Fred Kida, 1920-2014
Apr 16, 2014One of the last, and most respected, of the golden age comic artists has passed. Continue reading
Lesson Notes on the Art Form
Apr 16, 2014In this excerpt from his new book, a master cartoonist offers a summation of political cartooning. Continue reading
Ed Vs. Yummy Fur [Excerpt]
Mar 10, 2014Ed the Happy Clown became a graphic novel by letting go of its three successive past-lives as 1) a part of a mini-comic, 2) a part of a comic book series, and 3) a book with a different ending. What was stripped away with each incarnation is as important in establishing what Ed was and now is as what remains. Continue reading
“Originality Is a Red Herring”: An Interview with Josh Bayer
Raw Power creator Josh Bayer talks about covering ROM Spaceknight, this spring’s Tumblr controversy, Retrofit, working with his music-video director brother, and the overrated nature of originality. Continue reading
Looking Back at Flook: An Interview with Wally Fawkes
A conversation with the longtime British cartoonist. Continue reading
The Anti-War Comics of Harvey Kurtzman
The politics of Harvey Kurtzman’s war comics. 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
