Article Archive
An Interview with MoCCA Founder Lawrence Klein
How the museum has been able to survive, why building a permanent collect has not been a high priority, and why Klein left the museum and New York.
AVX 2NITE, AVX 4LIFE
Archie, Cerebus, and Young Blueberry take their places (and their marks) alongside the Avengers and the Flash.
State of the Art Museum: What MoCCA Has Accomplished and Failed to Accomplish After Ten Years
For better or worse, MoCCA is the high-water mark for the level of respectability that comic art has been able to carve out for itself in its home town.
Craig Thompson
This time around, Mike talks to the creator of Habibi and Blankets.
The S. Clay Wilson Interview
Bob Levin and the legendary underground artist and Zap contributor engage in a hearty discussion.
THIS WEEK IN COMICS! (3/28/12 – The Secret Life of a Licensed Comic)
A few words about the human element in manufactured fun.
VERT! and the Single Girl
We may be seeing a renaissance of high-end webcomic raunch—indie smut that is witty, cheerfully explicit, and gorgeously drawn.
A Few Notes on Wally Wood’s EC Stories Artist’s Edition
A category-defining book.
New Talent Showcase
Girls Against Boys
The Best Female Power Fantasy Is A Male Sexual Fantasy
Surprise—Tucker Stone didn’t like most of this week’s new comics. Plus a special guest with convention news.
Truth, Justice, and the Comic Book Way
R. C. Harvey on Johnny Hart and religion in the comics, Sean T. Collins on Jillian Tamaki, and the news.
Johnny Hart to Appear B.C.
The life, times and beliefs of Johnny Hart, creator of the caveman comic strip B.C.
Questions for Griffy
Shortly after the publication of Bill Griffith’s Lost and Found: Comics 1969-2003, Gary Panter sent the cartoonist about 20 questions. Here’s what came back.
Now and Forever
Joe McCulloch on Chantal Montellier & Kafka, plus various reviews and internet news.
THIS WEEK IN COMICS! (3/21/12 – Like a dog!)
This week a secret co-writer joins me in discussing Chantal Montellier, Robert Crumb, and the disease of the instincts. Plus, new and old books, with and without pictures.
Recently Read
What’s been off the shelf and on the desk: Everett, Sottsass, Clowes, Kirchner, Erro and X-Force.
