THIS WEEK IN COMICS! (11/2/11 – All Souls’ Post)
I could use a saint right now too.
Yokoyama’s Rubicon: Humanity/ Color/ Transcendence
Traveling through Yuichi Yokoyama’s books without a map.
Robert Crumb—Live Online: The Interview That Didn’t Happen
After their Australian confab was cancelled Crumb and Groth had their conversation anyway, with guest questions from a variety of cartoonists.
Charlotte, NC Scene Report
Biscuits and Gravy.
A Habibi Roundtable
Charles Hatfield, Hayley Campbell, Tom Hart, Katie Haegele, Chris Mautner, and Joe McCulloch discuss Craig Thompson’s book.
Just Like Yesterday: Thoughts on DC’s “New 52”
When DC Comics announced plans to reboot their entire comics line, I thought it was either a stroke of genius or the stupidest idea I’d ever heard.
THIS WEEK IN COMICS! (10/26/11 – Delicate Considerations)
Women, wine and all that’s divine.
In The Land Unknown with Gary Panter
A conversation about process and philosophy.
Richmond, VA Scene Report
Do you know where you’re going to? Do you like the things the world is showing you?
Jud Hurd and Cartoonist PROfiles
A remembrance of the late, great comic strip gadfly, Jud Hurd.
Iowa Comics Conference Notebook
A visit to Iowa with a crowd of cartoonists, publishers and academics.
Kurt Wolfgang
This episode’s guest: Kurt Wolfgang, the creator behind Nothing Eve, Where Hats Go, and Pinokio.
Sergio Bonelli (1932-2011)
The patriarch of Italian comics, Sergio Bonelli, dies at 79
THIS WEEK IN COMICS! (10/19/11 – Pure Metaphor)
History will vindicate me when the secret correlations between Craig Thompson and obscure manhwa are revealed. In Congress.
The Best: Jaime Hernandez’s “The Love Bunglers”
An appreciation of a contemporary masterpiece.
Frank Santoro and Adrian Tomine on “The Love Bunglers”
A couple of tributes to Jaime Hernandez’s latest.
