Article Archive
“We Want Comics To Survive”: The Jason Latour Interview
Talking comics (and industry politics) with the impressive artist/writer behind The Expatriate, Battle Pope: Wrath of God, and Loose Ends.
The Burden of Promise: Fusion & The Comics of Michael DeForge
Michael DeForge is the most startling, fully-formed young cartooning talent to burst on to the scene since Dash Shaw.
Part 12: The Conclusion
Our man dries out and finds a new love.
THIS WEEK IN COMICS! (10/5/11 – Huge Format Changes)
Yes, format changes, True Believer. I hope you’re as excited for the new season of the Metropolitan Opera as me!
Pluto and Doubling
In this column I’m looking for art in other genres, and I’ll begin with one of the most artistically accomplished genre comics of the last ten years, Naoki Urasawa’s Pluto (2003-2009).
Pittsburgh Roll Call
Y’all goin’ make me lose my mind.
A Jesse Moynihan Interview
The new breed. The webcomics warlock talks.
The Metaphrog Interview
As Metaphrog, the art team of writer John Chalmers and artist Sandra Marrs create paranoid fantasies about their native Glasgow, and children’s comics that are more Kafka than Tintin.
THIS WEEK IN COMICS! (9/28/11 – Works of Mighty Import)
A week of challenging and provocative works destined to spark controversy, discussion and rebuke. So naturally, it’s time for Eros Comix.
Event Watch — Justice League #1: Nothing Will Ever Be the Same Again. . .
They’ve hyped the new Justice League #1 as a “Game-Changer.” But is it? The Comics Journal investigates.
Beto versus CF – Layout Workbook 12
Format fever!
The Johnny Ryan Interview
Johnny Ryan and Jesse Pearson discuss everything from first loves to rage to craft in this expansive conversation.
Part 11: The Groove
Our man swerves into Opera.
The Castle of Incoherence
Marvel contracts, embarrassing video, maps, and pointless hand-wringing about the possibly imagined decay of aesthetic values.