Article Archive
THIS WEEK IN COMICS! (12/21/11 – Void Indigena)
Don’t get yourself down. It’s just another end of time.
Sally Madden’s Personal Scene Report
Girl Talk
Joseph Henry Simon: October 11, 1913 – December 14, 2011
If Joe Simon had only created Captain America, he would still be a comic book legend. But his career lasted for decades and encompassed dozens of memorable characters and thousands of pages of comics.
They Want Names
Tom Neely, The Death Ray, Friedman & Davis, Chippendale, and Robinson. A full house.
The Tom Neely Interview
In this interview, Tom Neely talks to Kristy Valenti about self-publishing, Sparkplug and his body of work to date.
Hitchschlock/Truffaux
A critical look at a book of conversations between Will Eisner and Frank Miller.
Jerry Robinson: January 1st, 1922-December 7th, 2011
A four-color life well lived.
THIS WEEK IN COMICS! (12/14/11 – Amazing Heroes)
Airbrush dreams and narrow escapes; ain’t that a con?
Surviving the Season
How comics shops survive, Jerry Robinson video, Jim Woodring, Al Jaffee, and much more.
A Seasonal Snapshot of Retail Funny Business
The state of comic book stores on both coasts and Chicago, too.
San Francisco, CA Scene Report
Cow Town, USA
Won’t See the Likes…
Jerry Robinson passes away; comic book companies are almost as disfunctional as when he began; Shannon Wheeler ends his run.
Shannon Wheeler: Day Five — Portugal
In which our diarist attends an international comics festival.
A Day on the Linking Streets
Old Richard Marschall books, new Gene Deitch memoirs, Peter Blegvad’s radio play, J.W. Taylor, Skippy, BCGF, best of 2011 lists, and more.
Shannon Wheeler: Day Four — Leaving New York
In which our diarist attempts to escape from New York.
Shannon Wheeler: Day Three — Occupy Wall Street
In which our diarist witnesses a protest, and looks for a souvenir.
Sarah Glidden
Talking process and comics journalism with the creator of How to Understand Israel in 60 Days or Less.
