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
Bhob Stewart, 1937-2014
Bhob Stewart was an eccentric fellow whose talents and intelligence contributed creatively to American culture in many ways over the course of his life.
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“There Are Good Guys and Bad Guys” By Bhob Stewart
In this Against the Grain essay, considered one of his best, zinester, writer, editor and artist Bhob Stewart (1937-2014) talks about his time working with Wallace Wood. Wood photo by Bhob Stewart. Continue reading
“I Mean, Why Did I Like That?”: The Tim Hensley Interview (Part Two)
The second part of our career-spanning interview with cartoonist’s cartoonist Tim Hensley, in which he discusses Wally Gropius, closed captioning, Alfred Hitchcock, serialization, and his latest project. Continue reading
