Article Archive
“The Nostrand Zone” by Bhob Stewart
In this essay from The Comics Journal #96 (March 1985), Bhob Stewart looks at the career of “Mystery Artist” Howard Nostrand.
“If I Don’t Put this Dude Out of Action Now, We’re Both Chopped Liver!”
Jack Kirby’s Black Panther.
THIS WEEK IN COMICS! (3/5/14 – The Financial Times)
All the budgeting tips you could possibly want.
Trondheim on the Angoulême Grand Prix
The outspoken cartoonist (and former Grand Prix winner) addresses controversies surrounding the festival’s most prestigious award.
French Booty
That’s what it is!
“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.
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.
THIS WEEK IN COMICS! (2/26/14 – A Field Guide to Pre-Tezuka Japanese Comics in English Pt. 1)
A multi-part exploration begins, since new comics will probably be around for a few more weeks.
The Shary Flenniken Interview
In this interview from The Comics Journal #146 (November 1991), Shary Flenniken talks about running away from home, the Air Pirates, editing National Lampoon, Trots and Bonnie, and more.
Shinohara Ushio’s Action Cartooning
A lost body of work we might simply call “action cartooning,” a name that captures the two art historical currents that underwrite Ushio Shinohara’s figurative work,
