Irwin Hasen’s Final Interview
Dondi creator Irwin Hasen’s mode of expression was cheerfully stream-of-consciousness, so this, his last interview, perhaps at least reflects his genuinely exuberant mode of expression and the pleasures of living a long and eventful life. Continue reading
Scott McCloud Unpacks and Defends The Sculptor’s Ending
Amid all the hubbub and the virtual ink spilled over the book, little has been said about its ending, easily its most controversial and difficult element. Now McCloud goes on the record to defend it. Continue reading
Alt-Weekly Cartoonists Finally Get Their Day at Society of Illustrators
You didn’t buy an alt-weekly newspaper, much less hold on to it. You picked them up from a pile somewhere, read them or didn’t, and then threw them out. Some of these papers ran comic strips, but many didn’t. Some of these papers just ran comic strips without letting the artists know and didn’t pay them. Continue reading
TCJ Roundtable Discussion ~ APPLIED CARTOONING
“Applied Cartooning” is jargon to be sure, but I hope it can become useful jargon. The idea is to better position cartoonists in the marketplace so our expertise is recognized and we are compensated more fairly for the skills we bring to the table. Five cartoonists discuss the idea. Continue reading
Author vs. Author
The French cartoonist Émilie Gleason and the American cartoonist Gina Wynbrandt, interview each other about life, and a little about their work. Continue reading
Tatsumi Yoshihiro, 1935-2015
Tatsumi Yoshihiro, one of comics history’s greats, passed away on March 7, 2015. He was seventy-nine years old. He died of malignant lymphoma. Tatsumi is famous as the artist who helped fashion a new style of manga known as “gekiga” … Continue reading
