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The Vanessa Davis Interview
On the occasion of being awarded the Paris Review’s Terry Southern Prize for humor writing, Vanessa Davis spoke with Naomi Fry about autobiography, drawing, and management.
THIS WEEK IN COMICS! (4/5/17 – Warmer)
I almost don’t need a coat, but I’ve put on weight.
Gluyas Williams: Master of Line and Shape and Subject
A life of the master of the clear line.
An Interview with Joe Ollmann
The author of The Abominable Mr. Seabrook talks cannibalism, tree farms, and Canada.
Episode 18: Maggie Umber
On the eighteenth episode of Comic Book Decalogue, Maggie Umber (Time Capsule, Sound of Snow Falling) discusses Ron Wimberly, Johnny the Homicidal Maniac, and the comics tastes of Guillermo del Toro.
THIS WEEK IN COMICS! (3/29/17 – Goodbye, Sweetheart)
Above we see my favorite bit of Dominique Goblet’s Pretending Is Lying – published in French in 2007 and entirely re-lettered by the artist herself for the 2017 English edition. Goblet also collaborated on the translation itself, with Sophie Yanow; it’s a work that benefits from as much of the artist’s presence as possible. Immediately,… Read more »
I Hope No One See Me In Here
Mankoff, etc.
Risograph Workbook 4
Ryan Sands, Publisher at Youth in Decline, on riso printing and book production and the genius of Mickey Z.
An Interview with Yvan Guillo/Samplerman
A quiet revolution in comics—as relates to its connection with fine art and design—is staged on the tumblr of Yvan Guillo, under the pen name of Samplerman. Using castaway imagery from comics—much of it found at free websites like the Digital Comics Museum, and Comic Book Plus—Guillo creates breathtaking, playful kaleidoscopic images that have, until recently,… Read more »
The Berni Wrightson Interview
This archival interview is about the roots of Wrightson’s love for the macabre, his colorful accounts of his career in horror comics (including brushes with unscrupulous printers and unpredictable publishers), and the evolution of his style over the years.
Bernie Wrightson, 1948-2017
The contemporary comic book horror master has passed away.
