Basil Wolverton: Daft Drivel Dished on the Daffy Dude Who Drew Us Out of the Dumps
Damn, a doggoned disquisition on the 20th century master, in honor of a new collection of ’40s and ’50s filler frolics.
Article Archive
Chokepoint: The Comics Code Authority and COVID-19
Historian Brian Puaca compares two chokepoints in comics history: the formation of the self-regulatory Comics Code Authority in the 1950s, and the economic threat posed by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Ziggurat Vertigo – This Week’s Links
From here, you can see the world! From here, you can click any link! Any point on the horizon! Yes! Yes!
Scrawling Editoons & Pop’s Place: When Your Surname Is Rawls And Your Initials Are S & C
Bob takes a look at Sam C. Rawls (Scrawls), whose name never provided him a choice about what kind of profession he was best suited for, his work throughout the 80s and 90s both as a strip & editorial cartoonist, and his more recent environmental activism.
Comix Experience Talks Elfquest With Wendy & Richard Pini
Brian Hibbs of Comix Experience speaks to Wendy and Richard Pini of ElfQuest fame in a long, free-wheeling interview about this pioneering work.
Help, I’m A Rock: Reading O. Schrauwen’s graphic novel Arsène Schrauwen
The artist and poet Sommer Browning presents an idle (if not an idyll) with the work of Olivier Schrauwen.
“I Think I Have A Bit Of An Antagonistic Relationship To Nature”: An Interview with Shing Yin Khor
Cartoonist and carpenter Shing Yin Khor catches Tiffany Babb up about the inspiration and work methods behind her new graphic novel, The Legend of Auntie Po. Pie and puppetry are also discussed!
Across The Universe Divide – This Week’s Links
Sail with me, Traveller, to a new world…
Memento Miuri
A philosophical reflection on the life’s work of Kentaro Miura, creator of the influential manga series Berserk, who died this past May at the age of 54.
Nate McDonough Makes Comics About Flipping Comics
A portrait of a cartoonist, choosing to make a living shifting and sifting the detritus of the medium itself while documenting the experience along the way. Matt Petras has the story, Nate McDonough has the first aid supplies.
“I Didn’t Find Art To Be A Huge Help When I Was In Real Trouble”: A Conversation With Brecht Evens
Hard-traveling heroes Joe Ollmann and Brecht Evens get the band back together to discuss Brecht’s latest phantasmagoric graphic novel, The City of Belgium. In the process, they cover what it takes to get a bad boy reputation, the merits of coincidence in narrative, and the values of different categories of drugs.
Limit Break – This Week’s Links
A week has concluded, with a weekend to come. Why not punctuate the former by educating yourself during the latter? Clark’s links to the past week’s comics news, reviews, interviews and points-of-views could serve as your curriculum. It’s a classic “banana in the tailpipe!”
Time to Re-Evaluate Taniguchi Jirō’s Place in Manga
Author and scholar Natsume Fusanosuke considers one of the great crossover mangaka from a Japanese and European perspective in this 2018 essay translated from the Japanese by Jon Holt & Teppei Fukuda.
Short Run Co-Founder Kelly Froh on the Festival’s Future
Short Run Comix & Arts Festival Co-Founder and Executive Director Kelly Froh discusses the impact of COVID-19 on the festival and how it has changed the convention landscape.
As If By Chisel: Barry Windsor-Smith’s Monsters
To look at the state of Barry Windsor-Smith’s 30-plus year project Monsters, Tegan makes the case you need to get started in the 1500s, and bring those engravings to the present day: that is, if you want to take Windsor-Smith’s linework as seriously as he does.
Big Trouble Since 1976
Notes toward a definition of the explicative tendency in superhero writing… and more!
The Other 1980s: Reframing Comics’ Crucial Decade – Brannon Costello and Brian Cremins
Editors and scholars Brannon Costello & Brian Cremins talk to TCJ about their recently published collection of essays, which takes a look at the comics of 1980–but not the same handful that you’d expect them too.
But For Me, It Was Tuesday – This Week’s Links
How does one win the game of life, the game of success? Perhaps the answers are in here…
Trip Report – Chicago Comics: 1960s to Now
Artist and educator Anya Davidson visits a new exhibition of Chicago cartoonists at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Chicago, spanning over half a century of history. Features dozens of pictures, an interview with co-curator Dan Nadel, and a visit to an alternative exhibition at the DIY space Gridsport.
Why I am a Tom King Completionist
A personal reflection on the acclaimed superhero comic book writer and what he has to say, even when he’s not saying it.
The Most Beloved Website in the World
Introducing the week, with a sensible dosage of Slow Death.
