Norman Rockwell and R.O. Blechman
May 22, 2013R.O. Blechman is the subject of a retrospective at the Norman Rockwell Museum entitled The Inquiring Line. The following is his speech from the opening night. Continue reading
The Brooklyn Comics and Graphics Festival Ends
May 17, 2013The founding partners of the influential and popular independent comics festival discuss—and dispute—the reasons for its sudden demise. Continue reading
The Library of American Comics at 75 Titles (and counting)
May 13, 2013A discussion of plans, approaches and rights with the founder and associate editor of the Library of American Comics. Continue reading
Notes to a Note on the Notes of Chester Brown
Ed Park reflects on the words in the back of the book. Continue reading
A John’s Gospel: The Chester Brown Interview
An interview on sex, politics, comics, and Paying for It. Continue reading
The Day I Almost Killed Kurt Busiek
On the ground and in the bars at 29th Salón Internacional del Cómic de Barcelona Continue reading
Filing Kim Deitch
Reading Kim Deitch means reading Kim Deitch about Kim Deitch, and burrowing into a 20th century history of his own creation. Continue reading
Publishing, Power, and Print Purgatory: Inside the Tokyopop Rights Situation
Tokyopop will not be reverting rights back to their creators of original content, and is in discussion with certain creators regarding contract buyouts, a source told the Comics Journal this week. Continue reading
Bulletproof: The Kane & Hine Interview
An interview with Shaky Kane and David Hine, creators of The Bulletproof Coffin, a candy-coated, psychedelic superhero romp that doubles as a savage condemnation of the comics industry. Continue reading
Making “Genius”: Mullaney and Canwell on Alex Toth
A conversation with the authors of the new Alex Toth biography, Genius, Isolated. Continue reading
