Article Archive
The Best Comics of 2016 (According to Some)
TCJ contributors weigh-in with their Best of 2016 lists.
THIS WEEK IN COMICS! (1/4/17 – With You)
Rousing this site from its holiday nap with scandal and fever.
Year’s End
We’ve gone fishing until January 3rd. Here’s our year in review to keep you busy. See you in 2017.
2016 Year in Review
Revisiting some highlights from TCJ’s 2016.
Fantagraphics vs. Everyone (Part Two)
In this excerpt from We Told You So: Comics as Art, the long-awaited oral history of Fantagraphics Books, the topics covered include: the uncanonization of a direct sales manager, criticizing Will Eisner, the mole in the Journal, Fiore vs. Pekar, and Capital City vs. Diamond.
Fantagraphics vs. Everyone (Part One)
Another excerpt from We Told You So: Comics as Art, the long-awaited and exhaustive oral history of Fantagraphics Books. This section’s leading characters include Barry Windsor-Smith, Jim Shooter, Helena Harvilicz, Frank Young, Eric Reynolds, and Tom Spurgeon.
“A Fair Bit of Alchemy”: A Q&A with Luke Howard
The author of Talk Dirty to Me and Our Mother talks about teaching at CCS, anxiety disorders, and his creative process.
THIS WEEK IN COMICS! (12/14/16 – Branches)
Revisiting the standout from early this year.
It’s in the Headline
Greg Hunter is here today with his latest episode of Comic Book Decalogue, in which he talks to Eddie Campbell (Alec, Bacchus, From Hell) about the March trilogy, the early sports-page cartoonists, and much more. Meanwhile, elsewhere: —News. The Angouleme festival has made its official selections for 2017. —Reviews & Commentary. Edwin Turner reviews the latest book… Read more »
Episode 16: Eddie Campbell (Part I)
On this episode, Eddie Campbell (Alec, Bacchus, From Hell) discusses the March trilogy, the early sports-page cartoonists, and much more.
Recent Reading
Vanessa Davis, Ted Stearn, Charles Burns, Wally Wood, Lynda Barry, Chester Gould, Lauren Weinstein, love, happiness, anger and regret.
“Everything Was in Season”: Fantagraphics from 1978–1984
An excerpt from We Told You So: Comics as Art, the long-awaited and exhaustive oral history of Fantagraphics Books. This chapter’s topics include the wisdom of Gil Kane and Art Spiegelman and the growth of the Fantagraphics publishing family: Amazing Heroes, Nemo and … comic books
Sneaking to Bronx
Today on the site, Rob Clough reviews Drew Friedman’s More Heroes Of The Comics. In many respects, More Heroes Of The Comics is more in line with Friedman’s traditional interest in b-grade, obscure, and discarded American culture than the first volume. That first book, which had 83 illustration plates, included Friedman’s heroes from EC Comics and a… Read more »
THIS WEEK IN COMICS! (12/7/16 – Real Potential Energy)
A fleeing vehicle obliterated someone’s porch two blocks away while I was writing this and I didn’t even notice, because 100% of my attention is now turned to YOU.
