Article Archive
John Goldwater, the Comics Code Authority, and Archie
How a Poor Orphan Boy Invented One but Not the Other.
The Jesse Reklaw Interview
Catching up with the author of Applicant, Slow Wave, and Ten Thousand Things to Do…
THIS WEEK IN COMICS! (7/27/11 – Traditions Continue!)
One door closes, another door opens. But often in comics it’s an older door to a room you’ve seen…
Wingnuttin’it
What’s the frequency, Kenneth?
How Censorship Won: The Final Victory of the Comics Code
Just a few months after the Comics Code met its less than grisly fate, the U.S. Supreme Court cited the anti-comics crusade of the 1950s as an example of misguided censorship.
Jason Lutes
The author of Berlin and Jar of Fools enters the studio.
The Joe Simon Interview
In this brief interview, Joe Simon talks to Gary Groth about co-creating Captain America with Jack Kirby, as well as many other titles they worked on together.
“I Thought It Was Worth Doing, and That Was Enough”: The Walter Simonson Interview
The Thor and Manhunter artist talks about his new Artist’s Editions, Jack Kirby, Mike Mignola, Stephen King, and trying not to draw Peter Weller.
THIS WEEK IN COMICS! (7/20/11 – Blank Room Dispatch)
A summer travel edition, postcards included.
The Slow Build
So, what does this have to do with comics?
The History of Webcomics
The earliest webcomics predate the World Wide Web and are almost as old as public online file transfer.
Downhill Racer
A dereliction of duty! Japanese pulp fiction! Dry British commentary! The Red Scare!
Tatsumi Yoshihiro’s “Black Rainbow”
The true roots of Tatsumi’s Black Blizzard.
