This week’s comics news rolls in like that wheel the original Suicide Squad had to fight. You know that one? It’s the one that has big spikes, the giant thing that would probably cause a mental break. It’s a lot of links, is what I’m trying to say.
A long look at Warren Tufts acclaimed Western comics–what influenced them, what shaped them, and the mark they left on the artform.
Alex Dueben checks in with cartoonist, educator and podcaster Nicole Georges about the systems she is relying on to get through the current COVID-19 pandemic.
Longtime comics retailer Mike Sterling walks Keith through how COVID-19 has impacted his California based shop, Sterling Silver Comics.
Cynthia Rose takes us on a virtual visit to Jean-Philippe Delhomme’s studio, to see how he’s managing his time-at-home, the type of art it’s producing, and what he thinks the past masters would have thought of all this social media.
While Alex Nino is retired, we bet he’s still celebrating birthdays: today is his 80th, and Oliver Ristau is here to remind you why you should be sending cards.
Nothing stops the comics, and there’s a lot of things that are trying to this week: Clark is here, and he’s brought all the news and reviews. Brew up a pot of something fierce: it’s clickbait time.
Nicholas Burman visits Amsterdam’s legendary comic shop Lambiek for a bit of their history, as well as their prescription for handling their COVID-19 influenced present.
Twenty-five years ago, DC Comics signed with Diamond Distributors. Eric Reynolds reported on a leaked memo.
It’s time to talk about Cecil Jensen. And there’s only one place with the guts to provide that kind of coverage: Hare Tonic!
“I’ve been doing this for forty-four years and we’ve gone through some really, you know, bizarre times, terrible times and I’ve never experienced something quite like this before.”
While circumstances and situations change on an hourly basis right now, Warren Bernard–the vocal operational human face of the popular Small Press Expo–is still working towards an in-person 2020 show. In this conversation, he catches us up on the how and why.
In this week’s links, Clark heroically ploughs through every little twist and turn in the last week of chaos and uncertainty that stained the world of comics forever.
The aftermath of an illness: that’s something we’re all looking forward to. But be prepared for Tim Hamilton’s closer in today’s Diary: it’s a tough one.
A tribute to the legacy of influential animator and auteur, Gene Deitch, who passed away on April 16th, 2020.
New work from Edward Gorey? Yes please. With the recent publication of The Angel, The Automobilist, and Eighteen Others, Mark Dery is here to raise the question of who this genius belongs to, one more time.
Do you think super-hero artists are going to be there when the chips are down and you need some help? Tim Hamilton used his own body to put that question to the test. The answer is no.
Robert K. Elder takes a look at the look he took at Ditko’s original pages from Amazing Fantasy #15, which now sits in the Library Of Congress.
Can you catch chicken pox as an adult? That’s the question that should haunt today’s installment of Tim’s diary, but the livewire that is Ed should never be far from your mind!
A lifetime in comics has prepared Glynnes Pruett of California’s Comic Book Hideout for just about anything, and that includes dealing with a global pandemic.
In today’s blast from the past, Tim recalls the night he went to a party that didn’t bring proper music while the mystery of Ed’s empty pockets deepened!
This week, we’re checking in with Brecht Evens and the publisher of his upcoming edition of Peter Pan, Josh O’Neill, about how they’re dealing with the impact of pandemic-induced quarantine.
In the first day of Tim Hamilton’s Cartoonist’s Diary, we travel back in time to meet a man who may or may not be telling the truth. We might even be meeting two of them!
In this 2008 interview, Gary Groth talks to Terrytoons and UPA animator and Terr’ble Thompson cartoonist Gene Deitch.
