Bhob Stewart, 1937-2014
Feb 26, 2014Bhob Stewart was an eccentric fellow whose talents and intelligence contributed creatively to American culture in many ways over the course of his life.
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“There Are Good Guys and Bad Guys” By Bhob Stewart
Feb 26, 2014In this Against the Grain essay, considered one of his best, zinester, writer, editor and artist Bhob Stewart (1937-2014) talks about his time working with Wallace Wood. Wood photo by Bhob Stewart. Continue reading
“I Mean, Why Did I Like That?”: The Tim Hensley Interview (Part Two)
Feb 6, 2014The second part of our career-spanning interview with cartoonist’s cartoonist Tim Hensley, in which he discusses Wally Gropius, closed captioning, Alfred Hitchcock, serialization, and his latest project. Continue reading
Silver Surfer #1: An Examination
Silver Surfer #1 is a comic worth examining closely. It has a lot of things colliding at once. Continue reading
The Last of the Authentic Cowboy Cartoonists, Stan Lynde, Has Cashed In
Cowboy cartoonist and Western novelist Stan Lynde died of cancer in Helena, Montana on August 6. He was two months shy of his 82nd birthday. Continue reading
SDCC13: Russ Heath Tribute Panel
Russ Heath, interviewed by Mark Waid. Recorded by Jon B. Cooke (editor of of the Russ Heath issue of Comic Book Creator #4 (Winter 2013)). Continue reading
50 Years of Mediocrity, 15 Years to Reflect
Fifteen years later, Sam Henderson looks back at the controversial article he wrote about his alma mater, SVA. Continue reading
SDCC13: Music & Comics Panel with William Stout and David Lasky
Cartoonists William Stout (Legends of the Blues) and David Lasky (The Carter Family, with Frank Young) talk about music at comics at SDCC13. Continue reading
Who Owns the Man of Steel?
Now that we know the new Superman movie is a colossal hit, it seems like a good time to review the legal conflict over who gets to rake in those profits. Continue reading
“I Was Dipping a Pen at My Dying Mother’s Bedside”: An Interview with Carol Tyler
An interview with the You’ll Never Know and The Job Thing creator about page design, not being known as a “finisher,” dealing with family illness, and portraying sensitive details about close relatives. Continue reading
Panel on the Origin of Fantagraphics Excerpt Courtesy of Mike Catron
In this excerpt, Kim Thompson, Gary Groth and Mike Catron discuss the earliest days of Fantagraphics and The Comics Journal at the 2001 Comic-Con International: San Diego. Continue reading
