Thought Bubble 2013: How to Retain Your Soul
Dec 5, 2013What Thought Bubble does fantastically well, as you’ll hear over and over, is retain the essence of a much smaller event while growing bigger each year. Continue reading
Excerpts from Last Superman Standing: The Al Plastino Story
Dec 2, 2013Al Plastino is inspired by Bill Everett and squares off against Jack Binder and Mort Weisinger in these excerpts from an unpublished biography by Ed Zeno. Continue reading
Alfredo John Plastino, 1921-2013
Dec 2, 2013A life in comics. Continue reading
Dan Adkins: March 15, 1937 – May 8, 2013
The longtime comic book artist passed away. Continue reading
The Rutu Modan Interview
The author of The Property discussed her artistic beginnings, her process, and the autobiographical nature of her work. Continue reading
Norman Rockwell and R.O. Blechman
R.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
The 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)
A discussion of plans, approaches and rights with the founder and associate editor of the Library of American Comics. Continue reading
“This Brighter Path”: An Interview with James Romberger & Marguerite Van Cook
Talking with the East Village artists about running a gallery, comics, publishers, the importance of color, and collaborating with the late David Wojnarowicz. Continue reading
“Real Basic Reality, Like AAAAAAAAAARGHHHH!”: Notes from Mark Beyer: With/Without Text
On the exhibition at The Ohio State University Urban Arts Space, January 8-February 23, 2013. Continue reading
Crockett Johnson and the Invention of Barnaby
Adapted from the Afterword to Barnaby Volume One: 1942-1943 (Fantagraphics, 2013).
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