THIS WEEK IN COMICS! (2/8/12 – Murky Time)
The return of a very special comic book serial, along with odd revivals and vintage kids.
The return of a very special comic book serial, along with odd revivals and vintage kids.
Horror, Robert Jauss’s horizon of expectations, the Skywald publishing line.
Bay Area Shuffle
Book design, narrative, and an unlikely inspiration.
A final report from Angouleme, the Eyes of the Cat, and some video fun.
One of the best festivals of the past decade. Of course, some problems persist.
Unless he gets either of today’s Spotlight Picks; then he’s gonna have to stay in the hole for a month to save.
Untangling the surprisingly confused origins of Mary Worth.
Rollin’, rollin’, rollin’!
The most eloquently curated comics show I’ve seen since the fantastic Masters of European Comics in 2001.
The Art Spiegelman retrospective in the Castro building is amazing.
The Someday Funnies now joins Smile, From Arrgh to Zap, and a complete version of Metropolis on the list of Things That Have Come Out Before The Last Dangerous Visions.
No one is wedding horror’s darkness to an equally black, equally lacerating emotional palette as effectively as Julia Gfrörer.
I included my finder’s fee in the above total, just so you know.