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
The Oily Way: A Publishing Process Interview With Chuck Forsman
In the span of about five years, Chuck Forsman has become not just a promising young cartoonist but also an intriguing mover and shaker in the world of micropublishing with Oily Comics. Continue reading
Cartoon Utopian: An Interview with Ron Rege Jr.
Ron Rege Jr. talks to Jay Babcock about the rich mixtures of ideas and references embedded in his new book, The Cartoon Utopia, encompassing everything from Nicola Tesla to Yoko Ono. Continue reading
Keiji Nakazawa, 1939-2012
Keiji Nakazawa, renowned throughout the world as the creator of Barefoot Gen, a first-hand account of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, died on December 19th in Hiroshima, Japan. Continue reading
“What We Accept as Real”: A Tom Kaczynski Interview
The cartoonist and publisher of Uncivilized Books talks about starting his own publishing company, advertising, his interest in fake history, politics, and why he draws so many faces in his sketchbooks. Continue reading
The Gilbert and Jaime Hernandez Interview
Catching up with the artists of Love and Rockets. Continue reading
The Lives of Insects: On Photography and Comics
About photography, comics, and (mostly) Eddie Campbell. Continue reading
Spain Rodriguez Fought the Good Fight
Born March 2, 1940 in Buffalo, New York. Died November 28, 2012 in San Francisco, California.
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