Al Feldstein: 1925-2014
An obituary and an overview of Mad editor/EC cartoonist Al Feldstein’s contributions to the medium. Continue reading
Al Feldstein’s Extended Child of Tomorrow Interview
The extended version of Gary Groth’s 2013 interview with Al Feldstein, which may be the Mad editor and EC writer/artist’s last interview. Continue reading
Women and Autobio Comics Roundtable
Ellen Forney, Megan Kelso and Raina Telgemeier, in a loosely themed women-and-autobio-and-literary comics discussion, talk about accessibility / virtuosity, reaching their audience, and comics as a “language.” Continue reading
Fred Kida, 1920-2014
One of the last, and most respected, of the golden age comic artists has passed. Continue reading
Lesson Notes on the Art Form
In this excerpt from his new book, a master cartoonist offers a summation of political cartooning. Continue reading
Ed Vs. Yummy Fur [Excerpt]
Ed 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
