Comics Survey: Word / Art, Part I
In Part I of this two-part survey, Ken Parille reviews twelve comic books and graphic novels, paying attention to the words they use.
In Part I of this two-part survey, Ken Parille reviews twelve comic books and graphic novels, paying attention to the words they use.
Joe McCulloch for the Library of Congress, Rob Clough on Bongiovanni, lots of links.
So what did you do last weekend? I went to a comics show.
In a classic example of authors responding to their critics circa 1988, Terry Beatty and his girlfriend Wendi Lee refute a negative review of Wild Dog in this series of letters from TCJ’s Blood and Thunder. An “I am not Terry Beatty’s Girlfriend” letter-writing contest ensues.
Raw Power creator Josh Bayer talks about covering ROM Spaceknight, this spring’s Tumblr controversy, Retrofit, working with his music-video director brother, and the overrated nature of originality.
A complete round up of all the entries
A conversation with the longtime British cartoonist.
Quite a lot of comics and not a lot of time; I am left sputtering.
A sketch of the landscape of independent comics in India today.
Tucker wonders why he’s still reading superhero comics.
I breakdown a comics spread that can be read different ways.
The politics of Harvey Kurtzman’s war comics.
Back at work, with Joe McCulloch’s listings and a few links.
“Labor” Day? Ha! I spent at least twenty minutes scanning in these pages! This site is run by monsters.