Artistic Modern Funnies: Ben Jones’ Problem Solverz
The ideas and visuals that Ben Jones has developed and celebrated over the last 15 years are suddenly, amazingly, going to be shown to millions of people. A very biased interview.
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Layout Workbook 4
This week we’re going to do some detective work and breakdown a Tintin page.
Brandon Graham: Day5 and Night5
The fifth day in a week of the life of cartoonist Brandon Graham.
Mollusks, Horses, and Nudes: Aquirax Uno in the Sixties
An introduction to the comics and poster work of Japanese hippy master Aquirax Uno.
Brandon Graham: Doomsday 4 Dummies
The fourth day in a week of the life of Brandon Graham
Maximum Meat Flavor For Minimum Money
Quick trip to Windy City devolves into carnivorous food orgy.
Brandon Graham: Day 3reeeee
The third day in a week of the life of cartoonist Brandon Graham.
My Dinner without Andre
It is easy to pick a side in the long-running debate between Garfield Minus Garfield and the original Silent Garfield.
THIS WEEK IN COMICS! (3/30/11 – Mostly Reprints)
A few thoughts on this week’s new Dave Collier, after which I basically spill coffee on a time machine’s control panel.
Brandon Graham: Day Two: Day Harder!
The second day in a week of the life of Brandon Graham.
Brandon Graham: Day One
The first day in a week of the life of cartoonist Brandon Graham.
Layout Workbook 3
This week we’re going to look at how margins can determine timing and sequencing in North American comic books.
An Introduction to Gekiga, 6970 A.D.
A long buried time capsule contains hints of both a theory of communication and a utopian vision implicit in Gekiga.
Hauntology and the Invisibles Part II
Part two of a meditation on The Invisibles, spectres of the past, and the tone of the future.
THIS WEEK IN COMICS! (3/23/11 – Multifarious Chills!)
Killer clowns! Buried publishers! Evil boots! Second printings! NEW COMICS.
Layout Workbook 2
This week we’re going to look at how the 6 x 9-inch printed live area situates itself on the North American comic book page and spread.
