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Episode 13: MariNaomi
The Turning Japanese creator talks Mardou’s Sky in Stereo, Bloom County, Cheryl Strayed, and much more. Plus, a fond farewell to a fan-favorite question.
An Interview with Nancy Burton
A rare interview with “Hurricane” Nancy Burton.
When Wolverine Met Hemingway: A History of Ernest Hemingway in Comics: Part I
An exploration of Hemingway homages, appearances and doppelgangers in comics, from the divine to the ridiculous.
THIS WEEK IN COMICS! (8/17/16 – Legendary Archives of Dazzling Treasure)
WOW, look at all these reprints. A comic book too; it’s a sequel.
Gordon Bailey, Co-Founder of The Nostalgia Journal, Dies at 59
A founder of the Nostalgia Journal has passed away.
Gene Ahern Covers The Conventions
You might have missed this. Gene Ahern, a popular newspaper cartoonist covered the tense, rancorous presidential nominations by sending Major Hoople, his Our Boarding House comic strip character, to the Republican and Democratic national conventions. It’s understandable if you didn’t happen to catch Ahern’s coverage in the funny pages. After all, it happened in 1928.… Read more »
An Interview with Maré Odomo
A conversation with Maré Odomo, a young Seattle-based cartoonist who’s just released their largest work to date, Late Bloomer.
THIS WEEK IN COMICS! (8/10/16 – Maximum Relevance)
Real shit in the real world.
A Conversation with Zack Davisson
On Kitaro and Shigeru Mizuki’s legacy.
Comics Criticism: Seven Hot Takes for Summer 2016
She tweeted that “comics criticism is trash and must be destroyed.” Does “comics” agree? In this episode, Grid veers away from comics boosterism (and moves perilously close to parody) as we search for answers. That, and Frank Cho’s unmentionables.
Richard Thompson, 1957-2016
Thompson, illustrator and creator of the syndicated comic strip Cul de Sac, passed away on July 27, 2016 due to complications from Parkinson’s disease. He was 58 years old.