Travelogue 2015
Mar 5, 2015James Romberger’s trip through Europe, encountering all manner of comics culture along the way. Continue reading
Leading Duck: An Interview with Peter Schilling about Carl Barks
Feb 27, 2015An interview with the writer of Carl Barks’ Duck, in which the author discusses comics as “paper movies,” Carl Barks’s place in the canon, and his personal distaste for Uncle Scrooge Continue reading
Harvey Kurtzman: The Man who Created MAD and Revolutionized Humor in America Excerpt
Feb 25, 2015In this excerpt from Bill Schelly’s forthcoming biography Harvey Kurtzman: The Man Who Created Mad and Revolutionized Humor in America, the author chronicles the lifespan of the magazine Humbug. Rebounding from the abrupt cancellation of Trump (the magazine he had left Mad to produce) after only two issues, Kurtzman rallied an all-star cast of cartoonists for their next endeavor. Continue reading
“My Aim is to Be as Appealing as Possible”: An Interview with Michel Fiffe
The creator behind Copra and Zegas talks about breaking into comics, helping to found Act-i-vate, the perils of small publishing, and working for Marvel. Continue reading
Pete, the Rookie
At 108, former cartoonist Austin “Pete” Peterson recalls Jimmy Swinnerton, Tad Dorgan, and getting fired by William Hearst. Continue reading
“Making Something Look Really Cool Isn’t My Goal”: The Ryan Cecil Smith Interview
A conversation with the young cartoonist behind SF and Two Eyes of the Beautiful about making comics that are best read in their printed form, the difference between homage and inspiration, and cross-cultural exchange. Continue reading
A Conversation with Jeet Heer
Discussing Gasoline Alley, Francoise Mouly, and comics history with the author and TCJ-contributor. Continue reading
Sex, Humor, and the Grotesque: A Conversation with Eleanor Davis, Julia Gfrörer, and Meghan Turbitt
This conversation took place at a panel at the Small Press Expo in Bethesda, Maryland, in September 2014. Continue reading
An Interview with John Porcellino
A conversation with the King-Cat Comics creator about his new book, OCD, illness, art, luck, and life. Continue reading
Bondage & Big Dreams: The World of Nine Antico
French cartoonist Nine Antico’s heroines Continue reading
